Assistant professor in Sustainable Production Management - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Duties

Subject field

Sustainable production management

Subject description

The subject covers organisation, management, development and operation of sustainable production systems and related areas such as industrialisation, production strategies, lean production and digitalisation. The subject is part of the established research field Operations Management.

Duties

The position includes research and teaching in close collaboration with industry and society. The assistant professor must develop their own research and contribute to building up KTH's research in sustainable production management, which means, among other things, pursuing research proposals, leading projects, establishing new networks and collaborations, supervising doctoral students and actively contributing to the research environment and the team in production management. The multidisciplinary nature of the subject means collaboration across departments and schools at KTH.

The assistant professor will also be involved in and contribute to teaching at first and second cycles. Primarily, this teaching applies to the Master of Science in Engineering Degree Program in Industrial Technology and Sustainability, and the Master of Science Program in Sustainable Production Development. Duties may include course responsibility, course development, teaching and supervision. The assistant professor will also develop and take responsibility for teaching within continuing professional development and life-long learning courses, as well as contract education.

The assistant professor will be given opportunity to develop their independence as researcher and gain accreditation that may allow them to take other teaching positions with higher eligibility requirements (see Chapter 4, Section 12 a of the Higher Education Ordinance). Following application, the assistant professor can apply for promotion to associate professor in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 12 c of the Higher Education Ordinance.

Eligibility

An individual who has obtained a PhD or equivalent research expertise is qualified for appointment as an assistant professor. Candidates who met those qualifications within five years prior to expiration of the application period should be prioritized. Other candidates may also be considered if there are extraordinary grounds for doing so. Extraordinary grounds refer to illness, parental leave or similar circumstances.

Grounds of assessments

The assessment criteria for appointment as an assistant professor at KTH are stated in KTH's appointments procedure section 1.3, and apply in relation to the employment profile laid down.

Of highest importance is that the applicant has

• potential to qualify for a higher teaching post. This includes the potential for independent development as a researcher and teacher within the subject field in question and also the ability to establish, review and develop the research area in question.
• research expertise demonstrated through research publications, conference attendance, attendance of research cooperation and also other undertakings in the scientific community such as for example, assignments as a reviewer or expert.

Of second highest importance is that the applicant has

• postdoc visits to a research environment other than the university at which the applicant defended their doctoral thesis. Experience from research and development work within industry or other organizations can be considered equivalent to a traditional postdoctoral stay at another university.
• experience from research and development work through industrial cooperation, in the subject field in question.
• an interest in pedagogical development in the subject field in question.

It is also important that the applicant has

• an interest in leadership in an academic environment, third-stream activities, and awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.
• an interest in developing and running new initiatives.
• administrative expertise.

Special grounds of assessment for promotion to associate professor

When assessing applications for promotion to associate professor, the applicant's ability to independently initiate and carry out research of high academic quality, published in international publications, and the applicant's ability to obtain financing for research operations will be assessed. Of highest importance is the applicant's ability to independently establish new collaborations and research specializations. It is also of highest importance that the applicant has displayed teaching and supervising expertise. Ability to teach in Swedish is a merit that is given great importance in the application for promotion.

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Application

Your application should follow KTH's CV template for employment of teachers. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete according to the requirements in the ad and CV template.

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).

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Other

Time limitation:The appointment is for an indefinite term, but no more than six years, and may be extended if, due to the teacher’s absence due to sick leave, parental leave or other special grounds, more time is required to reach the objectives of the appointment. However, the total appointment period may not exceed eight years. The appointment is part of the Tenure Track system at KTH and the assistant professor may apply for promotion to tenured associate professor.

For more information regarding KTH's assessment, see Appointments procedure at KTH

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