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Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Operations
Decision Analytics & Risk
Location:
Highfield Campus
Salary:
Competitive: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience (Level 7)
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:
Saturday 12 March 2022
Interview Date:
To be confirmed
Reference:
1735222TR
This is your chance to develop future-defining expertise at the cutting edge of contemporary business thinking. Working at the heart of a thriving academic community with a worldwide reputation, you’ll have every opportunity to progress your professional profile and research interests. At the same time you’ll be shaping the next generation of leaders.
About you
As Professor you will play a central role in leading the research agenda in Sustainability in Operations/Supply Chain Management. You will bring to the role a strong professional reputation, including a sustained record of world class research and thought leadership, through a sustained publication record in leading international academic journals. You will have experience in leading major funding bids, setting up and managing the resources needed to deliver the research plan. You will act as a leader and ambassador for us across management, knowledge exchange/ enterprise or other engagement activities.
You will be an experienced educator with proven track record of high quality teaching, able to lead in the development of education policy and practice and able to design and develop courses and programmes at all level (UG, MSc and MBA Level). You will be an experienced researcher able to supervise doctoral students (PhD and DBA programmes).
Your leadership skills will be evident, whether through your research, education or having held a leadership role. You will have proved your ability to innovate and to engage and inspire students and colleagues alike, helping to build a strong academic community.
The successful candidate will be leading the Operations Projects Purchasing & Supply (OPPS) group within the Department of Decision Analytics and Risk. OPPS strength is its focus on sustainability, operations, supply chain and project management using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Martin Kunc, email: M.H.Kunc@soton.ac.uk
What we can offer you
Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton is one of the UK’s top business schools. With a truly distinctive multidisciplinary approach, we educate ambitious leaders who want to change business and society for the better. Our world-class, cutting-edge research shapes future business practices and solves problems for businesses, organisations and governments. Over the past year we have strengthen our links with leading businesses and organisations internationally and in the local community. And we bring together experts from a diverse range of business fields through an integrated enterprise strategy that supports both our research impact and students’ experiential learning.
The Department of Decision Analytics and Risk is a leading authority in operations, management science, risk, and analytics, realised and delivered through research, education, and enterprise. Our strengths have been recognised by QS being in the Top 50 Universities in terms of Operational Research and Statistics in the world and top 10 in the UK. The Department’s vision is to be a thought leader in innovations that have significant impact on organisations and society in the areas of operations, risk, analytics and management science. Our department is highly interdisciplinary, collegial, and lively. The Department consist of more than 35 members with a successful track in research funding and enterprise engagement, publications in top international journals and active scholarship. The Department has a rich portfolio of Postgraduate programmes in operations, management science, risk, and analytics and contributes to Undergraduate programmes.
Committed to supporting our teaching and research community we are open to a flexible working approach. With an understanding that there is a need to be on campus for teaching duties we are open to a hybrid approach. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and those who have taken a career break. Proud to be a founding signatory of the Athena Swan gender equality charter we hold an institutional Silver award.
As well as additional benefits that will make your life easier, such as a generous holiday allowance and additional university closure days. We will support your long-term future too, with access to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subsidised health and fitness facilities and a range of discounts.
As a university we aim to create an inclusive environment that attracts, supports and retains the best students and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences from across the world. We are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.
To find out more about Southampton Business School, please visit https://talentedu.com/sbs/
We are interested in applications from individuals from 0.6 FTE and above.
You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. Please submit details for 3 referees and include your CV and publication list with your application. If you need any assistance, please call Sian Gale (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 2750, or email recruitment@soton ac.uk. Please quote reference 1735222TR on all correspondence.
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We believe equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant and successful organisation. Having a diverse workforce, inclusive of people of all ages and beliefs, from different racial backgrounds, educational and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of possibilities, makes us more creative and accelerates our impact on society. We welcome applicants that value diversity of our community and are willing to play their part in supporting the mission of inclusivity.
Please note that applications from agencies will not be accepted unless indicated on the job.