Project description

SELIS is a network of logistic communities’ specific shared intelligent information spaces termed SELIS Community Nodes. SELIS Community Nodes are constructed by individual logistics communities to facilitate the next generation of collaborative, responsive and agile green transportation chains. SELIS Community Nodes link with their participants’ existing systems through a secure infrastructure and provide shared information and tools for data acquisition and use, according to a 'cooperation agreement'. Connected nodes, provide a distributed common communication and navigation platform for Pan European logistics applications. Each Node decides what information wishes to publish and what information wants to subscribe to. The SELIS Community Node concept represents the evolution of a longline of research in this area. The fundamental principle is that it provides a ‘lightweight ICT structure’ to enable information sharing for collaborative sustainable logistics for all at strategic and operational levels.

SELIS is aimed at delivering a ‘platform for pan-European logistics applications’ by:

• Embracing a wide spectrum of logistics perspectives and creating a unifying operational and strategic business innovation agenda for pan European Green Logistics.

• Establishing an exceptionally strong consortium of logistics stakeholders and ICT providers, that can leverage EU IP from over 40 projects so as to create proof of concept Common Communication and navigation platforms for pan-European logistics applications deployed in 8 living labs representing the principal logistics communities.

• Establishing a research and innovation environment using the living labs to provide data than can be used for discovery of new insights that will enable continuous value creation supporting the large scale adoption of SELIS.

See also http://www.selisproject.eu/  

Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive candidate with a PhD degree which should preferably be in the field of Supply Chain Management / Operations Management and Information and Communition Technology, or a closely related field. Successful candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of working experience with contract research and project and process management, preferably in EU projects. In addition, the candidate should possess strong communication skills in English and preferably also in Dutch. He/she should have strong organizational skills; he/she should be able to keep deadlines. The candidate should take initiative, be able to work independently, and function well in a team. He/she should like to travel within the Netherlands and within Europe and collaborate with researchers with different nationalities.

Fixed-term contract: Temporary, 1 Year with possibility of extension.

Appointment

The postdoctoral researcher’s appointment will be originally for the period of one year, with the possibility for prolongation. The appointment preferably commences on November 1, 2017. Extension of the contract for another year is subject to satisfactory performance after the first year and availability of external funding. The gross full-time monthly salary will be in accordance with the salary scales for postdoctoral researchers at Dutch universities, scales 10 and 11, ranging from € 2,588 to € 4,757. Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday pay and an 8.3% end of year bonus. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable. A part-time appointment (3 to 4 days a week) can be discussed.