Postdoc in Entrepreneurial Research Project with Spinouts Denmark

In collaboration with Spin-outs Denmark, the Research Support Office (RSO) and Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship (CSE), Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant post-doctoral position where the applicant will pursue the process of turning their prior academic SSH research into a commercial product or service.

This postdoc will explore the potential for a research-based project to reach market and deliver value, while contributing to the emergent body of knowledge about academic entrepreneurship.

The ideal candidate for the position will be a recent or nearly graduated PhD candidate with a demonstrated project developed from SSH research, with an interest in exploring the process of translating research into a market product or service. The project may be a profitable or not-for-profit venture with a clear problem, solution, prototype and plan for taking the product to market, unless there is already traction. The project should have a strategy, team and timeline of how the solution is estimated to develop and make an impact.

Candidates are expected to:

1. Become a part of the relevant academic department, contribute to the development and enhancement of the Department’s research areas, and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position.
2. Become aligned to the academic entrepreneurship unit at CSE that works with the CBS research community to explore the impact of their research at CBS.
3. Contribute to the research environment in regard to academic entrepreneurship through active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences.
4. Become a part of the Spin-outs Denmark Postdoc community and share insights through peer learning.
5. Perform research meeting high international standards within the field relevant to the position, through participating in both individual and group-based research projects.
6. Communicate research to the public in general and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular.

Profile of Spin-outs Denmark

Spin-outs Denmark is a unique and unprecedented collaboration between all eight universities in the country to deliver concrete value by lifting both the number and quality of research-based companies and thus promoting the business creations (spin-outs) originating from the Danish universities.

The project is generously funded by VILLUM FONDEN. The project’s resources are spent on three instruments:

• Capacity and competence building of university technology transfer.
• Professional and financial support for researchers who have the potential to become an entrepreneur.
• Building a strong and well-functioning entrepreneurial community.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in an appropriate field.
• Documented research production at an international level, including publications in internationally recognized journals in the field and/or books in recognized academic publishers. A postdoc is a position where emphasis is placed on the applicant’s research potential, which means that a researcher with a relevant research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production.
• Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Entrepreneurial experience is a plus.
• Social and communicative skills.

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programs. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organization of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

Period of Employment

The postdoc is a fixed term position of one year.

The applicant chosen is expected to be physically present on campus on a regular basis and actively participate in the research activities.

Application 

To apply for the Postdoc applicants must submit:

1. A statement of application.
2. Proof of qualifications and a full CV.
3. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index and/or Google Scholar.
4. Information indicating experience in research management, industry cooperation and international co-operation.
5. A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritise their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement.
6. Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration.  In case of publications with multiple authors, specify the contribution that the applicant has made in the publication.

Furthermore, to be eligible for the Spin-outs Denmark Programme, applicants must submit:

Invention disclosure form

1. 1:1 meeting and statement criteria which should address the following four statements:
2. The science has been validated 
   • There is a potential for a spin-out
   • The researcher(s) are committed to spin-out formation
   • The project has IPR considerations

Application deadline: 29 March 2023

Recruitment procedure

The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants; when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Information

For further information please contact CSE Interim Director Ashlea Wallington (aw.cse@cbs.dk), Head of Research Support Office Jane Finnerup Johnsen (jfj.research@cbs.dk) or Rikke L. Storgaard (riks@sdu.dk) from Spinouts Denmark.

Information about CSE can be found at cse.cbs.dk

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

Application deadline: 29 March 2023 

Deadline: 2023-03-29 at 23:59
Unit: Social Sciences/Economics

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Post expires on Wednesday March 29th, 2023

PhD Scholarships in Humanistic Approaches to Entrepreneurship

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a number of vacant PhD scholarships (2-4) in Humanistic Approaches to Entrepreneurship Research and Teaching at the Department of Business Humanities and Law. Expected starting date is September 1, 2023.

The PhD positions are 3-year full-time contracts connected to the Carlsberg Semper Ardens: Advance research environment “The Entrepreneurial Age: Rethinking Entrepreneurship in Society” with principal investigator Professor Christina Lubinski. Successful candidates will be affiliated with the Entrepreneurship, Ethics & Leadership Unit of the department.

