ESADE Business School seeks to appoint an Assistant or Associate professor level with strong background in Operations Management and Innovation. The position of full-time professor in the Department of Operations Management and innovation will be appointed in September 2010. The successful candidate will contribute to both theoretical and applied aspects of the department’s research and will have an active research agenda. The applicants are also expected to play an active role in teaching at graduate courses (MBA and Ph.D. programs) and undergraduate courses (Bachelor in Business Administration).
The candidate should have a PhD in the area, and possess outstanding research and teaching qualifications. Main fields of research should be Operations Strategy -in Services and Manufacturing- and Innovation Management. Other additional fields of research are Supply Chain Management, Performance Measurement Systems and Process Management.
Focus on applied research and a minimum of two years experience in teaching core operations management courses are key valued competences. Additionally, publications in Operations Management journals, and the ability to conduct multidisciplinary and international research projects are desirable qualifications.
The Department of Operations Management and Innovation at ESADE (http://www.esade.edu) is a young and dynamic group with close collaborative research links with the services, the industry and European and US academic institutions. The successful candidate will play a key role in furthering development of the research-driven postgraduate programs in this field and in disseminating research results through publications, conferences and teaching.
ESADE is a member of the Universitat Ramon Llull and has facilities in Madrid and Barcelona. It runs a wide range of business courses at degree and postgraduate levels in Spanish and English in Europe and Latin America. ESADE has co-operation agreements with many top universities around the globe. ESADE Business School, consistently recognised as one of the world´s leading business schools; european ranked no. 7 business school, Financial Times, January 2009; european ranked no. 2 School in corporate social responsibility; Aspen Institute, October 2007; globally ranked no. 6 non-US school, Business Week, October 2008; european ranked no. 1 EMBA programme, The Wall Street Journal, October 2008; globally ranked no. 8 Customized programs in Executive Education, Financial Times, May 2009.
ESADE has been involved in an effort to further internationalize its faculty as demonstrated by recent international hiring and recruitment plans for the years to come. In addition ESADE has made a strong commitment to intensifying its research activity. This is reflected in its strong commitment to strengthening its Department of Operations Management and Innovation with internationally-recognized research-oriented faculty in the next few years.
The salary for this position will be competitive. Spanish is not a requirement, but it will be considered. Assistance will be given towards the cost of relocation, and for non Spanish-speaking candidates, assistance in learning Spanish will be provided by ESADE’s Executive Language Center.
Informal enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence and can be addressed to Prof. Miguel Heras, ESADE Department of Operations Management and Innovation. (miguelangel.heras@esade.edu).
- Formal applicants should send:
- 1. Curriculum vitae
- 2. A letter describing their research and teaching
- 3. Two or three recent publications
- 4. Materials documenting their university teaching
- 5. Three letters of reference
All this information should be sent to Silvia Espin, Manager for Faculty Development at ESADE Business School, either by e-mail (facultypositions@esade.edu) or by mail to:
ESADE Business School
Avenida Pedralbes 60-62
E-08034 Barcelona (Spain)
The committee will begin reviewing applications in November 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. Materials submitted as part of an application cannot be returned.