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Department
Faculty of Economics and Business
Organisation
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Groningen, V25.0418
Job description
Within the Department of Operations, a post-doc position is available on the topic of logistics for customization in education with self-regulation. A paradigm shift is required in the organization of the logistics operations of educational processes to achieve a high quality situation where any learner at any time based on their own learning speed, level and ambition can acquire the right part of a specific course in a cost-efficient way. The aim of the project is to design new analytical and simulation models and solution approaches to support strategic and real-time decision making in the organization of customization in secondary education.
An important aspect of the designed models is that resilient and robust solutions are generated to provide a fair system with the right amount of support and opportunities for self-organization for all learners, flexibility in the system, a balanced workload for teachers, transparency in the organization of activities and the ability to effectively deal with external developments such as staff shortage. This will be based on insights into the characteristics of operations, and attributes (e.g., learning demand, availability) of individual learners and teachers. Important questions in this regard are, for example: a) how to analyze and measure the effectiveness and efficiency of system changes in educational logistics? b) what allocation policies and task division policies can be designed to flexibly allocate teachers with different profiles to learning activities? c) what sharing mechanisms can be designed to enable cooperation between schools?
This postdoc position is part of the research project "Educational logistics for secondary education" in which researchers work with schools in secondary education on developing new planning and control concepts to organize customization in secondary education. A large groups of schools and other external partners provide the opportunity for interfacing research and implementation activities, e.g. within the Quadraam network. This position was enabled by the Sectorplannen Techniek II.
Organization
Founded in 1614, the University of Groningen has built a strong international reputation as a dynamic and innovative institution for higher education, delivering high-quality teaching and research. Ranked among Europe’s leading research universities and collaborating with prestigious partner institutions worldwide, the University is a truly international hub of knowledge.
The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) provides an inspiring environment for both students and staff. With international accreditations (AACSB and EQUIS), FEB continuously benchmarks its performance against global standards and fosters a culture of innovation and excellence in education and research.
Requirements
We are looking for candidates with:
- A PhD in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- A background in logistics (preferred).
- Strong writing and presentation skills in Dutch and English.
- Affinity or experience with innovation projects involving partners from practice.
- Willingness or experience in programming heuristics and algorithms.
- Motivation to produce academically rigorous research with practical applicability.
- A Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) is required prior to appointment.
Conditions of employment
Contract length: 24 months.
In line with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, we provide:
- A salary between € 4,537 and € 6,209 gross per month (scale 11), depending on experience and qualifications.
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end bonus.
- A full-time appointment for two years (initially one year, with extension upon positive evaluation).
Start date: October 1, 2025, or as soon as possible
Job Application
Submit your application including: - A motivation letter and CV. - Your PhD thesis and/or an academic paper. You may apply for this position until 10 September 11:59pm / before 11 September 2025 Dutch local time (CEST) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). Interviews for this position will be organized at September 17 between 13-16h. Apply via the official application form (click "Apply" on the vacancy page). The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/ Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.
Additional information
For additional information, please contact:
Prof. dr. Iris Vis
[email protected]
In your application, please always include the job opening ID V25.0418
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