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unibz - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Job Call - Assistant Professors in Entrepreneurship and Management

  • 1.  unibz - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - Job Call - Assistant Professors in Entrepreneurship and Management

    Posted 11-14-2019 07:20

    The Faculty of Economics and Management of the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen is seeking excellent candidates to fill the following 2 academic positions:

     

    1 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in Entrepreneurship (Deadline for applications: 28.11.2019)

    Profile

    The candidate should have a Phd in Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Management, applied psychology, business and management engineering or related fields with a focus on entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial teams, networks.

    Position

    The position offered is at the Assistant Professor Level (Junior University Researcher) with a focus on Entrepreneurship. This is a full-time position for a duration of 3 years. 

    The position aims at integrating the research topics carried on by the Faculty of Economics and Management on entrepreneurship and innovation. In particular, the successful candidate will be expected to engage leading edge research in entrepreneurship and more precisely on entrepreneurial teams, networks and organisational configurations of start-ups. 

    Under the supervision of prof. Christian Lechner, the successful candidate will be academic champion on the topics reported above within the research cluster on entrepreneurship and innovation.

    The workload will be predominantly allocated to research and teaching activities. More specifically, the number of hours devoted to teaching activities will be 60 per academic year. The successful candidate should have a demonstrated ability for and commitment to produce quality teaching and research outputs in the area of entrepreneurship or management. At least one submission to a well-respected scientific journal in the advertised scientific sector per year of contract is expected.

    The minimum teaching load per year is at least 60 hours and no more than 120 hours. Funding is available for research projects and travel to conferences.

    The working language of the Faculty of Economics and Management is English but teaching is done also in German and Italian.

    The salary is competitive.

    Approximate starting date: March 2020

    For more information, please contact Prof. Christian Lechner christian.lechner@unibz.it

    About the Faculty

    The Faculty of Economics and Management was founded in 1998 and now counts over 1000 students and more than 50 faculty members who study and work in three languages: German, Italian and English. Through academic excellence in research and teaching, the Faculty contributes to the development of the South-Tyrolean economy while being solidly connected to international scientific networks. 

    Research carried out in our faculty has been ranked no 2 in the Research Quality Evaluation in Italy in 2017 and the university is among the Top-10 small universities worldwide by THE (Times Higher Education).

    More information is available on the Faculty's website:https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/economics-management/

    The Research Group on Entrepreneurship and Innovation aims at academic excellence in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology management, international management and family business; its members have published articles in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Global Strategy Journal, International Small Business Journal, Journal of International Management,Journal of World Business, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Family Business Review, etc.

    Application procedure

    The detailed procedure is available at the following address https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/4360-management-prof-lechner-pos-1?group=16

    The application, duly handwritten signed and dated on the last page, must be sent to:

    Free University of Bozen - Bolzano

    Personnel Office Academic Staff (call)

    Piazza Università 1 - P.O.B. 276

    39100 Bozen-Bolzano

    Italy

    Deadline for applications: 28.11.2019

     

     

    1 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in Management (Deadline for applications: 13.12.2019)

    Profile

    The candidate should have a Phd in Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Management, applied psychology, business and management engineering or related fields, with a focus on change management, public management, digital transformation or innovation management.

    Position

    The position offered is at the Assistant Professor Level (Junior University Researcher) with a focus on Entrepreneurship. This is a full-time position for a duration of 3 years.

    The position aims at integrating the research topics carried on by the Faculty of Economics and Management in entrepreneurship, innovation and management. In particular, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in leading edge research in change management, public management or digital transformation. Under the supervision of prof. Christian Lechner, the successful candidate will be academic champion on the topics reported above within the research cluster on entrepreneurship and innovation.

    The workload will be predominantly allocated to research and teaching activities. More specifically, the number of hours devoted to teaching activities will be 60 per academic year. The successful candidate should have a demonstrated ability for and commitment to produce quality teaching and research outputs in the area of entrepreneurship or management. At least one submission to a well-respected scientific journal in the advertised scientific sector per year of contract is expected.

    The minimum teaching load per year is at least 60 hours and no more than 120 hours. Funding is available for research projects and travel to conferences.

    The working language of the Faculty of Economics and Management is English but teaching is done also in German and Italian.

    The salary is competitive.

    Approximate starting date: March 2020

    For more information, please contact Prof. Christian Lechner christian.lechner@unibz.it

    About the Faculty

    The Faculty of Economics and Management was founded in 1998 and now counts over 1000 students and more than 50 faculty members who study and work in three languages: German, Italian and English. Through academic excellence in research and teaching, the Faculty contributes to the development of the South-Tyrolean economy while being solidly connected to international scientific networks. 

    Research carried out in our faculty has been ranked no 2 in the Research Quality Evaluation in Italy in 2017 and the university is among the Top-10 small universities worldwide by THE (Times Higher Education).

    More information is available on the Faculty's website: https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/economics-management/

    The Research Group on Entrepreneurship and Innovation aims at academic excellence in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology management, international management and family business; its members have published articles in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Global Strategy Journal, International Small Business Journal, Journal of International Management,Journal of World Business, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Family Business Review, etc.

    Application procedure

    The detailed procedure is available at the following address https://www.unibz.it/en/home/position-calls/positions-for-academic-staff/4361-management-prof-lechner-pos-2?group=16

    The application, duly signed and dated on the last page, must be sent to:

    Free University of Bozen - Bolzano

    Personnel Office Academic Staff (call)

    Piazza Università 1 - P.O.B. 276

    39100 Bozen-Bolzano

    Italy

    Deadline for applications: 13.12.2019



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    Jasper Brinkerink
    Post Doctorate Research Fellow
    Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
    Bozen-Bolzano
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