PhD Scholarship Position in Logistics with focus on Urban Freight Distribution

Jobbnorge ID: 188559

About the position

We are primarily seeking candidates with a background in transport economics, urban planning/studies, policy studies, environmental management, or similar areas. Candidates with a background in civil engineering, business logistics, geography, informatics, management science or other relevant areas are also encouraged to apply for the position. A background in quantitative methods is considered a merit. The position is related to city logistics in general, and to a Horizon 2020 project dealing with low-emission adaptive last mile logistics supporting the "on demand economy".

Qualifications

Your higher education must equate 5 years of full-time studies on top of the entry requirements for first cycle studies (bachelor's degree) in Norway. For some countries this means that you must have more than 5 years of what is called higher education in your home country. Please confer the GSU-list for relevant information pertaining to your home country: https://www.nokut.no/en/surveys-and-databases/nokuts-country-database/GSU-list/. Your master's degree (or equivalent) must constitute at least one full year of studies (60 ECTS), and must contain an individual piece of student work, normally a master's thesis. The minimum average grade of the master's degree should be grade B or better on the ECTS grading scale, or an equivalent average grade on other grading scales.

We offer

The place of work is Molde, Norway. The appointment period is 3 years. The position will be remunerated at wage level 54 on the Norwegian State salary scale, with gross salary from NOK 479 600 a year, of which 2 % is deducted for the Norwegian State Pension Fund. A higher salary may be considered for the especially qualified candidate. The appointment will be in accordance with current Norwegian regulations concerning fixed-term jobs in the public sector and guidelines for employment as a scholarship holder at universities and university colleges.

Application / questions

The application must be submitted via the web-portal: www.jobbnorge.no, where all documents should be uploaded.

Along with your application, you must submit:

• A draft description of the PhD project (maximum five pages). Urban, metropolitan and peri-urban areas are experiencing a huge increase in demand for new logistics solutions that need to be compatible with "on demand economy" constraints and characteristics. Below we indicate a relevant, yet not exhaustive, list of research topics:

  • Shared, connected, automated and low-emission logistics
  • Policy-making, planning and behavioural change
  • Analysis, prioritization and combination of public/private competing interests
  • Innovative business models and regulatory schemes
  • Agile urban freight storage and last mile distribution schemes
  • Digitalization in urban freight transport

• CV (summarising your education and work experience).

• English language certified copies of educational diplomas/certificates/transcripts that clearly indicate achieved degrees and the number of credits and grades achieved for both undergraduate and graduate studies.

• A master's thesis or equivalent independent student work. If the thesis is in a non-English or non-Scandinavian language, a certified transcript of the abstract of the thesis must be provided.

• Any other academic publications (e.g. conference papers) that the applicant wishes to be considered.

• Names, positions and e-mail addresses of three persons who can be contacted as references for academic and personal qualifications.

Applicants may be invited to an interview. The evaluation of the candidates will be based on a combination of academic and personal qualifications.

The scholarship will only be awarded if admission to the MUC PhD Logistics programme is granted. For further reading about this programme visit https://www.himolde.no/english/studies/programmes/phd-in-logistics/index.html.

For further information, please contact Professor Lisa Hansson (lisa.hansson@himolde.no), Professor Edoardo Marcucci (edoardo.marcucci@himolde.no) or Dean/Professor Svein Bråthen (svein.brathen@himolde.no).

The application deadline is 15 August 2020.

Molde University College is attending the Government's "Volunteer for inclusion"-programme. We would like to include applicants with limited functional abilities or gaps in their CV. However, the qualification requirements for the position must be met.

According to the Freedom of Information Act section 25, 2nd part, the list of applicants can be made public. Requests for anonymity must be specifically justified, but cannot be guaranteed.

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