Dear colleagues,

We have an opening for a research associate/post-doc in social entrepreneurship at Aston University. I'd be grateful if you could share this opportunity with suitable candidates.

Thank you,

Ute

Research Associate in Social Entrepreneurship

Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work on an EU-funded international research project on social entrepreneurship titled "Social entrepreneurship as a force for more inclusive and innovative societies (SEFORÏS)" www.seforis.eu. Aston leads a stream of research within SEFORÏS on the interplay of context and social entrepreneurship, which involves both quantitative and qualitative work. The research associate would be responsible to support and conduct statistical analysis of quantitative data to develop dissemination outputs including practitioner-focused and academic contributions. Additional qualitative data analysis skills are a plus. A key event that the research associate will support and prepare outputs for is the Dec 9th 2016 Aston dissemination conference. The associate will also be expected to support the final project conference in Brussels to be held in April 2017. The successful applicant must be capable of delivering work to tight deadlines, whilst also coordinating with colleagues in the Aston and wider SEFORÏS team. It is therefore essential that the successful applicant must be able to work both collaboratively and independently. The post offers opportunities to engage with and develop original, high-quality research.

Aston University is a key partner in the SEFORÏS multidisciplinary consortium of research institutions and practitioner organisations including the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL, Belgium), Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden), Hertie School of Governance (Germany), University Autonoma Barcelona (Spain), Innovation & Action Lab (Belgium), University of Aveiro (Portugal), CEFIR (Russia), NPI (China), NESST (Hungary), Unltd. (United Kingdom), and i-propeller (Belgium). The OECD, Harvard Business School and the EVPA act as advisors to the project. SEFORiS commenced on 1 Jan 2014 and will conclude 30 April 2017.

The successful applicant will work closely with Professor Ute Stephan and Dr Emma Folmer, and will have joint responsibility for delivering Aston's work within the project.

The research associate will be part of the Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship Group at Aston Business School (ABS). ABS is among the 1% of business schools worldwide to achieve triple accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. ABS also co-leads the UK Entrepreneurship Research Centre (ERC) and hosts (with Strathclyde University) the UK Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research programme.

For informal discussions relating to this post please contact Professor Ute Stephan, Email: U.Stephan@aston.ac.uk.

To apply go to: https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R160144

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Ute Stephan, PhD
Professor of Entrepreneurship, Aston Business School

Editor-in-Chief, 'Applied Psychology: An International Review' 

Director, Aston Centre for Research into International Entrepreneurship and Business

Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, United Kingdom | Phone +44 121 204 31 83 | u.stephan@aston.ac.uk

www.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school/staff/academic/efe/dr-ute-stephan/

Recent publications

Stephan, U., Patterson, M., Kelly, C. & Mair, J. (2016). Organizations driving positive social change: A review and an integrative framework of change processes. Journal of Management, doi:10.1177/0149206316633268

Andersson, A., Huysentruyt, M., Miettinen, T. & Stephan, U (2016). Person-organization fit and incentives: A causal test. Management Science, doi:mnsc.2015.2331

Stephan, U., Uhlaner, L., & Stride, C. (2015). Institutions and social entrepreneurship. Journal of International Business Studies, 46, 308-331. Free download