Professor / Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management

Professor / Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management

Professor / Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management

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Supply chain management is crucial for businesses to remain competitive, deliver high-quality products, and meet customer expectations. Supply chains have gained unprecedented attention from both industry and academia, spanning their strategic development to tactical and operational planning. Recent disruptions have highlighted the need for resilient and sustainable supply chains. Digital technologies and advances in AI are enabling innovative solutions to drive this transformation. In this context, Norwegian companies are undergoing a substantial transformation, propelled by the Green Shift and Digitalization, particularly in the maritime and energy sectors. Their progress is crucial for ensuring the viability, scalability and success of their supply chains, while maintaining the competitiveness and strategic importance of Norway's industrial sector.

This position aims to develop knowledge and competences for current and future engineers and managers for the design, improvement, installation and re-use of integrated supply chains, with a system perspective of people, materials and products, information, equipment and infrastructure, and energy and environmental resources.

You will develop your research within the Production Management research group at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MTP) at NTNU. The research group, with its Logistics 4.0 Lab, focuses on the design and planning of production and logistics systems, developing specialized knowledge, applying mixed methodologies, multidisciplinary approaches, joining skills, principles and methods of engineering, management, and computer science. Research is conducted in close cooperation with industrial and international networks, funded by EU bodies and the Research Council of Norway, with results published in high-quality journals. Members of the research group are actively involved in editorial boards of relevant journals (IJPR, IJPE, JIM, and others) and hold active roles in international societies (IFIP, IFAC, IISE and others). The group recently organized IFAC MIM2025 with more than 700 participants and around 600 presentations on advanced research in manufacturing and logistics.

MTP is a leading research and education institution with expertise in logistics, machine design, product development, robotics, materials science, production management, and risk and reliability. Our research addresses critical societal and industrial challenges. MTP boasts advanced laboratories, including the Logistics 4.0 Lab. We offer programs from Bachelor’s to PhD degrees in mechanical engineering, management engineering & industrial engineering, engineering and ICT. MTP is an open, diversified and inclusive department. We want you to contribute to the well-being, commitment and community within the department. We are looking for a new teammate who will spend a long time with us.

If you are willing to adopt a holistic perspective when advancing the research field—combining industrial engineering and management approaches with other domains such as decision science, computer science, social science, and natural science—this could be the position for you. In this position particular attention will be paid to the impact and implementation of emerging technologies (such as AI and other digital technologies) and advanced supply chain management theory on the configuration, scalability, and operations of traditional and emerging supply chains.

Your immediate leader is the Head of Department.

Duties of the position

• international level research in the scientific area of the candidate's field, resulting in publications in internationally top-ranked journals
• initiate new research projects through active interaction with industry and funding bodies (e.g. EU and The Norwegian Research Council)
• initiate, participate in, and manage externally and internally funded research projects
• contribute to, front and lead the development of the research area within your field
• teaching at bachelor-, master- and PhD levels in all study programs taught in the department
• supervision of bachelor, master and PhD students and mentorship to Postdocs and researchers
• contribute to the development and activities of the Logistics4.0 Lab
• exam preparation and evaluation
• administrative tasks as required

Required qualifications

You must have the qualifications required for the position of Professor or Associate Professor in the field of supply chain management, as outlined in the regulations concerning appointment and promotion to teaching and research posts.

To qualify for this Professor or Associate Professor position, we require the following :

You must document relevant basic competence in teaching and supervision at a university / higher education level, as referenced in the NTNUs guidelines for academic positions. If this cannot be documented, you will be required to complete an approved course in university pedagogy within two years of commencement. NTNU offers qualifying courses.

New employees who do not speak a Scandinavian language by appointment are required, within three years, to demonstrate skills in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language equivalent to level B2 of the course for Norwegian for speakers of other languages at the Department of Language and Literature at NTNU.

Preferred qualifications

Personal qualities

Emphasis will be placed on personal and interpersonal qualities.

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Application Process

You can find more information about working at NTNU and the application process here.

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Salary and conditions

In a position as Professor (code 1013) you will normally be remunerated from gross NOK to NOK per year, depending on qualifications and seniority.

In a position as Associate Professor (code 1011) you will normally be remunerated from gross NOK to NOK per year, depending on qualifications and seniority.

As required by law, 2% of this salary will be deducted and paid into the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.

After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

For the necessary professional and social interaction, it is a prerequisite that you are physically present and available to the institution on a daily basis.

About the application

Your application and supporting documentation must be in English.

Please note that the application will only be assessed on the basis of the information we have received by the application deadline. Therefore, ensure that your application clearly shows how your skills and experience meet the criteria described above. The application and all attachments must be sent electronically via Jobbnorge.no. If you are invited to an interview, you must bring certified copies of certificates and diplomas upon request.

Length of the academic career will be considered in evaluating the application. If, for any reason, you have taken a career break or have had an atypical career and wish to disclose this in your application, the selection committee will take this into account, recognizing that the quantity of your research may be reduced as a result.

Your application must include (see instructions for required inclusions) :

It is important to document and reflect on your competence. You are encouraged to use NTNU's competence matrix as a guide.

Joint work will also be considered. If it is difficult to identify your input, provide evidence of your contributions.

The evaluation will emphasize education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count. Pedagogical skills will be assessed based on documented pedagogical material, presentation forms in academic works, teaching experience, PhD and Masters supervision, and other relevant pedagogical background. Both quality and scope will be considered, and open scientific practice will be recognized. NTNU adheres to DORA and CoARA guidelines and will weigh recent research quality.

Your application will be considered by an expert committee. Candidates of interest will be invited to an interview and to deliver a trial teaching session.

General information

Diversity is a strength, and at NTNU we aim to be an employer that reflects society's diversity and values knowledge for a better world. We strive for equality, diversity and gender balance as essential to achieving our goals. We encourage applicants irrespective of gender, functional ability, or cultural background, including those returning after time away from work.

NTNU seeks to increase the proportion of women in scientific positions and has measures to promote equality.

The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene, innovation capital of Norway, population ~200,000, and access to education and nature. Employment requires ongoing professional development and flexibility regarding organizational changes.

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. The selection will follow current legislation. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

For transparency, candidates will be given expert evaluations of their own and other candidates. If you have questions, contact Prof. Fabio Sgarbossa ( ) or HR Advisor Linn-Cecilie Felle Brattheim ( ).

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