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Research Assistant/Research Fellow Opportunity - London

  • 1.  Research Assistant/Research Fellow Opportunity - London

    Posted 02-09-2007 07:31

    Contact information is provided below.  Please do not hit "reply."

     

    Research Assistant/Research Fellow

    The Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business

     

    The Lehman Brothers Centre for Women in Business at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">London</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> is

    seeking to recruit a Research Assistant / Research Fellow with interests in business,

    innovation, careers and gender at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">London</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>. This post is for one year

    with the possibility, subject to performance, of a further one year extension. The

    research project is directed by Professor Lynda Gratton of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">London</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>.

     

    Working under the guidance of Professor Gratton the successful candidate will focus

    on a project looking at how women as leaders of teams and members of teams foster

    innovation and how women perceive their promotability, as well as other projects on

    related themes within the Centre. The post will offer substantial opportunity to both

    participate and contribute to the project and the Centre.

     

    The successful candidate will have a PhD or a good Master's degree from a leading

    institution and have a strong quantitative background in survey methodologies and

    skills in multivariate data analysis with work in studying issues such as gender, teams,

    innovation, career development, and performance.

     

    Candidates should provide in their application a detailed outline of how their

    experience and training would enable them to contribute to the research project and

    details of their own research, if relevant. The post is to begin as soon as possible.

    Please submit your letter of application, quoting reference LBCWIB, along with a

    CV, giving the names and addresses of 3 referees. These should be sent to:

     

    Enid Silverstone

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">London</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>

    Regent's Park

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place> NW1 4SA

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place>

    For informal inquiries contact lbcwomeninbusiness@london.edu

    The review of applications will start after 9 March and will continue until the position

    is filled.

     

     

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    Jeanie M. Forray, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Management

    Director of International Business Programs

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