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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor of Innovation Management

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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

The Department of Marketing and Statistics at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus invites applicants for the position as Assistant Professor / Associate Professor to take up appointment by March 1st 2008.

Innovation Management is a focus area for the department’s research, and the applicant is expected to promote this area by conducting high-level research. The department is therefore looking for applicants with an established track record in the field of Innovation Management.

In the field of Innovation Management, the Department has close research cooperation with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These networks can be leveraged by the candidate.

Applicants will be expected to contribute to the further development of the research fields of the department, and to participate actively in developing the inter-departmental, inter-institutional and inter-disciplinary research and teaching networks.

The position as assistant professor is a three-year tenure-track position with a research and teaching obligation. Applicants must have completed their PhD before taking up the position. A strong interest in research and good teaching skills are required.

The position as associate professor is a permanent position with an obligation to research and teach, including participation in the scientific development of the field, teaching, research training, pedagogical guidance/supervision of assistant professors, supervision of PhD students, evaluating work, preparation of and participation in administrative work. The distribution of the various projects may vary for each associate professor according to the decision of Aarhus School of Business. Qualifications corresponding to what can be achieved on the basis of employment as assistant professor is a prerequisite, but the qualification criteria can also be achieved in other ways. It is expected that the applicant has documented scientific production at an international level as well as documented educational qualifications.

Due to the increasing internationalisation of education it is expected that the applicant is able to teach in English. In the general evaluation of the applicant focus is on the research potential.

The application should contain

  • Full CV
  • Copy of PhD certificate
  • Documented information on research and teaching qualifications
  • A complete numbered list of publications and working papers
  • Research publications and/or working papers on which the applicant wishes to be evaluated, should be marked by * on the list of publications and working papers AND must be submitted in hard copy. (Please note that for the position of assistant professor a maximum of five research publications and/or working papers can be submitted, for the position of associate professor a maximum of ten research publications and/or working papers can be submitted).
  • A brief statement of future research plans should also be included.

Application and enclosed documents must be submitted in three copies.

The applicants will be evaluated by an assessment committee whose recommendation of each applicant will be sent to the person involved. Priority will be given to those applicants that show the best research potential.

Candidates, who are found qualified for the position by the expert assessment committee, may be invited for an interview and may be asked to give a test lecture. The committee is authorised to ask for supplementary material if this is deemed necessary.

Application including enclosed documents should be submitted in three copies and should be marked “Position No. 2040.22” and sent to the Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, HR Department, Fuglesangs Allé 4, DK-8210 Aarhus V, Denmark; Attention: Charlotte Thomsen.

Closing date for the application is January 7th 2008 at 12noon.

Please pay attention to the fact that it remains the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application contains all the documents requested in five copies and that the material is received no later than the closing date.

For further information candidates are invited to contact Head of Department, Hans Jørn Juhl, by phone: +45 89 48 64 73 or by e-mail: hjj@asb.dk or Professor Christopher Lettl, by phone +45 89 48 64 95 or by e-mail: lettl@asb.dk.

The scientific staff of the Department of Marketing and Statistics includes 16 researchers of whom 7 are full professors. There are also a number of PhD students and research assistants. Further information about Aarhus School of Business can be found at: www.asb.dk

Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus is a university school which contributes added value to society through research, education and dialogue on the creation and development of companies and organisations. Aarhus School of Business has a distinctive international profile and is among the largest internationally accredited business schools in Europe with 7,200 full and part time students, 530 employees of which half are researchers.

The University of Aarhus has 34,000 students, 10,000 staff, and a turnover of DKK 4.5 billion. The University consists of nine main areas: six faculties (Humanities, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Theology, Science and Agricultural Sciences), two schools (the Aarhus School of Business and the Danish School of Education), and the National Environmental Research Institute. The University’s activities are based at more than 20 locations all over Denmark.