There is a temporary position available at the The Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management as PhD Candidate in Optimization in Maritime Transportation.
Description
The position is for the period of 4 years with one year compulsory work for the department. This is an educational position that shall provide promising research recruits the opportunity for professional development through studies towards a Ph.D. The position is connected to the PhD-program at the faculty of Social Science and Technology and the faculty will be your employer.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Engineering - Maritime engineering
Career Stage
Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Research Profiles
First Stage Researcher (R1)
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The Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management presently employs 95 positions including Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Researchers, Post Doctors and Ph.D.-candidates. The department is organized into four sections:
Managerial Economics, Finance and Operations Research
Safety, Health and Environment (HMS)
Operations Management
Strategy and Business Development
The PhD Candidate will be part of Section for Managerial Economics, Finance and Operations Research, which has a large and active research group within optimization in maritime transportation. This group is a member of the GEMINI Centre in Maritime Logistics and is involved in several ongoing research projects with PhD students.
Further information about the position is available by Professor Kjetil Fagerhaug, phone 975 68 497 and e-mail kjetil.fagerhaug@iot.ntnu.no, og Professor Marielle Christiansen, phone 73593602 and e-mail marielle.christiansen@iot.ntnu.no.
An application including attachments should be sent electronically through: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/107076/ . Attachments may also be sent to: NTNU, Faculty of Social Science and Technology Management, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Please mark the application SVT-1132. Application Deadline: 01.12.2014.
Qualifications
The available position is an Excellence Position funded by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The applicant must have a proper background in Operations Research, some computer programming skills, and an interest to learn about maritime transportation. It is required with a completed master’s degree with a good result, or education to equivalent level. Applicants who are in the process of finalizing their master’s degree can also apply and can be given the position under the condition of satisfactory results on their remaining exams.
Applicants will be ranked based on an assessment of their formal competence and potential. Since the position includes one year’s work for the department, such as teaching, supervision of master students and student projects’ guidance and evaluation, it will be considered beneficial to master Norwegian (or any other Nordic language). Fluent English skills are required. Personal qualifications will be ascribed high importance.
Employment will be activated in accordance to existing regulations of 31.01.2006 with NTNUs supplementary purviews of 17.06.2009. The applicant must commit to join organized PhD-studies within the employment period. At a later stage a contract of employment schedule will be made.
Employment in a PhD position requires admission to a PhD-program in Industrial Economics and Technology Management. Information about PhD-program in Industrial Economics and Technology Management is to be found at www.ntnu.no/iot/studier/phd.
Salary and Working Conditions
The PhD Candidate is paid according to salary level 50 in the national salary scheme, gross NOK 35 066,70 annually, of which 2 % is deducted for the State Pension Scheme.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. The employee is expected to accept possible changes in work tasks. Primary residency in Trondheim is a prerequisite.
It is a major political objective to achieve a balance of age and gender in the national labour force and to recruit people with an immigrant background. Immigrants are encouraged to apply for all positions.
Information about the applicants may be open to public inspection as provided by the Freedom of Information Act.
Application
Applications should include an application letter, CV with information on education, and previous research experience, together with authorized documentation of certificates and study records. Joint work will be evaluated. If it is difficult to identify the contributions from individuals in a joint piece of work, applicants should enclose a short descriptive summary of what he/she contributed to the work.