丹麦奥尔胡斯大学博士后职位

丹麦奥尔胡斯大学博士后职位

At Aarhus University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Engineering, is inviting applications for a vacancy as postdoctorial researcher in Operations Management in Biological Production. The University seeks an innovative and visionary researcher capable of developing the disciplines of technical operations management. There exist an extensive record of research and research-based advisory services targeted towards the application of operations management for increasing the production concurrently with reducing the dependency on natural resources in biological production. The researcher must extend the current operations management/agricultural engineering domain at Aarhus University with a clear focus on farming technologies. The scientific work is focused on ICT, which comprises data acquisition, data conversion, data transfer, statistical modelling and structuring of information as the basis for process management and process documentation as a prerequisite for advancing embedded intelligence in biological production systems.

Research focus: The successful candidate is expected to develop a strong and visible research program in the area of interdisciplinary research on an international and national level in the general area of operations management, focusing in particular on planning and control of operations systems, supply chain management, and logistics. The candidate should be able to bridge solid theoretical foundations, development of computational optimization methods, and systems design for applications to areas such intelligent path planning and logistics. The candidate is expected to make important research contributions to the Operations Management group, in particular to advanced operations optimization for sustainable biological production. Candidates should hold a PhD degree and have an excellent record of accomplishments in engineering with a specialization in industrial engineering and operations management. This post doctoral position has been established to promote the careers of younger scientists and last for 9 month.

A process has been initiated in terms of reorganizing of engineering at Aarhus University. Read more here: https://eng.au.dk/en/news-and-events/news/show/artikel/new-organisation-to-strengthen-engineering-at-aarhus-university-1/

Work description

Research areas include:

◦Developing software for data acquisition and data conversion with R;

◦Developing statistical models for data forecasting using state space model (SSM);

◦Developing statistical models for improving data forecasting accuracy;

◦Stochastic modelling for farming systems optimization;

◦Validation of collected data with R;

◦Developing a decision support system with R and C++;

◦Building a data acquisition system based on data collected from agricultural remote and proximal sensing technologies such as IoT devices;

◦Disseminating the research findings in scientific journals and participating in international conferences.

Qualifications

The following qualifications are particularly important:◦Natural science or technical education with research experience and competences within statistical modelling, operations management, programming software, etc.

◦Scientific training (PhD or similar), PhD in operations research, statistical modelling, software engineering or similar

◦Strong background in operations management and statistical modelling

◦Ability and interest in the application of system architecture

◦Ability and interest in teamwork and interdisciplinary cooperation. Knowledge on biological production is a plus.

◦Ability to disseminate research results to research environments, society and industry.

◦Ability to participate in the further development and advancement of the research within the subject area.

Place of Employment and Place of Work

The place of employment is Aarhus University, and the place of work is the Department of Engineering, Foulum, Blichers Allé 20, Postbox 50, 8830 Tjele, Denmark.

Applicants seeking further information are invited to contact the head of the research unit Claus Grøn Sørensen, +4522827547.

Application procedure

Shortlisting is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the appointment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. All applicants will be notified whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee, and each applicant is given the opportunity to comment on the part of the assessment that concerns him/her self. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.

Letter of reference

If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in ques-tion before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.

Formalities and salary range

Technical Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of their personal background. Research activities will be evaluated in relation to actual research time. Thus, we encourage applicants to specify periods of leave without research activities, in order to be able to subtract these periods from the span of the scientific career during the evaluation of scientific productivity.

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Read more here. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here.

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University’s website.

Aarhus University

Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,000 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Deadline:

19 November 2020