[DMANET] research professorship in advanced analytics

Full Professor in Advanced Analytics
School of Business and Economics

We are seeking qualified applicants for teaching and research in the
area of Advanced Analytics. The starting date is as soon as possible.

Within the "Excellence Initiative" - the German federal and state
governments' framework to promote cutting-edge research in and to
enhance the quality of the country's universities - the School of
Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University is currently in the
process of establishing four Research Areas. All four of them will be
brought together under one roof, that of the Interdisciplinary
Management Factory (IMF), which will serve to substantially enhance
the School's research profile. Each Research Area will address global
challenges, which can only be tackled via interdisciplinary and
integrated research - a form of research that one of Europe's leading
universities of technology is optimally equipped to carry out.


The successful candidate will play a crucial role in establishing the
Research Laboratory of the Operations Research and Management Research
Area (ORM). The actors in this Research Area are economists,
mathematicians, and computer scientists, whose research interests
embrace operations research, operations management, discrete
optimization, and efficient algorithms. The successful candidate will
be expected to contribute to this pool of expertise with know-how from
fields like prescriptive analytics, big data, or optimization under
uncertainty/robust optimization. Apart from having conducted top-level
research, reflected in publications in high-ranking journals,
applicants should also demonstrate a successful professional
orientation. Experience in procuring third-party funding is also very
desirable. The teaching load will encompass two hours per
semester. The professorship is limited to a period of four years.

A Ph.D. degree is required; additionally, Habilitation (post-doctoral
lecturing qualification), an exemplary record of research achievement
as an assistant / an associate / a junior professor or university
researcher and/or an outstanding career outside academia are highly
desirable. Ability in and commitment to teaching are essential. German
is not necessary to begin. Applications from early-stage researchers
are particularly welcome. Should more detailed information about this
position be required, please contact Prof. Marco Lübbecke
(luebbecke@or.rwth-aachen.de), who heads the ORM Research Area.

The application should include supporting documents regarding success
in teaching.

Please send a cover letter stating research aims and a CV to: An den
Dekan der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der RWTH Aachen,
Prof. Dr. Oliver Lorz, D-52056 Aachen, Germany. The deadline for
applications is December 12, 2012.

This position is also available as part-time employment per request.
RWTH Aachen University is certified as a family-friendly university
and offers a dual career program for partner hiring. We particularly
welcome and encourage applications from women, disabled people and
ethnic minority groups, recognizing they are underrepresented across
RWTH Aachen University. The principles of fair and open competition
apply and appointments will be made on merit.
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