Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management

Do you want to shape the future of manufacturing and logistics through digitalisation and data-driven decision-making? Join our section to educate the next generation of engineers and conduct research on competitive, resilient, and sustainable manufacturing and logistics systems.

We invite you to join our section “Production, Transportation and Planning”, where you will have colleagues with a mix of research and industry experience. Our current team of researchers work with operations and supply chain management, LEAN manufacturing, life cycle assessment methods, remanufacturing, freight and logistics, among other.

We are looking for a colleague with a strong research profile in operations and supply chain management and an ambition to create impact through digital technologies, industry collaboration, and engineering education. You will contribute to the section’s research within these areas:

• Technology implementation and digital transformation in manufacturing and logistics organisations. 
• AI, data analytics, automation, and decision-support systems for operations and supply chain management 
• Manufacturing, operations, and supply chain management enabled by digital technologies, including planning, forecasting, inventory management, and performance improvement. 
• Sustainable, circular, and resilient manufacturing and supply chains enabled by digital technologies, for example remanufacturing, reverse logistics, and resource efficiency initiatives. 
• Organisational adoption, scaling, and management of digital technologies in industrial and logistics contexts.

Our section is diverse in culture, gender, nationalities, personality types, and career paths. We enjoy collegial idea generation, feedback and cooperation in an informal, safe and fun working environment. We are all motivated by contributing to a sustainable, liveable future. If you have the same motivation, you will fit perfectly with our team. 

Responsibilities and qualifications

Your overall focus will be to strengthen our teaching and research in the field of operations and supply chain management, including digital technology implementation in manufacturing and logistics. We expect you to take the lead in driving the academic agenda and delivering impact to society and our common future.

Application procedure

To apply, please read the full job advertisement via the above 'Apply' button. 

Please submit your online application deadline: 20 August 2026.

About DTU Engineering Technology

We work at the forefront of university-industry collaboration and develop tools and methods for technology implementation. We are organized in nine research groups all focused on technology implementation, engineering technology and engineering education within a wide range of engineering fields. Read more about DTU Engineering Technology at engtech.dtu.dk.

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