Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant Professorship in
Political Economy of Labour Markets at the Department of Management, Society
and Communication (MSC).
Multi-disciplinary by design, MSC leverages the synergies of its faculty to
explore the conditions and practices of responsible management, organisation
and governance in a globalising world, sharing a particular interest in the
interaction and interdependencies of business and society.
MSC is a significant supplier of research-based teaching to a broad portfolio
of programmes, which includes undergraduate, graduate and doctoral teaching
and supervision as well as executive education in the fields of:
Responsible Management, Leadership and Governance
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
Business and Development (with an emphasis on the emerging/growth
economies context)
Organisational Communication (corporate communication, strategic
communication, leadership communication, marketing communication,
international business communication) and Media Studies
We are looking for candidates who are able to cross disciplinary boundaries
and who have the ability and versatility to conduct original research in well-
established areas of labour market and social policy and in emerging areas of
social sustainability. Examples of research areas that the Professor might
cover include:
Social sustainability from a decent work perspective (earnings and
working conditions, well-being)
Labour migration and inequality
Labour market transformations and the role of institutions (digital
transition, green transition, tertiarisation.
The position is a full Professorship with research and teaching obligations.
Qualified applicants must have an international profile, a good record of
research publications, and teaching experience in the field. They are capable
of providing innovative leadership in the development of research and
teaching, in securing external research funding, and in establishing strong
ties with industry.
To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant chosen is
expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate
in the teaching and research activities of the Department as well as
maintaining and establishing broad links across CBS.
Responsibilities
Personal research meeting high international standards, including
responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based
teaching.
The academic development of the field
Research management, initiation of research projects, supervision of PhD
students, international research co-operation, reviewing for academic
journals.
Research education and further training of researchers, supervision of
assistant professors and assessment committee work.
Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programmes, including
Executive Education.
Promoting CBS's academic reputation.
Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects.
Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business
School and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School.
Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the Department and
to CBS-wide tasks.
Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS's stakeholders
in particular.
Ongoing participation in the regular research activities, such as research
seminars, workshops and conferences.
Qualifications
Candidates must document a high degree of relevant, original and up-to-
date scientific publications at an international level within the areas
covered by the department.
Importance is put on the candidate's ability to undertake research
management and other relevant management functions.
The candidate should be able to document pedagogical qualifications, good
teaching evaluations, and the ability to innovate within the educational
field.
CBS emphasises the candidate's ability to establish productive contacts
with the business community.
The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and
spoken).
Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence,
distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes.
Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working
in an organisation of this type.
For further information please contact: Head of Department Dorte Salskov-
Iversen, tel.: +45 38153181e-mail [email protected].
Information about the department may be found at
https: // www. cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-man....
The appointment will be made on contractual terms corresponding to a salary
grade 37 plus a personal allowance.
Application
The application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the
link below.
The application must include:
A statement of application.
Proof of qualifications and a full CV.
Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field's internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index, Scopus and/or Google Scholar.
A teaching portfolio documenting teaching qualifications and pedagogical development. The portfolio must include an overview of the applicants past teaching achievements and practice and its impact on the students, reflections on pedagogical competencies and core skills, the educational competencies the applicant would like to develop, and the teaching opportunities they would like to pursue in the nearest future. Internal applicants must use the CBS Teaching Portfolio format. Please make a pdf of each of the spreadsheets from part B of the portfolio.
Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international co-operation.
A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritise their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement.
Copies of the publications marked with an . Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration.
Recruitment procedure
The Recruitment Committee will shortlist a minimum of two applicants; when
possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted
applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will
be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the
application deadline.
The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition
of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the
assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of
the outcome of their application.
Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including
all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.
Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the
position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a
selection of qualified candidates to an interview.
One of CBS' strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every
effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential
bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or
unnecessary personal information in their application.
Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at
www. cbs.dk.
Deadline for applying: 14 June 2024
Closing date: 14 June 2024.