PhD position in Digital Resilience in Supply Chains
We are looking for a highly motivated, positive, and curious PhD candidate to work on the Digital Resilience in Supply Chains (DReSC) project. In this project, you will recommend measures aimed at achieving proactive mitigation of cyber risks within supply chains. You will develop decision-making models that consider technical, behavioural and economic factors to design and select efficient interventions. The successful applicant will join the Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems (IEBIS) section of the High-tech Business & Entrepreneurship (HBE) department at the Faculty of Behavioural Management and Social Sciences.
In the DReSC project, you will need an interdisciplinary approach, combining psychology, economics, and operations research. Skills in game theory, agent-based simulation, or behavioural experiments are desirable. We seek a candidate skilled in at least one of these fields and with a keen interest in the others.
You will work as part of the Digital Resilience in Supply Chains (DReSC) project, which is an interdisciplinary initiative jointly funded by TKI Health~Holland and TKI DINALOG under dcypher's CS4NL program. The project is a collaboration between the University of Twente, the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), and various public-private stakeholders from health care and logistics.
We are seeking a PhD candidate who can work full-time for 4 years and will contribute to the goals and deliverables of DReSC.
Your work will provide inputs to security managers to decide on efficient interventions for making supply chains secure. Techniques from economics and operations research, such as game-theoretical analysis and agent-based simulation, can be used to evaluate cybersecurity strategies and identify efficient interventions, acknowledging the autonomy of diverse supply chain parties. You will also develop guidelines for behavioral interventions that are most efficient in a supply chain setting.
Can you help us make digital supply chains more secure? If you like working with companies and at the same time enjoy data modeling then you are the candidate for this position!
Information and application
Are you interested to be part of our team? Please submit your application before June 7, 2024 and include:
- A cover letter (maximum 2 pages A4), emphasizing your specific interest, qualifications, and motivations to apply for this position;
- A Curriculum Vitae, including a list of all courses attended and grades obtained, and, if applicable, a list of publications and references;
- An IELTS-test, Internet TOEFL test (TOEFL-iBT), or a Cambridge CAE-C (CPE). Applicants with a non-Dutch qualification and who have not had secondary and tertiary education in English can only be admitted with an IELTS-test showing a total band score of at least 6.5, internet. TOEFL test (TOEFL-iBT) showing a score of at least 90, or a Cambridge CAE-C (CPE).
Additional information can be acquired via email from Reinoud Joosten (r.a.m.g.joosten@utwente.nl) or Jan-Willem Bullee (j.h.bullee@utwente.nl). Please do not send applications to these email addresses.
About the department
The HBE cluster is dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive working culture. Our aim is that all job applicants are given equal opportunities. When we select candidates for employment, it will be on the basis of their competence and ability. To support the workforce diversity, we are open to offer flexible working conditions on an individual basis to support work-life balance, that may include contract of employment, working hours and location, or child care arrangements.
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About the organisation
The Faculty of Behavioral, Management and Social sciences (BMS) aims to play a key role in understanding, jointly developing and evaluating innovations in society. Technological developments are the engine of innovation. As a technical university that puts people first, we tailor them to human needs and behavior and use social engineering to integrate them into society. We also ensure adequate governance at public and private level, and robust, inclusive and fair organizational structures. We do this by developing, sharing and applying high-quality knowledge in Psychology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Communication Sciences, Philosophy, Educational Sciences and Health Sciences. Our research and education in these disciplines revolves around tackling and solving societal challenges. The research programs of BMS are closely linked to the research of the UT institutes Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, TechMed Center and Digital Society Institute.
As an employer, the Faculty of BMS offers work that matters. We equip you to create new possibilities for yourself and for our society. With us, you will become part of a leading technical university with increasing, positive social impact. We offer an open, inclusive and entrepreneurial atmosphere, in which we encourage you to make healthy choices, for example through our flexible, adaptable benefits.
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