Post-doc within the Department of Business Administration - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The salaried position as a post-doc is a two-year full-time employment at the Department of Business Administration, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Lund.

Description of the subject areas

The Department of Business Administration announces a vacancy for a post-doc within the project “Global search for science: How do multinational companies establish collaborations with distant universities?” and “Failure and progress in Science: How do early career experience and attitudes shape achievements of researchers?" – both funded by the Crafoord Foundation. The first project aims to investigate the drivers of the establishment of international collaborations with distant universities by multinational companies. The second project will study the role of failure in science. It aims to explore the pattern of failure experienced and attitudes towards failure nurtured in different organisational and institutional contexts, and to examine the impact of failure experiences and attitudes on scientific performance. For more information see: https://www.circle.lu.se/index.php?id=219888

Work tasks

The post-doc is expected to actively participate in the research projects by doing research (together with the other project participants) and thereby contribute to the project objectives by writing and publishing research articles based on the empirical results obtained. More specifically, the selected candidate is expected to participate mainly in the data collection and analyses using econometric models. The post-doc will be provided with necessary equipment and an office space at the department.

Eligibility / Entry requirements

To be qualified, the applicant must hold a PhD degree in a subject relevant to the research projects. Other requirements include:

• Very high proficiency in English, in speech and writing
• Interest in working interdisciplinary
• Ability to collect and analyze large quantitative dataset such as patents, publications and career data
• Experience in setting up and using databases
• Experience in performing econometric analyses
• Write and publish in international peer-review journals

Basis of assessment

The applicants will be assessed on the basis of their prospects of meeting the requirements for a post-doc. Particular emphasis will be on the following:

• Academic merits
• Quantitative skills
• Suitability for the two projects
• Other merits and distinctions which attest to the applicant’s ability to carry out research in the projects

Application procedure

Only online applications are accepted. Your application should be written in English and contain the following documents:

• Letter of introduction (max. 2 pages) containing a presentation of the applicant, important qualifications and a brief description of why the applicant is interested in the projects
• Degree certificates of the PhD
• Copy of PhD thesis
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copies of certificates and copies of any other documents that may be important to include in the application
• Two references with contact details

All submitted documents must be attested as to their authenticity.