Assistant/Associate Professor in Business Research Methodology

We are looking for an excellent enthusiastic scholar to join the High-tech Business and Entrepreneurship (HBE) department at the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences. The HBE department is a growing research group that holds a leading position at the interfaces of business, technology and the social sciences. We conduct cross-disciplinary business research, supporting organizations in innovative management and decision-making.

We are looking for talents with a background in business research (management sciences, operations research, business information systems) having a special interest in teaching business research methodology (approaches for solving managerial problems, design science methodology, etc.). You have acquired expertise in various design science and research methodologies applied to the business domain, and taught or developed courses in this area. You are familiar with various research methodology frameworks and empirical methods used in design research validation, and preferably also with data analytics techniques, AI and machine learning. Furthermore, you have experience with applying these research methodologies in business fields such as operations research, supply chain management, health care management, industrial engineering or information systems.

We perform ground-breaking research combining various themes such as smart-industry, supply chain management, transportation and logistics management, innovation management, healthcare, technology based entrepreneurship, purchasing and supply management, corporate finance, HRM, and leadership. We challenge conventional scholarly wisdom! Are you looking for forward-thinking team-based environment to expand the borders of your home subject area and develop cross-disciplinary expertise? Join our team and strive to have a significant and balanced impact on science and society.

Responsibilities

You contribute to research, teaching, and knowledge valorisation. You will

• carry out high-tech business research, with a genuine interest in operating at crossroads of different subject areas;
• Work jointly with BMS lab (a lab that develops expertise in using industrial and behavioural research datasets);
• contribute towards the supervision of BSc, MSc, PDEng and PhD students.
• (co-)teach and coordinate courses in our Bachelor and Master programs of Industrial Engineering & Management, Business & IT, and International Business Administration with business research methodology as your main focus;