Professor position in "design and simulation of industrial engineering systems" at Ghent University
| Posted by: | Michael SCHYNS |
| Date: | 2012-09-24 |
| Contact: | [email protected] |
Academic position in “design and simulation of industrial engineering systems” at Ghent University
The Department of Industrial Management (http://ir18.ugent.be) of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University (Belgium) has a vacancy for a full time professor in the rank of lecturer in the field of study: “design and simulation of industrial engineering systems”.
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Job description
One full-time professor position, with a focus on scientific research and a starting rank of lecturer (assistant professor), will be available via the Tenure Track system with effect from October 1, 2012.
This is initially a five-year appointment in a Tenure Track system focusing primarily on research. If the university board positively evaluates the performance of the person involved, the position may lead to a permanent position as senior lecturer (associate professor).
The Department wishes to strengthen its expertise in simulation and design of industrial engineering systems. The candidate should have a proven research record, based on peer-reviewed international publications, in at least one of these domains, simulation or design of industrial systems, and be willing to perform research in this area. Representative publications of the department can be found through the UGent library system (http://biblio.ugent.be).
Teaching is an important element of the workload given the limited size of the staff of the department. The courses are allocated among the academic staff based on background and interests. Because the department undergoes considerable changes in its academic staff between 2010 and 2012, the allocated teaching subjects can change after 2012. Initial teaching load will be two 6 credit courses at master level (60 teaching hours per semester).
Profile
Candidates are expected to:
- Hold a PhD degree with doctoral thesis or a degree recognized as equivalent. The PhD or equivalent should have been obtained after October 1, 2005, but not later than October 1, 2010;
- Have carried out excellent research in the academic field mentioned above, proven by, among other things, recent outstanding publications in national and international peer reviewed journals and/or books;
- Have experience in supervising research and/or coaching Ph.D. students;
- Possess the necessary didactic, organizational and communication skills for teaching at university level;
- International research experience will be an advantage, in particular scientific work in research institutions abroad.
No prior knowledge of Dutch is necessary at the time of appointment, but candidates will be expected to acquire a working knowledge of the language within three years. The official language at Ghent University is Dutch.
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For more information on the position, contact Prof. E.-H. Aghezzaf at [email protected], Prof. P. Vansteenwegen at [email protected], or Prof. H. Van Landeghem at [email protected].
For application, contact Prof. Gert De Cooman, chair of the evaluation committee, by telephone (phone: +32 (0)9 264 56 53) or e-mail: [email protected]
The application deadline is March 26, 2012.
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