N T N U
NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
PhD position in Service Platforms and Digitalization within the Health Sector
There is a temporary position available at the department of industrial economics and technology management for a period of 4 years. This is an educational position, which will provide promising research recruits the opportunity for professional development through studies towards a PhD degree. The position is connected to the PhD program at the Faculty of Economics and Management and the faculty will be your employer.
The position is part of NTNU’s Digital Transformation Program where the Faculty of Economics and Management’s contributes with a project called “Digital Economy” (DigEco).
For further information about the department, see our website www.ntnu.no/iot.
An aging population, more complex diagnoses, and new innovations in medical procedures and technology lead to an increase in the demand for health care services. This increase is projected to cause to an unsustainable demand for qualified health care personnel, which puts pressure on health care systems to improve their efficiency and performance. Innovations are therefore necessary and the potential to transform the management of care services by digital information technology should be explored. Digital strategies often contain service platforms, i.e., digital service hubs that allow multiple participants to connect, interact, create and exchange value, which are highly relevant for the provision of complex care services.
The link between radical digital transformation, service platforms and managing health care services is the focus of the Ph.D.-position, considered from a Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Operations Management (OM) perspective. The focus will be to explore service platforms and digital transformative technology and their impact on management and planning models for operations of health services, particularly by analysing one or several of following dimensions:
The impact on performance such as value, quality and resource utilization of health services should be considered. The intersection between the primary and specialist care will be an important case in the project since service platforms and emerging digital technologies have a particular resource and welfare potential in this area.
Qualifications
Employment will be activated in accordance to existing regulations of 31.01.06. The requirement for the position is a completed master’s degree in industrial economics and technology management or a similar education at an equivalent level, preferably with a specialization in supply chain management, operations management or operations research. Applicants must have a strong academic record from their previous studies, and must have a weighted average grade for the last two years of their master's or equivalent education (equivalent to 120 credits) of B or higher in terms of NTNU's grading scale. Applicants with no letter grades from previous studies must have an equally good academic foundation. Applicants who are unable to meet these criteria may be admitted only if they can document that they are particularly suitable candidates for education leading to a PhD degree. Fluent English skills are required.
It is positive if the candidate has documented experience with research or project work within digital economy and supply chain and operations management.
Cooperation skills and communication skills are important for the position and will be highly weighted in the selection process.
Salary and Working Conditions
The PhD position is paid according to salary level 50 in the national salary scheme, currently gross NOK 449.400,- per year (position code 1017), of which 2 % is deducted for the State Pension Scheme.
Please find more information about the appointment of PhD Candidates in NTNUs supplementary purviews of 23.01.12, http://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2012-01-23-206.
A main goal for the department is to conduct/create quality research at a high international standard. As part of this, contact with international learning institutions is important. Therefore, the institute considers it an advantage that the person employed in the position spend 1-2 semesters at a foreign apprenticeship during the employment period. The institute helps to facilitate this.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants. The employee is expected to accept possible changes in work tasks. Primary residency in Trondheim is a prerequisite.
It is a major political objective to achieve a balance of age and gender in the national labor force and to recruit people with an immigrant background. Women are encouraged to apply.
Application
All applications need to include the following. Incomplete applications will not be considered:
Employment in a PhD position requires admission to the PhD program in industrial economics and technology management. Information about PhD program in industrial economics and technology management is found at http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/phiot. You apply for admission to the PhD program after you are offered the position.
Joint work will be evaluated. If it is difficult to identify the contributions from individuals in a join piece of work, applicants should enclose a short descriptive summary of what he/she contributed to the work.
Information about the applicants may be open to public inspection as provided by the Freedom of Information Act.
Further information about the position is available by contacting Professor Heidi Dreyer, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management on +47 982 91 146 or email [email protected].
An application including attachments should be sent electonically through: www.jobbnorge.no. Applications sent to the contact person will not be considered.
Application deadline: 14.10.2018
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
IØT has challenging and inspiring educational programmes and research projects in the cross-disciplinary field of technology management. Through its programmes of study, IØT educates candidates with a solid technological basis in methodology and theory on how to develop and manage technologically based organisations.
Participation in, and development of, research projects in close co-operation with Norwegian industry, the department is also developing models, tools and methods for how to manage Norwegian industry.
