Job http://www.eur.nl/ese/over_ese/econometrie/ - Assistant Professor of Business Intelligence Systems

The assistant professor of Business Intelligence Systems specialises in computerized systems and computational models for business decisions with the help of techniques such as computational intelligence, simulation and agents. Such techniques are studied both from a theoretical perspective as well as from an applied perspective as far as they contribute to improved decision making within the context of business intelligence. Close cooperation is expected with other researchers in the Econometric Institute and the ESE.

Together with the colleagues of the Econometric Institute, the candidate will contribute to the Bachelor and Master programmes in Econometrics & Management Science and the Master Program Economics & Informatics of the ESE, as well as to the Logistics and Information Systems programme of ERIM. The main characteristic of these programmes is the interaction between theory and practice. This is guaranteed by the fact that the staff members of the Econometric Institute are active researchers and that the institute maintains close contacts with many companies and other organizations.

The candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:

• A Ph.D. degree in a relevant field such as computer science, computational intelligence, business information systems or a related quantitative field;
• High quality publications in international journals and conference proceedings;
• Excellent communication, organization and management skills;
• Strong cooperation skills and ability to work in a team;
• Experience in teaching academic courses;
• Proficiency in the Dutch language is an advantage.

The initial contract will be running for a period of three years. The candidate will be offered a tenure track in accordance with the ESE Tenure Track Policy. This entails among others that qualification for the membership of ERIM within a reasonable period is required.  The salary for a full-time Assistant Professor is based on scale 11 and 12 (max. € 4,970 gross per month) excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year bonus. The conditions of employment are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU), with a 38 hours working week and an extensive package of fringe benefits. The ESE offers extensive opportunities to maintain professional skills and knowledge. The fringe benefits include an employment conditions selection model and participation in a salary savings scheme or a life-course savings scheme. On site, a child day-care is available as well as sports facilities.

The Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam has a long tradition of scientific and applied research, and is a leading academic institution, hosting some of the world’s foremost economists in all major areas of economics and business economics. The School has approximately 4500 students and over 300 employees. In order to be able to deliver top quality, a team of professional and motivated staff is essential.

The Econometric Institute provides students with high quality educational programmes in Econometrics & Management Science and Economics & Informatics. It enables the faculty to do fundamental and applied research in econometrics, management science and related fields.

The Computer Science Group within the Econometric Institute focuses on the interplay between computer science and economics. On one hand, members of the group study economic phenomena by using computational techniques originating from computer science. On the other hand, the transformation of business processes through ICT is investigated. The research of the group takes place within the context of Intelligent Systems for Decision Support. The research activities are combined in the Erasmus Centre of Business Intelligence. Members of the group are involved in teaching in the programmes as mentioned above.

For more information, please contact Prof.dr.ir. Rommert Dekker: email rdekker@ese.eur.nl, phone +31-10-4081274 or Prof.dr.ir. Uzay Kaymak: email kaymak@ese.eur.nl, phone +31-10-4081350.