Professor/Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Job Details

• Expires 25 April 8 days left to apply

• Reference number: EBW03/064/0325
• Province: Western Cape
• Type of engagement: Permanent appointment
• Posted: April 4th

Background to Position

Professor/Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Department of Logistics

Professor/Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

(Stellenbosch Campus)

Ref. EBW03/064/0325

The modules Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Transport Economics, Operations Research and Business Analytics are lectured and researched in the Department of Logistics at Stellenbosch University (SU).  This role requires an incumbent with strong expertise, experience, and skills in logistics and supply chain management, with a particular focus on logistics operations, enabling systems, strategy, performance, governance and regulation.

Job Description

Duties:

• Undergraduate teaching in the modules offered in the BCom (Management Sciences) programme with Logistics and Supply Chain Management as focal area.
• Teaching and supervision at postgraduate level (honours and specifically masters and doctoral); 
• Fostering collaborative subject-related research and publication efforts with other staff members.
• Providing relevant academic, professional, and community engagement services to the University and broader community, including knowledge sharing, industry collaboration, capacity building, and social impact initiatives.
• Developing course materials and curricula.
• Participating in departmental and faculty governance activities.
• Providing academic leadership in the Department.
• Mentoring and advising junior staff members and students on teaching and research.
• Collaborating with other Faculty members and departments.
• Experimenting with new approaches of blended and online  teaching.
• The ability and willingness to fulfill the role of Head of the Departement

Inherent Criteria

Requirements:

• A relevant doctorate in logistics management and supply chain management.
• More than two years’ teaching experience in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
• Proven record and experience of doctoral supervision.
• Sound ability to lecture at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Leading research and publications in accredited international journals in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
• The demonstrable ability to render relevant academic, professional, and community engagement services to the University and broader community, including knowledge sharing, industry collaboration, capacity building, and social impact initiatives.
• Proven digital literacy, including proficiency with the various Microsoft software programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.), learning management systems (e.g. Moodle), and data analysis and visualisation software (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI, Atlas.Ti, etc.).
• The ability to teach in a multi-lingual environment.
• Proven record of the ability to develop course materials and curricula.
• Experience in new approaches to teaching, blended learning for industry and online approaches.
• The ability to function in diverse groups and environments.

Short-listed candidates (those invited for interviews) may be expected to present a lecture on a designated topic to members of the Department of Logistics.

Recommendations: 

• National and international recognition, e.g. NRF rating.
• Management, leadership, organisational and administrative experience and skills.
• Experience in working and engaging with industry in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
• Exposure to research and teaching within the field of transport economics.

Application Requirement

Commencement of duties: 

01 July 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter

Closing date:

25 April 2025

Enquiries regarding this post: Prof Linke Potgieter on 021 808 2492, or at lpotgieter@sun.ac.za

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753 (Stellenbosch) / 021 938 9636 (Tygerberg), or at sun-e-hr@sun.ac.za

Stellenbosch University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as the institutional EE Plan of the University.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post. 

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

Should no feedback be received from the University within four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.

About Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University (SU) is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 foreign students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (including 1 000 academics) on five campuses. ​The historical oak-lined university town amongst the Boland Mountains in the winelands of the Western Cape creates a unique campus atmosphere, which attracts local and foreign students alike. On the main campus, paved walkways wind between campus buildings – some dating from previous centuries; others just a few years old. Architecture from various eras attests to the sound academic foundation and establishment of an institution of excellence. This, together with the scenic beauty of the area; state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly facilities and technology, as well as visionary thinking about the creation of a sustainable 21st-century institution, makes for the unique character of Stellenbosch University.