PhD Student position in the Department of Prod
Göteborgs universitet / Maskiningenjörsjobb / Göteborg
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Reference number 2008/123
Application deadline 2008-09-15
Lean or Mean - Consequences of existing production concepts in Swedish working life.
Job description
Knowledge about Lean Production concepts and their consequences for employees and companies is limited and sometimes even contradictory. This may partly be explained by the differences in the focus individual companies apply on a variety of aspects of the production philosophy. If a company implements a limited number of methods from the Lean philosophy, it may result in other consequences than if the philosophy was implemented as a whole.
The aim of the project is to better understand the consequences of implementing new production concepts, in particular Lean Production. The PhD project consists of three steps:
1. literature review of existing production concepts,
2. case studies in organisations who are implementing Lean production, and
3. development of methods for the assessment of different production concepts incorporating technical and organisational aspects.
The case studies will provide information on Lean implementation processes and the resulting consequences for working conditions and efficiency. The analysis of the resulting work conditions will be focused on potentially conflicting demands between production philosophies and available resources or competence. Such conflicts may result in stress, leading to illness and inefficiency. Important and expected results are industrial examples of good implementations of production concepts with positive results on working conditions.
You will be employed as a doctoral student at the Division of Production Systems, Department of Product and Production Development (PPU) at Chalmers University of Technology. A maximum of 20 % of the working time will be devoted to duties at the department. The remaining time will be devoted to your own research and education.
Qualifications
For general qualifications, see Chalmers homepage (
http://www.chalmers.se/en/sections/education/doctoral_programmes/general_informa tion)
An engineering background is preferred. Interest and knowledge of work organisation, industrial change processes, or production philosophies are meriting.
Good knowledge in English and Swedish, both spoken and written, is a requirement.
Application procedure
The material included in the application shall consist of pdf or zipped documents:
1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position
2. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Letters of recommendation from academic institutions and/or previous employers (optional)
The application can be submitted electronically, use the button at the end of this page.
If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2008/123) must be written on the first page of the application.
Address:
Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden
Further information
Information regarding this position can be obtained from
Dr Kathe Nonås: +46 703159020, e-mail:
kathe.nonas@chalmers.seor Head of division, Johan Stahre: +46 703088838, e-mail:
johan.stahre@chalmers.seUnion representatives
• SACO: Jan Lindér
• ST: Marie Wenander
• SEKO: Ralf Berndtsson
Publiceringsdatum2008-08-15Arbetstider och omfattningVisstidsanställning 6 månader eller längre
Heltid
doktorand
ErsättningFast lön
FöretagGöteborgs universitet
AdressGöteborgs universitet
Box 100
40530 GÖTEBORG
KontorsadressVasaparken
KontaktuppgifterTelefonnummer: 031-7860000
Faxnummer: 031-7861119
Jobbnummer 288045
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