EurOMA26: Early Career Workshop
The EurOMA Early Career Workshop is targeted at emerging Operations & Supply Chain Management (O&SCM) academics in general and alumni of the EurOMA Doctoral Seminar.
This workshop was conceived as a way to support the career development of early career scholars in the field of O&SCM by acknowledging and targeting some of the major priorities, challenges and trade-offs that they face. The aim is to facilitate open discussion, guided by experienced academics, and offer practical advice which also addresses some of the skills gaps that have been identified by scholars early in their career. Themes covered can include supervising doctoral & Masters level students, managing academic leadership and service, teaching and pedagogical innovation in OSCM, and, funding your research and enhancing its impact. At the same time, the workshop aims to develop the community of early career O&SCM scholars and strengthen the O&SCM community. One theme will form the basis of the workshop each year.
Topic for 2026
For the 2026 conference, the theme is Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation in OSCM. Specifically, this session will explore emerging topics in OSCM and engagement in the classroom in a digital era, the latter including the use of technologies such as GenAI for course design and delivery, and reflections on assessment in the age of GenAI.
The workshop integrates insights from renowned academics with a background in O&SCM, in different stages of their careers, from different countries, following different career paths, and representing different genders. It endeavours to be interactive with participants receiving tangible take-aways. Of course there will be ample opportunities for networking, one of the key overall objectives of the Early Career Workshop.
The number of participants is limited to 30 people. The target group of the workshop is early career O&SCM academics who aim at a continued academic career. Priority is given to EurOMA Doctoral Seminar alumni. At least two years involvement in academic job activities is required, e.g., supervising and teaching, apart from the applicant’s own PhD research project. The 2026 workshop is open to EurOMA members participating in the 2026 annual conference, who have presented their PhD thesis in or after 2021.
The Early Career Workshop will run on Monday 29th June 2026 (8:30 – 12:30) with location details to follow.
Application Process
Early career scholars who participated in the 2025 workshop will receive an invitation and have to confirm their participation in the 2026 workshop by sending an e-mail to canan.kocabasoglu-hillmer.1@citystgeorges.ac.uk with proof of their EurOMA membership before 29 May 2026.
First time applicants are requested to send a CV and proof of their EurOMA membership by e-mail canan.kocabasoglu-hillmer.1@citystgeorges.ac.uk before 29 May 2026.
Notification of acceptance will be sent out not later than
15 June 2026.
Key Dates
May 26th 2026
June 15th 2026
June 29th 2026
Venue
The Doctoral Seminar will take place at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Building TC (click image for dynamic map).
Contact
Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London
canan.kocabasoglu-hillmer.1@citystgeorges.ac.uk
Queen’s Business School, Queen’s University Belfast
euroma2026@wu.ac.at