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Ethan Nikookar

Deputy Discipline Leader, Supply Chain & Analytics

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  • (+61) 2 4239 3304 (Work)
  • University of Wollongong, School of Business, Building 40, room 252, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia

BIO

After several delightful years of studying and conducting research in Finland and Germany, Ethan came to Australia to pursue his post-graduate studies in supply chain management. He earned his PhD in supply chain resilience and disruption management from the University of South Australia Business School. Since the completion of his Ph.D, Ethan has worked in several teaching and research positions in several large universities, including as a Lecturer at Flinders University and Researcher at the Centre for Workplace Excellence, University of South Australia Business School, And Australian Institute of Business. Ethan joined the UoW family in 2024 with a great passion for practical learning.

Ethan has also an extensive career history with some of the best-known companies in the manufacturing sector. Before academia, Ethan spent several years in various automotive and steel manufacturing companies leading supply chains.

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG APPOINTMENTS

  • Deputy Discipline Leader, Supply Chain & Analytics
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia2 Dec 2024 - present
  • Deputy Director, Centre for Supply Chain Research
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia20 Nov 2024 - present
  • Lecturer
    University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia1 Feb 2024 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Dicipline Leader
    Australian Institute of Business, Adelaide, Australia1 Jan 2020 - 31 Jan 2024

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • State President
    Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA), Adelaide, Australia1 Oct 2023 - 1 Nov 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia1 Apr 2015 - 1 Nov 2019