The Rethinking Entrepreneurship project examines how entrepreneurship discourse shapes society. As managers urge their employees to become more entrepreneurial and newspapers debate the controversial role of the entrepreneurial “gig economy”, we look at entrepreneurship not just as a business activity but also as a narrative and a set of ideals that shape what we perceive as valuable and meaningful. The project group explores in which historical contexts our current understanding of entrepreneurship first emerged, how entrepreneurial discourse assigns value and legitimacy to some forms of behaviour over others, and by which mechanisms it affects social change. How we think and talk about entrepreneurship shapes a critical view of entrepreneurship and creates possibilities for reframing, which provide novel impulses for the future. We explore these questions in areas as diverse as founder-investor relations, labour policy, entrepreneurship education, diversity initiatives and tax law in an interdisciplinary and internationally comparative perspective.

We invite candidates from different disciplinary backgrounds in the humanities and social sciences, including entrepreneurship, history, law, sociology, political science, philosophy, innovation management and organisation studies. Candidates should apply with a first outline of an empirically specific and theoretically grounded research proposal. Applications will be judged by the qualifications and motivation of the candidate, the originality and rigor of the outlined project, the feasibility of the empirical work, and the relevance and suitability of the proposal for the Rethinking Entrepreneurship research environment.

Possible topics for PhD projects include (but are not limited to):

• The role of language and discourse in founder-investor relations
• The impact of entrepreneurship ideals on labour relations and policy
• Entrepreneurship in the context of Danish and international tax law and policy
• Entrepreneurial ideals at stock markets and exchanges, e.g. Nasdaq First North in Denmark
• Conceptual history of entrepreneurship and related concepts
• Evolutionary and historical perspectives of entrepreneurial actors in the maritime sector
• Understandings of diversity, equity and inclusion in entrepreneurial narratives
• Uses and abuses of entrepreneurship ideals in education

We invite PhD projects pertaining broadly to these topics. We are also open to alternative suggestions by candidates within the scope of the Rethinking Entrepreneurship research environment. Please articulate clearly how your project contributes to this research environment and the Department of Business Humanities and Law.

The Department of Business Humanities and Law is dedicated to an integrated approach to the contemporary challenges facing business and society drawing on the humanities, interdisciplinary social sciences and law. It emphasizes both problem-oriented research to understand those challenges and learning to build the life-long capabilities necessary to address them. Faculty within the Department of Business Humanities and Law have research backgrounds in all areas of law, politics, sociology, philosophy, history, anthropology, literature, theology, aesthetics, design and innovation, tourism and leisure management, cultural economics, leadership and strategy, pedagogic study, and other areas. What unites faculty is an overriding concern for the organization of the human within its multiple environments and, by implication, a research interest in the interdisciplinary “conversation” between humanities and social sciences. BHL also participates in numerous interdisciplinary cross-CBS activities. In line with this concern, the PhD should demonstrate a capacity to bridge across several of these environments.

The three-year PhD programme at CBS gives you the opportunity to conduct research under the supervision of CBS’s associate professors and professors, supported by research related PhD courses. The programme is highly international, and every PhD student is expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time at another research institution as a visiting scholar. See the CBS homepage for more information about the PhD programme: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programme.  

CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and research institutions but also in government and business where their research qualifications are in high demand.

CBS is committed to ensuring excellence, transformative and relevant teaching and research. Candidates who wish to join us must be interested in working in an organisation of this type and it is expected that the applicant shows an interest in joining the department’s research environment. You can read more about the department’s research here: www.cbs.dk/bhl.

Application and admission requirements

Applicants must

• have a basic education at master’s level (corresponding to the 3 + 2 Bologna process and a total of 180+120 ECTS). However, applicants who hold a one-year Master’s degree may also be considered for evaluation. Candidates who enter the PhD program with a one year Master’s degree (60 ECTS) will be offered a 4 years program and will be considered a Master’s student for the first 2 years of the program.
• have received the grade of 10 (or above) for the master’s thesis according to the Danish 7-point grading scale (https://eng.uvm.dk/general-overview/7-point-grading-scale)
• have a weighted grade point average of at least 8.2 on the Danish 7-point grading scale for the bachelor’s and master’s degree combined, or alternatively a weighted grade point average of at least 9.5 for the master’s degree alone. If the grade point average is not met, documentation for being in the top 40% of the class is also accepted. 
• have an educational background in the humanities or social sciences. 
• have completed the master’s programme before starting the PhD programme at CBS.
• master academic English at a high level in writing and speaking.

