Postdoc in Project organizing and digitalization - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

This post-doc is focused on Project organizing and leadership due to digitalization and datafication. The position is a collaboration between the department of Industrial Engineering and Management (Indek) and the department of Computer Science and the unit Network and Systems Engineering (NSE) (50% of work at each department).

During the equivalent of half-time of your working hours, you will work in the Network and Systems Engineering unit (EECS school) where you will be involved in maintaining the department's research expertise in the field of digitalization opportunities in the event of changes in industrial organizations. Many industrial companies struggle with their organizational ability to be digitally ambidextrious, i.e. to complete both their long-term management tasks and to be more exploratory and innovative. In projects, this has today led to many companies undergoing an agile transformation. As digital elements in products and services increase, the requirements for agile development are increasing, partly to achieve the goals set, but also to be able to attract competences with digital skills. The post-doc will be responsible for emphasizing external research collaboration therefore it is important that the applicant has an established and strong ongoing collaboration within the project management community.

During the equivalent of half-time of your working hours, you will belong to the Management and Technology at the Indek department (ITM-school), where you will be involved in maintaining the department's research expertise in the field of management and management of industrial projects as well as organizational complexity in the business development of project-based organizations. The duties will therefore focus on the publication of articles in international peer-review journals on this, but also teaching in the unit's courses focused on change projects in industrial management (ME2502, ME2163) and supervision of degree projects in the field (ME200X).

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Works in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

To qualify for the position, you have a doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline (With some exceptions for special reasons such as periods of sick or parental leave, kindly indicate if such reason exists in your resume) in industrial economics and organization.

You have a master's degree in engineering and practical experience in industrial project management. The position requires that you have good oral and written communication skills in English when you are expected to teach this. It is therefore important that you have teaching experience both as a lecturer, practice leader and supervisor with a special focus on industrial project management.

Claims, proven

1. 1. Scientific expertise
   2. Ability to collaborate
   3. Independence

Preferred qualifications

As a person, you are communicative and pedagogically engaged. You are open-minded and have a solid interest and commitment to the area and the service. Further, you are an attentive person with an eye for detail. We will attach great importance to your personal qualities in this recruitment process. Is also important that you have awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with a specific focus on gender equality.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competency.

Trade union representatives

You will find contact information to trade union representatives at KTH's webbpage.

Application

Log into KTH's recruitment system in order to apply to this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad.

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

Others

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