Postdoctoral positions in digital business models and servitisation
Aarhus University
Denmark
Department of Business Development and Technology - Aarhus BSS
Postdoctoral positions in digital business models and servitisation
Published
12 Feb
Deadline
14 Mar
Expected start
1 May
Department of Business Development and Technology
Birk Centerpark 15
7400 Herning
Postdoc
Fixed term full-time position
1 May 2019 - 31 Oct 2021
The Department of Business Development and Technology (BTECH) at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University invites applications for postdoctoral positions. A postdoc position is a fixed term (2½ years) position. The starting date is 1 May 2019 or as agreed upon.
With reference to the newly approved Servitize.DK and DIGIB2B projects (both funded by the Danish Industry Foundation), the job responsibilities of the postdocs will be to:
- Engage in research activities within digitalisation and servitisation
- Collaborate with partner organisations within the two projects
- Drive and facilitate activities within the businesses that participate in the projects
- Document processes and interventions in a rigorous manner, ensuring publishable results
The Servitize.DK project aims at enhancing the servitisation among Danish manufacturing SMEs and the DIGIB2B project seeks to increase the understanding of the potential of digitalisation among Danish manufacturing SMEs.
Job description
BTECH is dedicated to excellence in technology-driven business development as well as core business disciplines and offers study programmes in these fields.
We are looking for eminent candidates who can strengthen our research profile and contribute to our research within servitisation and digitalisation. It is paramount that the candidate conducts research on topics that are relevant to modern businesses as well as the Servitize.DK and DigiB2B projects. Candidates with research activities involving digitalisation and servitisation will be preferred.
The applicant is also expected (to a limited degree) to teach and supervise students at bachelor’s and master’s level. Our study programmes include an MSc in International Business Development, a Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration, an MSc in Technology Based Business Development and two bachelor’s programmes in Business Development Engineer (BDE) and Global Management and Manufacturing (GMM). Applicants with solid experience within problem-based learning will be preferred.
Qualification requirements
Applicants for a postdoctoral position should hold a PhD or equivalent academic qualifications.
Applicants are encouraged to describe how their research is linked to businesses, society and servitisation/digitalisation.
A central part of the positions is that the postdocs are capable of interacting with managers within Danish companies. Hence, it is a qualification requirement that the applicants can speak and write Danish at an operable level.
Who we are
BTECH is part of Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University – a top 100 university. Aarhus BSS – and specifically BTECH – has achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.
BTECH is located in the business-oriented and entrepreneurial city of Herning. The department excels in business and engineering disciplines and pays particular attention to company collaborations. We have around 1,800 students and close to 100 faculty and staff. In 2018, more than 500 students were involved in company projects in more than 250 companies ranging from SMEs to leading globals. Our incubator Business Factory launches around 15 new businesses every year.
We influence society through business development and technology. For this reason, many research projects are conducted in close collaboration with industry on the basis of new data and new technologies. These projects are generously supported by H2020, the Danish Research Council and the Danish Industry Foundation, among others.
More information about the department is available here.
Further information
For further information about the position and the department, please contact Research Group Director René Chester Goduscheit, Tel.: +45 2635 0699, Email: goduscheit@btech.au.dk.
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR Supporter, Regitze Arnbjerg, Tel.: +45 8715 2174, Email: rma@au.dk
Place of work
The place of work will be Birk Centerpark 15, DK-7400 Herning.
International applicant?
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Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here and here
Terms of employment
The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities (in Danish) as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
Application procedure
When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:
- Application
- Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
- Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
- List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
Publications. Up to three publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. Please use this template - Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here
Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.
Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here
The evaluation process
After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of personal background.
In your application, please refer to Professorpositions.com