The application (see link below) must include a research proposal of three to five-pages. The project description must include:

• a presentation of an original research question.
• a description of the initial theoretical framework and method.
• a presentation of the proposed empirical material.
• a work plan for the three years.

More information can be found here: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programmes/admission

In addition to the project description, copies of the following must be included:

• diploma for bachelor’s and master’s degree or other certificates at an equivalent level as well as the grade transcripts.
• documentation for being in the top 40% of the class (if grade requirements are not met).
• a concise curriculum vitae (CV).
• a list of articles and publications (if applicable).
• one example of a selected written work (e.g. master’s thesis)

The PhD student is enrolled in the CBS PhD School. Further information about PhD scholarships and the PhD programme can be found at https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programme.

Employment and salary
A PhD scholarship runs for a period of three years. The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The monthly salary is currently approximately DKK 28,365 up to DKK 34,256 depending on seniority and a pension contribution totalling 17.1%. The scholarship includes tuition fees, office space, course and travel costs (according to the current CBS agreement). 

Salary level and employment take place in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Academics’ Central Organization.

Recruitment procedure 
The Recruitment Committee shortlists applicants to be assessed by the Assessment Committee. Applicants are informed whether their application has proceeded for assessment.

Applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and will receive their personal assessment later. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview. Please note that a positive assessment does not automatically result in an interview. Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application. 

The application must be sent via the online link below. 

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see above), by the application deadline.

Information meeting

Should you have any further questions about the call and how it is to be a PhD student at BHL, you are welcome to join our online information meeting regarding this call on February 28, 2023, 16:30-18:00. There will be a presentation of the Rethinking Entrepreneurship research environment, the Department of Business Humanities and Law, and an opportunity to ask questions. Please sign up to receive access information using this link.

For further information please contact: Professor Christina Lubinski, email: cl.bhl@cbs.dk; or Head of Department Professor Mitchell Dean, e-mail: mde.bhl@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/bhl.

Details about Copenhagen Business School are available at http://www.cbs.dk.

Deadline: 2023-04-16 at 23:59
Unit: Social Sciences/Economics

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Sunday April 16th, 2023

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a postdoc position in entrepreneurship at the Department of Strategy and Innovation. The expected starting date is 1 September 2023.

Research within the Department of Strategy and Innovation is focused on Strategy, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and International business. The four areas are the pillars the department rests on in its teaching and research activities. The number of staff in the department is approximately 80. This includes about 45 faculty members (professors, associate professors, tenure track assistant professors), 7 administrative staff members, and 30 members of staff who are hired on temporary contracts as research assistants, post docs or PhD students.

The department’s ambition is to host an internationally leading environment for research and teaching in strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and international business. The theoretical foundation for research in these areas is eclectic, combining strategy and/or internationalization theory with insights from economics, sociology, psychology, and economic geography. Methodologically, the department places considerable emphasis on the solid application of empirical methods, featuring qualitative interview studies, surveys, register data, or experiments.

The teaching of the department is very diverse across programs and areas and largely falls within the four research areas of the department, i.e. strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and international business.

The postdoc position is time-limited to 3 years and connected to the research activities of Professor José Mata on topics such as: What leads individuals to create new ventures? What makes some existing organizations more entrepreneurial than others? Which strategies do people and organizations adopt to become entrepreneurial? What are the implications of the strategies adopted for the success of the ventures? What are the consequences of the presence of such organizations for society?

A diverse set of factors will be analyzed to answer the questions above, in particular:

• what motivates, enables, and hinders successful entrepreneurship by women and immigrants at different stages of the life cycle of firms.
• the constraints affecting entrepreneurial organizations and the strategies followed by them to engage resources in their ventures, namely in terms of mobilizing funds, but also employees, and founding and managerial teams;
• the role of organizations supporting the creation of new entrepreneurial ventures, and the extent and success of such support.

The analysis will mostly rely on empirical methods, namely on the analysis of: Large-scale microdata sets, in particular, the excellent  Danish micro-data; Experiments, both in the laboratory and the field; Other types of primary data like own surveys and secondary data collected by third parties.

