Dear All
Umeå University are looking for 1-2 Post-docs with areas on OMT, ENT, BPS,
TIM or related Positions are for full time and limited to two years each.
The tasks associated with this Postdoc are primarily research activities
within the research profile, Projects, Innovation and Networks. We are
looking for a promising young researchers actively engaged in empirical
research in the area of business development, innovations, management of
technology, entrepreneurship or temporary organizing.
For full details visit:
http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/4-741-14.html#eng
[Please note English version follows the Swedish on the website; or
reference below]
Regards
Tomas
Tomas Blomquist, Professor, PhD. Head of Research Profile on Projects,
Innovations and Networks Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå
University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden Phone +46 90 786 7722, Fax +46 90 786 7764
tomas.blomquist@usbe.umu.se<mailto:
tomas.blomquist@usbe.umu.se>,
www.mspme.org<http://www.mspme.org/>, www.0823.se<http://www.0823.se/>
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Website contents on Post-Doc Positions follow:
Umeå University is dedicated to providing creative environments for learning
and work. We offer a wide variety of courses and programmes, world leading
research, and excellent innovation and collaboration opportunities. More
than 4 300 employees and more than 32 400 students have already chosen Umeå
University. We welcome your application!
1-2 postdoctoral positions in Business Administration
at Umeå School of Business and Economics with a focus on Projects,
Innovation and Networks
Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE) has over 170 employees
including about 90 PhDs and researchers. The activities consist of research
and teaching in business administration, economics and statistics. We have
more than 2000 students going through our programs/year. For more
information about the business school visit
www.usbe.umu.se.
The appointment is for two years full time starting November 1, 2014, or
upon agreement.
Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE) at Umeå University advertise
one to two post-doctoral positions within the research group Projects,
Innovations and Networks (PIN). PIN is comprised of 15 researchers at USBE
conducting research on business development, innovation and temporary
organizing in general and within a number of ongoing research programs in
particular. Ongoing research programs focus among other things on
internationalization and networking in innovation systems in peripheral
regions (within the VINNOVA Excellence Center CiiR, Center for
Interorganizational Innovation Research), temporary organizing and decision
making, e.g. in extreme environments, coopetition and how organizations
manage the paradox of simultaneous cooperation and competition as well as
organizing of complex projects in city development processes. The group
collaborates with several other research groups nationally and
internationally. We are looking for researchers active in areas related to
one or several of the programs/areas described above and/or related to the
research profile in general.
The main work task is to contribute to the research environment by
conducting research, collaborating with the community as well as with other
researchers within and outside USBE and arranging seminars and conferences
with members of the research group. The holder of the position is expected
to actively apply for external research funding, individually as well as
with other researchers in the research environment. Teaching activities can
be included in the position at a maximum of 20 percent of full time.
Competence requirements
To qualify for the position the applicant must hold a PhD in Business
Administration or have the corresponding scientific competence. Eligible for
employment as a post doc are persons who completed their doctoral degree
maximum three years before the end of the application period. A precondition
is that the applicant has not previously been employed as a post doc at Umeå
University (with support of the agreement from September 4, 2008) during
more than a year within the same or a similar field.
Upon selection of applicants, special attention is paid to academic skills
demonstrated through research and publications in internationally recognized
journals as well as prior and planed research of relevance for the position.
Attention is also paid to the ability to collaborate and communicate in the
academic field. The applicant should also demonstrate the pedagogical
ability necessary to conduct teaching on bachelor and masters levels. The
applicants will be ranked primarily based on scientific skills and their
research profile within the area for the position.
Application
The application will consist of the following:
A curriculum vitae (certified) including list of publications
A written account of the applicants research experience to date (2 pages)
A written account of the applicants teaching experience to date (1 page)
Project plan for planned and ongoing research, as well as how it fits with
the overall focus of the research projects main focus (2 pages)
Copies of scholarly works/publications (maximum five)
Other documents you wish to put forward
Name and contact details of two reference persons
Documents should either be sent electronically in MS Word or PDF format, or
in hard-copy form (2 copies), to the address below.
Information
Further information can be obtained from research leader Tomas Blomquist,
+46 90-786 77 22,
tomas.blomquist@usbe.umu.se, or the Associate Head of
Department Lars Silver, +46 90-786 67 98,
lars.silver@usbe.umu.se.
Union information is available from SACO, +46-(0)90-786 53 65,
saco@adm.umu.se, SEKO, +46-(0)90-786 52 96,
seko@adm.umu.se and ST,
+46-(0)90-786 54 31,
st@adm.umu.se.
Your complete application, marked with reference number AN 2.2.1.4-741-14,
should be sent to
jobb@umu.se (state the reference number as subject) or to
the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive September
1, 2014 at the latest.
We look forward to receiving your application!