Associate Professor - Supply Chain Management

Role overview

Areas of expertise

• Relevant interests include operations strategy and supply chain integration; supply chain risk, resilience, and disruption; procurement and strategic sourcing; and sustainable, circular supply chains and ESG.
• Other relevant areas include digital supply chains, supply chain analytics, blockchain, IoT, digital twins, smart logistics, and complex project management.
• Digital supply chains, blockchain, IoT, digital twins, smart logistics, and supply chain analytics are identified as advantageous areas of familiarity.

Academic and candidate requirements

• A PhD in Supply Chain Management from an accredited university ranked within the top 200 according to QS, and a Master's-level qualification in Supply Chain Management.
• At least five years of higher-education teaching experience and five years of post-PhD research experience.
• Demonstrated undergraduate and postgraduate teaching capability and successful Master's and doctoral research supervision.
• At least one completed PhD as principal or co-supervisor; research profile appropriate to Associate Professor level.
• At least 10 peer-reviewed journal articles in the last five years, strong Scopus-indexed and/or ABDC A/A* publications, and evidence of lead or senior authorship.
• Research grants and leadership of funded projects; interdisciplinary collaboration and professional or practice-based research engagement.
• Industry experience is preferred rather than mandatory. Meaningful engagement through consulting, live projects, applied research, or other industry-facing activity is valued.

Teaching and academic leadership

• Deliver high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, including specialist courses in contemporary supply chain management, strategic procurement, logistics systems, and managing complex projects.
• Use case-led, project-based, and experiential approaches, including live client projects and simulations.
• Embed contemporary industry challenges into teaching and assessment, using relevant learning technologies and digital or analytics tools.
• Supervise Master's dissertations and PhD research, coordinate courses, and contribute to curriculum development.

Research and scholarly leadership

• Maintain an established research profile and contribute to research capability in Operations and Supply Chain Management.
• Pursue competitive external research funding or consultancy income, lead funded projects, and demonstrate ongoing research impact.
• Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration, international research collaboration, and professional or practice-based research.

Industry engagement

• Connect academic scholarship with contemporary industry practice through consulting, live projects, applied research, or other professional engagement.
• Participate in relevant professional or academic networks, including examples such as POMS and the APICS / ASCM Academic Network.