Job Description and Person Specification

Job Description and Person Specification

The successful candidate will be an internationally recognised scholar in the field of Operations Management. We are open to a range of research interests in the broad field of Operations Management, including but not limited to: lean production, supply chain management, service operations, and project and programme management. The last of these, the management of major programmes, is an important emergent field in the school, and scholars whose work relates to this area will be of particular interest. Applicants should have an outstanding publication record in the world’s leading academic journals, a strong track record and international reputation for academic and research leadership, and the demonstrated capacity to teach in a variety of settings, including MBA, doctoral training, and executive programs. Experience of teaching core Operations Management to MBAs is particularly welcome.We particularly encourage applicants with strong disciplinary and methodological training. The successful candidate will join our TOPOS academic area, comprising Operations Management, Organisational Behaviour, and Science and Technology Studies. The teaching load is 288 points on the teaching scales employed in the University of Oxford (roughly equivalent to three MBA courses per year), and compensation is internationally competitive and commensurate with qualifications.

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   Provide high-level academic research leadership in a specialist field as detailed above
   
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   To undertake research for publication in the world’s leading academic journals in Operations Management.
   
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   To undertake teaching in various programmes – undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and executive – as agreed with the TOPOS Academic Area Head
   
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   To contribute to the intellectual leadership of the Business School’s academic community as a whole, providing direction and mentoring for less experienced colleagues.
   
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   Develop the research strategy and establish university-wide and external collaborations to promote interdisciplinary research;
   
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   Chair committees and/or working groups, and contribute to departmental and divisional planning and strategic development;
   
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   Conduct complex discussions and negotiations to influence scholars, sponsors, and stakeholders including: national agencies, business and industry leaders, and government policy-makers;
   
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   To supervise doctoral students and other researchers.
   
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   To initiate grant applications and lead research teams.
   
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    To contribute to the general academic and administrative work of the Saïd Business School in a cooperative and collegial way.
    

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following.

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   Intellectual leadership in the field of Operations Management with a demonstrated track record of global scholarly distinction.
   
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   Outstanding publication record in the leading journals in the field.
   
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   Hold a doctorate in a relevant discipline.
   
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   Ability and willingness to take a lead in developing and advancing research and teaching in Operations Management and related areas.
   
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   Significant experience in developing, delivering, and managing successful research programmes.
   
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   Demonstrated ability to teach effectively at graduate, undergraduate and executive education level.
   
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   Proven track record of successful research funding applications.
   
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   A willingness to contribute in a collegial, supportive manner to the work of the academic area.
   

The appointment will be on a RSIV Grade and the starting salary of the successful candidate will be fixed according to experience and qualifications. The appointment will normally be subject to a three year probationary period. The appointment of the nominated candidate will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a medical questionnaire.

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All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability¹ for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University’s Data Protection Policy.

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  a Curriculum Vitae;
  
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  a covering letter explaining how you meet the eligibility and selection criteria for the appointment;
  
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  a list of principal publications;
  
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  three academic references to be forwarded directly by the applicant’s referees to topos.recruitment@sbs.ox.ac.uk
  

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The division is established as a world-leading centre for research in the social sciences and regularly sits at the highest levels of international league tables of one form or another. It is the largest grouping of social science disciplines in the UK and it is also home to several of Oxford’s most widely recognised teaching programmes, such as PPE, the BCL, the MPhils in International Relations, in Economics, and in Development Studies, and the nationally regarded PGCE. We believe that excellence in teaching and research is synergistic and remain committed to sustaining and developing the high quality of our activities in both these areas. Our departments are committed to research which develops a greater understanding of all aspects of society, from the impact of political, legal and economic systems on social and economic welfare to human rights and security. That research is disseminated through innovative graduate programmes and enhances undergraduate courses. For more information please visit: http://www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/.
Saïd Business School

Established in 1996 the Saïd Business School is a full service business school and one of Europe’s newest and fastest growing business schools. An integral part of Oxford University, the School embodies the academic rigour and forward thinking that has made Oxford a world leader in education. The School has an established reputation for research in a wide range of areas, including finance and economics, entrepreneurship, strategy and international business, and business in society. The School is dedicated to developing a new generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs and conducting research into the nature of business, and the role of business in the wider society. In addition, a wholly-owned subsidiary company (Oxford Saïd Business School Limited) runs customised executive education programmes for corporate clients. Within the Saïd Business School, the faculty are organised into three broad academic groups and Operations Management falls within the TOPOS (Technology, Operations, Processes and Organisation Science group. For more information about the School, including a list of School faculty, see www.sbs.ox.ac.uk.

Since its inception, the School has promoted a stimulating research environment and now has several major Academic Areas and Research Centres. The School has moved rapidly to create a research capability that establishes it as one of the leading research-focused business schools in the world.

The TOPOS academic area consists of 14 full-time members of faculty, 4 Executive Education fellows, and these research centres: the BT Centre, the CABDyN Complexity Centre and the Oxford Institute of Retail Management. The group supports 11 post-doctoral researchers and supervises 15 doctoral students.

The group runs a regular research seminar series, hosts a steady stream of distinguished international visitors, and sponsors research colloquia in specialised subject areas. For example, in 2012 the group hosted Charles Heckscher from Rutgers University, Stefan Schwarzkopf from Copenhagen Business School, Professor Karin Knorr Cetina from the University of Chicago, Kathleen Montgomery from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, Jane Banaszak-Holl from the University of Michigan and Karen Barad from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

TOPOS faculty are among the world’s foremost scholars in their fields. Among the leaders are:-

New is one of the leading scholars investigating the enigma of the Toyota Production System (TPS). His research looks at the nuance and complexity of the so called ‘lean production’ or ‘just-in-time’ manufacturing process, its application to different sectors and how few have managed to emulate Toyota’s model. More recently he has investigated the use of these techniques in the field of health care.

Dr Blackmon has taught core operations management and service management to undergraduates, MScs and MBAs, as well as an extensive range of sessions on research design, philosophy, and methods to research postgraduates. She teaches and coaches executives in open and custom programmes through Executive Education. Kate Blackmon's research interests span manufacturing, services, and technology management. She is particularly interested in how organisations can manage their productive resources and capabilities to achieve and sustain competitive advantage.

Sue Dopson’s research centres on transformational change in the public and healthcare sectors. She has written and edited many major works on this topic and her research has informed and influenced government bodies such as the Department of Health and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in their thinking on areas such as the dissemination of clinical evidence into practice, medical leadership and the role of the support worker in the NHS. 

Professor Morris’s research and teaching activities focus on the growing and increasingly important field of professional service firms (PSFs) in which he is acknowledged as a leading international expert. He is also one of the most successful and sought-after teachers of leadership in Oxford, both to MBAs and to executive clients.

At the undergraduate level, all degrees are joint with other disciplines. Currently the School offers three undergraduate degrees. These are the Honour Schools of Engineering, Economics and Management (EEM), of Materials, Economics and Management (MEM), and of Economics and Management (E & M).

The Saïd Business School is one of the most modern, purpose-built business schools in the world, designed by the leading architectural practice, Dixon Jones. Facilities include four state-of-the-art horseshoe style lecture theatres, a 300-seat theatre (opened by Nelson Mandela in 2002) to cater for larger scale lectures and a wealth of social spaces.