Researcher in Business Administration - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Department of Business Administration, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Lund announces a temporary position as a researcher is a 12 months 50% employment.

Description of the subject areas

The researcher will work within the project “Global search for science: How do multinational companies establish collaborations with distant universities funded by the Crafoord Foundation. The project aims to investigates the drivers of the establishment of international collaborations with distant universities by multinational companies. It, further, aims at identifying the impact of such collaborations on knowledge creation within the multinational group. The project will first consist of building up a large-scale dataset of patents, publications, and other company information then use this data to perform econometric analyses on the factors that lead to the establishment of such international collaborations. The results of the project will provide important evidence on how MNEs can strategically source knowledge from academia, taking into account the motivations and type of knowledge needed.

Work tasks

The temporary researcher is expected to actively participate in the research project by doing research (together with the project participants) and thereby contribute to the projects 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 temporary researcher 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 economics or management.

Other requirements

• Very high proficiency in English, in speech and writing.
• Be able to collect and analyze large quantitative dataset such as patents, publications and career data.
• Good proven knowledge of the economics of innovation literature.
• Experience in setting up and using large-scale databases such as Scopus, Orbis and PatStat.
• Experience in performing advanced econometric analyses on innovation-related measures.
• Experience of writing and publishing in international peer-review journals.

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.
• Curriculum Vitae.
• Copies of certificates and copies of any other documents that may be important to include in the application.

All submitted documents must be attested as to their authenticity