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The Department of Economy and Society at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg announces 1 position as senior lecturer in Innovation, entrepreneurship and management of intellectual assets located at the Unit for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
The Department of Economy & Society conducts education and research within three different subject areas; Economic History, Human Geography, and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management of Intellectual Assets. The different subjects within the department create possibilities to carry out interdisciplinary education and research.
The unit for innovation and entrepreneurship offers single-subject courses at the Bachelor´s level, two Master´s programmes (MSc in Innovation and Industrial Management; MSc in Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship), and doctoral education. The position is an important recruitment to our international center, U-GOT KIES, and on-going international research projects. Reseach in this position/s will be within Professor McKelvey's Distinguished Professors Program from the Swedish Research Council on knowledge-intensive entrepreneurial ecosystems. Gothenburg U-GOT KIES centre has research themes related to an economic & business perspective on innovation management, innovation studies and entrepreneurship.
Subject area
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management of Intellectual Assets
Subject area description
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Management of Intellectual Assets is a subject to analyze and explain innovation and entrepreneurship processes; their determinants; and social and economic outcomes.
Job assignments
The aim of this senior lecturer position is to secure and strengthen both teaching and research within innovation and entrepreneurship at the department. The senior lecturer shall actively participate in the department's research environment in innovation and entrepreneurship and take an active role in its organization and coordination. The senior lecturer will also be expected, together with the department's other teachers, to take a broad responsibility for developing the content and quality of teaching.
Specific tasks:
Eligibility
Qualification for the employment of teaching staff is set forth in Chapter 4, Sections 3–4 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance and the University of Gothenburg's own appointments procedures.
Eligible to be employed as a senior lecturer is a person who latest at the time of application, has completed a doctoral degree, or has achieved equivalent scholarly competence.
In order to be eligible for employment as a Senior Lecturer in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management of Intellectual Assets also required:
Assessment
The assessment criteria for employment as a teacher are set out in Chapter 4, Sections 3–4 of the Higher Education Ordinance, in the University of Gothenburg's own appointments procedure and Appointment Regulations for Teachers at the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg.
Due to the defined work assignments of this position, documented merits are required and highly valued and particularly meritorious with regards to:
Personal suitability as well as good management and administrative skills are of high importance for the appointment of employment. Good cooperation skills and general suitability to fulfill the relevant tasks. You should be able to work independently as well as in a team.
Employment
The employment is a permanent position with an extent of 100 % of full time, located at the Unit of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Department of Economy and Society. Starting date is 1 January 2025 or upon agreement. The department applies test appointment (for permanent positions).
Appointment procedure
An external assessment procedure will be carried out by external experts. During the selection process also includes interviews, written tests, trial lectures and reference checks.
Language requirements and for applicants with a Masters degree from aforeign country
If your degree is from a university/HEI outside of Sweden or has not been examined by a Swedish authority, it is important that you include a certified copy of your diploma and description of degree program, in order to facilitate evaluation. You also must include contact information (such as telephone number and email address) to the foreign institution which can verify your degree. See more at uhr.se
Please see further about language requirements/merits, these sites may be helpful: https: // www. universityadmissions.se/en/entry-requirements/english- language-requirements/ https: // www. su.se/svefler/tisus
For further information regarding the position
Please contact:
Maureen McKelvey, Professor & Head of Unit of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Tel: +46-76 618 1442
Questions about the recruitment process can be directed to:
Sofia Wikner, HR, [email protected]
Unions
Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg: https:// www. gu.se/english/abouttheuniversity/job-opportunities/union- representatives
How to apply
The application must be regsitered via www. gu.se
The merits claimed and discussed must be documented and the certificates/similar must be signed. All uploaded documents and appendices shall be named to clearly to indicate their content. Specify your Swedish social security number (alternatively, your birthdate) in the application, especially in the CV and cover letter. Specify also the reference number to the recruitment case.
The applicant must be written in English, as international researchers may act as external reviewers.
Any documents that are not available in electronic format should be mailed three copies to:
University of Gothenburg
Department of Economy and Society
Att: Sofia Wikner
Box 625
405 30 Gothenburg
SWEDEN
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Closing date and complete application including appendices should be to the department no later than: 14 th may 2024
The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.
Salaries are set individually at the University.
In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden's regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.
In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.