[Job-offers-cs] Assistant Professor of Data Analytics - Dept. Supply Chain Analytics - VU Amsterdam

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: [DMANET] Assistant Professor of Data Analytics - Dept. Supply 
Chain Analytics - VU Amsterdam
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:40:37 +0000
From: Roberti, R. <r.roberti at vu.nl>
To: 'dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de' <dmanet at zpr.uni-koeln.de>

Are you driven for research and teaching in logistics and operations 
management in a young, dynamic group? Then Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 
would like to get to know you.

Location: AMSTERDAM

Job description
We seek a new colleague who can contribute to building and extending the 
department's reputation for excellence in research and teaching. Our 
research aims at having an impact, evidenced by publications in top 
international academic journals. Teaching focuses on logistics and 
operations management courses and student supervision. Applicants 
receive a well-structured tenure track.

Your duties

   *   doing innovative research and publish this research at the 
highest level in the international top journals;
   *   creating a stimulating learning environment for students at all 
levels (BSc, MSc, Ph.D.);
   *    being active in acquiring additional research funds, both 
individually and as a team effort with your colleagues.

Requirements
We are looking for candidates with strong data analytics skills (e.g. 
data mining, machine learning, data science, predictive analytics,...), 
and an interest in applying these skills to real-life problems in 
logistics and operations management. You have:

   *   A (nearly) completed Ph.D. thesis in Computer Science, 
Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Operations Management, 
Management Science or related fields;
   *   A strong interest in analyzing and modeling real-life problems in 
logistics and operations using state-of-the-art quantitative methods and 
empirical data witnessed by international scientific publications;
   *   Good teaching and communication skills to interact successfully 
with students, industry, and academic partners.

What are we offering?
A challenging position in an international and ambitious research group. 
The initial employment contract for an Assistant professor will be for a 
period of 6 years, with the possibility of Tenure. The tenure track 
position involves research (40%) and teaching (60%). At the end of the 
second year, a performance evaluation will take place. The Tenure Track 
Committee will review your file including the evaluation and advice on 
the continuation of your tenure track. In the fifth year, the Tenure 
Track Committee will review your file in order to decide upon the 
tenured assignment, based on the assessment criteria of the Tenure Track 
system at SBE. In the case of excellent performance, earlier tenure 
decisions are possible.

Additionally, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers excellent fringe 
benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life 
balance, such as:

   *   a maximum of 41 days of annual leave based on full-time employment
   *   8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
   *   considerable employer's contribution to the ABP pension scheme
   *   contribution to commuting expenses
   *   an optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
   *   a relocation allowance
   *   you may also be eligible for a favorable tax ruling for 
high-skilled expats (the so-called 30% ruling), which means that 30% of 
the salary is free of taxes, resulting in a higher net salary.
About Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to 
a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking 
research. And to be a university where personal education and societal 
involvement play a leading role. Where people from different disciplines 
and backgrounds work together on innovations and on generating new 
knowledge. Our teaching and research embrace the whole spectrum of 
science - from the humanities, the social sciences and the pure sciences 
through to the life sciences and the medical sciences.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is home to more than 23,000 students. We 
employ more than 4,500 individuals. The VU campus is easily accessible, 
located in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas district, a truly inspiring 
environment for teaching and research.

School of Business and Economics
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) provides high-quality 
education and excellent research in business administration and 
economics with a focus on contributing to the social, economic and 
ecological challenges of our time. Whether it is the use of robots in 
society or big data, labor market participation or flexibility in the 
labor market, traffic jams or the housing market, flash crashes in the 
stock market or choice behavior in gambling, leadership or change 
management: we believe in goal-oriented scientific research and 
understand that progress in academics, the business community and 
society is achieved through cooperation, openness and social responsibility.

At SBE, all of our highly-motivated colleagues work together closely in 
a stimulating, dynamic and international environment to achieve our 
collective goal of encouraging society to make informed choices. 
Approximately 4,200 Bachelor's and Master's students and 1,700 executive 
students are enrolled at the School, and employs roughly 500 people.

The Department of Supply Chain Analytics is driven for science with 
purpose, focusing on solving real-life problems in distribution 
logistics, including performance analysis, distribution and transport 
network optimization, and supply chain coordination. The group operates 
in a strong international research and industry network, participates in 
various national and international research projects and regularly 
organizes international conferences and workshops. Group members 
collaborate with leading researchers at several international 
universities and research output is published in leading academic 
journals in the field. Teaching wise, our mission is to empower students 
with the methodological skills, managerial insights, and enduring 
curiosity to contribute to solving today's challenges in the industry

Diversity
Diversity is one of our university's core values. We are an inclusive 
community, and we believe that diversity and international activities 
enhance the quality of education and research. We are always looking for 
people who can enhance diversity on our campus thanks to their 
background and experience

Application
Are you interested in this position? Send your letter with your 
motivation, CV, list of publications, a research and teaching statement, 
two recommendation letters by March 15th, 2019, to Ms. M. Maletic, 
Managing Director of the School of Business and Economics, by e-mail: 
vacature.sbe at vu.nl<mailto:vacature.sbe at vu.nl>.  Please mention position 
in the e-mail header. We start inviting candidates from the application 
deadline onwards, and the search will continue until the position has 
been filled with a high-quality candidate.

Vacancy questions
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, you may contact:

Prof. Dr. W.E.H. Dullaert, e-mail: 
wout.dullaert at vu.nl<mailto:wout.dullaert at vu.nl>, phone +31-20-5983627
Prof. Dr. Ir. S. de Leeuw, e-mail: 
sander.de.leeuw at vu.nl<mailto:sander.de.leeuw at vu.nl>, phone: +31-20-5986067

Relocation support
If you have any questions regarding moving to Amsterdam and working at 
VU Amsterdam, you may contact:
Name:                  Wytske Siegersma
Position:               Relocation Advisor
E-mail:                  relocation at vu.nl<mailto:relocation at vu.nl>
Telephone:           +31 (20) 59 85037

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