Wednesday 8 August 2012

Norway: Postdoctoral Fellow in Production Management

Deadline: 20 August 2012
 
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Department of Production and Quality Engineering, has an open position for a Postdoctoral Fellow.

The position is administratively connected to the Department of Production and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The department currently has 12 Professors, 4 Associate Professors, 2 Adjunct Professors, 4 Postdoctoral Fellows and 40 PhD candidates.

The department covers the four research areas (i) manufacturing systems (including machine tools, computer-aided manufacturing, manufacturing processes, robotics and automation, layer manufacturing and intelligent systems), (ii) production management (including manufacturing logistics, supply chain management, ICT systems for production management, lean manufacturing and manufacturing strategy), and (iii) reliability, availability, maintenance and safety (RAMS) , and (iv) project and quality management (including performance measurement and productivity).

This Postdoctoral Fellow position is related to production management (ii) in general, and focused on ICT systems for production management. Of particular interest is the application of planning and control principles based on Lean Manufacturing related to modern ICT systems. The position should be integrated with the research performed in the group in general, and in particular the projects NORMAN, Powerup and Logimat. In addition to focusing on journal publication, the position should be used to establish new international research network and projects.

The applicant must have completed a doctorate (PhD or similar) in production management, or a similar topic before the Postdoctoral Fellow period is started. The evaluation will be based on the applicant’s scientific quality, experience, international network and teaching experience.

The appointment is for 2 years.

Further information about the position can be obtained by contacting Professor Jan Ola Strandhagen, phone +47 926 85 427, e-mail ola.strandhagen@ntnu.no.

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