[AISWorld] PhD position in Information Systems/Business Engineering, TU/e

[Oktay Turetken]

Information Systems Group

School of Industrial Engineering

Eindhoven University of Technology



PhD position in the area of Information Systems/Business Engineering

Vacancy ID: *V39.2549*

Intended starting date: 1 September 2016



The School of Industrial Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology
(TU/e) has a vacancy for a PhD student in Information Systems/Business
Engineering in the area of business process management in advanced service
environments.



*Organization*

Eindhoven University of Technology is one of the world’s leading research
universities (ranked by the Times Higher Education Supplement). It is in
particular well‐known for its joint research with industry (ranked number
one worldwide by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies). The
Information Systems Group in the School of Industrial Engineering performs
advanced research in the area of business process engineering, focusing on
business process management (BPM) and business process intelligence (BPI).
The group has a strong national and international reputation for both basic
research in the academic community and applied research with industry. The
successful applicant will have the opportunity to profit from the benefits
that such an environment has to offer and to contribute to the ongoing
research.



The research will be conducted at Eindhoven University of Technology, at
the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences (IE&IS),
embedded within the Research Group of Information Systems.



*Research Project*

The PhD project is part of a strategic research activity on engineering
(design) of service-dominant business in an environment where multiple
organizations operate as a network to offer dynamic service-based solutions
to their customers.  We have developed a framework - BASE/X (Business
Agility through Business Engineering in the Extended Enterprise) that
covers all aspects from business strategy conception to business
information system architecture blueprinting. This also includes elements
like business model design, business service specification and business
process modeling and implementation. The research team has been running a
series of industry projects on this topic in the mobility, logistics,
services, and healthcare domains.



The main objective of the PhD research will be to develop a method and
tooling to assess the viability of business models in different dimensions,
taking into consideration the business services of multiple parties and
their composition required for operationalizing the business models in
business processes. The method will allow for conducting ‘what-if’ type of
analyses and evaluating the feasibility taking into account both business
aspects, like financial and non-financial drivers, and operational aspects,
like composability of services into business processes.



*Job description*

You, as a successful applicant, will perform the research project outlined
above in an international research team. You will report research findings
at international conferences and workshops and in high-quality research
journals.  The research will be concluded with a Ph.D. thesis. A small
teaching load (on average about 10%) is part of the job description. The
project will be supervised by Dr. Oktay Turetken
<https://sites.google.com/site/oturetken/> and Prof. Dr. Ir. Paul W.P.J.
Grefen <http://is.ieis.tue.nl/staff/pgrefen/>.



*Requirements*


   - You have a Master’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science,
   Business Science or a similar field of study.
   - You have a strong affinity with interdisciplinary research that
   involves both Business Science and Computer Science, as well as
   collaboration with industry.
   - You are able to work on a challenging topic that has both basic and
   applied research aspects.
   - You have the ability to implement ideas in software prototypes.
   - Your communication skills are excellent as is your proficiency in
   English and your ability to collaborate in an international setting.

*Appointment and salary*

We offer:


   - A challenging job in a dynamic and ambitious university.
   - A PhD appointment for a period of 4 years with target start date of
   September 2016.
   - Gross monthly salary is €2.174,- in the first year up to  €2.779,-
   (gross) in the fourth year on a full-time basis.
   - A yearly holiday allowance of 8% and 8.3% end of year allowance.
   - A broad package of fringe benefits (including an excellent technical
   infrastructure, moving expenses, savings schemes, coverage of costs of
   publishing the dissertation and excellent sports facilities).


*Application*

Your application must contain the following documents (all in English):


   - Cover letter (1 page max), which includes a motivation of your
   interest in the vacancy and an explanation of why you would fit well for
   the project,
   - Detailed curriculum vitae,
   - List of courses you have taken in Masters and Bachelor programs
   (including grades),
   - Results of a recent English language test, or other evidence of your
   English language capabilities,
   - Name and contact information of two references.


*Additional Information*

More information about the IS group can be found at http://is.ieis.tue.nl.
Questions about this position should be addressed to Dr. Oktay Turetken (
o.turetken at tue.nl).

Information about terms of employment can be obtained from Kees Deneer MSc,
personnel officer (pz.ieis at tue.nl). Further information about the Eindhoven
University of Technology can be found at www.tue.nl.



You can apply by pressing the ‘apply now’ button for this vacancy on the
TU/e web-site or click here
<http://jobs.tue.nl/nl/vacature/phd-position-in-information-systems-business-engineering-257937.html>
 (
http://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-position-in-information-systems-business-engineering-257937.html).
The deadline for applications is 15 May 2016. We don’t accept applications
sent by e-mail. You can only upload the maximum of 5 documents. If you have
more than 5 documents, you will need to combine them.