The ideal candidate for the position will be a recent PhD graduate with a deep interest in this domain who can provide research support in terms of literature reviews, analyses, “lab manager” role to coordinate other research support and join as an author   on various projects. Strong technical skills in empirical analysis, in addition to thorough training in the relevant research literature (strategy and entrepreneurship), are desirable. A solid background in Economics is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must have completed a PhD in Management, Economics, or other related social science disciplines before the beginning of the fellowship. Prior work (including but not limited to dissertation) must involve working with large datasets.
• Excellent academic record and work ethic required.
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills are required.
• Enthusiasm for research required. The ideal candidate will be thinking of this position as a platform to build skills toward taking on a research professorship in the future.
• Willingness to move to and live in Denmark.
• Working knowledge of Stata is desirable.

For further information about the research projects, please contact Professor José Mata: jm.si@cbs.dk
Information about the department is available at www.cbs.dk/si.

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organization. A small personal research budget for travel and conference participation will be available. Information about CBS as a workplace is available at https://www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs/jobs-cbs.

Application
Applications must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.

The application must include:

• Cover letter.
• Proof of qualifications and a full CV.
• Any relevant information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation, and international cooperation.
• A complete, numbered list of published or unpublished manuscripts with an * marking the 3 to 5 academic productions to be considered during the review.
• Copies of the manuscripts marked with an *. Only publications written in English will be taken into consideration.

Recruitment procedure
The Recruitment Committee will shortlist a minimum of two applicants; when possible, five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee.

All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and, later in the process, about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed, each applicant will be notified of the outcome of his or her application.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Deadline: 2023-03-31 at 23:59
Unit: Social Sciences/Economics

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Friday March 31st, 2023

Department of Strategy and Innovation at Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant postdoc position within the field of Global Value Chains. Starting date as quickly as possible.

The postdoc position has a duration of 18 months. The postdoc position is part of an EU funded project called TWIN SEEDS focusing on the resilience of global value chains and ask questions on whether the global value chains have been too efficient at the expense of resiliency. The role of the postdoc will be to conduct literature review on the topic as well as collecting quantitative data through secondary sources and surveys as well as analyzing the data with different statistical tools.

The Department of Strategy and Innovation’s (SI) research focuses on strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship and international business. The department’s ambition is to host an internationally leading environment for research and teaching within the broad area of strategy. The department’s research is generally cross-disciplinary. Faculty members have backgrounds in management, economics, sociology and economic geography. The theoretical foundation for research in these areas is eclectic, combining strategy, innovation, and/or internationalization theory with insights from economics, sociology, psychology, and economic geography. The department has 55 faculty members (professors, associate professors, and tenure track assistant professors), 7 administrative staff, and 30 members of staff who are hired on temporary contracts as research assistants, postdocs or PhD students.

The department puts substantial emphasis on the solid application of scientific research method. The department has a pluralistic approach to research methods that includes, for example, formal theoretical models, quantitative empirical methods such as (lab and field) experiments, econometric applications to register data or survey data, as well as qualitative research methods.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have flair for research and conceptualization of findings, as well as being a good communicator that might have some work experience e.g. from a consulting company. You can see through the essentials of a given case, take clear takeaways from complex information, and turn them into clear understandable tools and recommendations using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

The ideal candidate combines knowledge of business and engineering, while a PhD in business or engineering is an advantage, but not a condition.

The following qualifications will count substantially in the assessment of the candidate:

• Ability to work autonomously, and as part of a team,
• Enthusiasm for empirical research and theoretical curiosity,
• An excellent academic record and work ethic,
• Excellent organizational and communication skills (both oral and written),
• Proficiency in English, Enthusiasm for research is required,
• Willingness to move to and live in Denmark.

Application:
Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below. The application must include:

• Cover letter describing the motivations to join the project.
• Proof of qualifications and a full CV.
• Any relevant information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international cooperation.
• A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are encouraged to prioritize their publications or working papers in relation to the field of this job advertisement. Copies of the publications marked with an *.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Recruitment procedure:
The Recruitment Committee will shortlist a minimum of two applicants. If possible, five or more applicants will be shortlisted.

The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed, each applicant will be notified of the status of their application.

Appointment:
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organization. Information about CBS as a workplace is available at www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs/jobs-cbs.Information about the department is available at www.cbs.dk/si.

For further information please contact: Professor Torben Pedersen, e-mail: tp.si@cbs.dk. 

Deadline: 2023-04-02 at 23:59
Unit: Social Sciences/Economics

Read the job description at the university homepage or apply.

Post expires on Sunday April 2nd, 2023