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1-2 postdoctoral positions in Business Administration at Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå University, Sweden with a focus on research on decision making and organizing in extreme environments is open for applicants
Deadline:1st of October, 2013
Link to the ad:
http://www8.umu.se/umu/aktuellt/arkiv/lediga_tjanster/315-836-13.html
Description:
Umeå University is dedicated to providing creative environments for learning and work. We offer a wide variety of courses and programmes, world leading research, and excellent innovation and collaboration opportunities. More than 4 400 employees and 34 000 students have already chosen Umeå University. We welcome your application!
Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE) has over 170 employees including about 90 PhDs and researchers. The activities consist of research and teaching in business administration, economics and statistics. We have more than 2000 students going through our programs/year. For more information about the business school visit
www.usbe.umu.se.
1-2 postdoctoral positions in Business Administration
at Umeå School of Business and Economics with a focus on research on decision making and organizing in extreme environments
The position is for full time during two years starting January 1, 2014, or upon agreement.
Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE) at Umeå University advertise one to two post-doctoral positions within the research group Extreme Environments, Everyday Decisions (TripleED). TripleED is a group of international researchers, where the base is the section for Management at USBE. The group conducts research on decision making and organizing in environments where individual risk being harmed. More specifically, the researchers study among other things group and organization processes, organizational routines and leadership, and how these areas influence and are influenced by individuals, group and society. Examples of environments studied include mountain expeditions and emergency health care. Several of the researchers are linked to the USBE strong research environment in projects, innovations and networks. The group further has collaborations with researchers at several leading international universities. More information about the project is available at
www.tripleED.com.
The main work task is to contribute to the research environment by conducting research, collaborating with the community as well as with other researchers within and outside USBE and arranging seminars and conferences with members of the research group. The holder of the position is expected to actively apply for external research funding, individually as well as with other researchers in the research environment. Teaching activities can be included in the position at a maximum of 20 percent of full time.
To qualify for the position the applicant must hold a PhD in Business Administration or have the corresponding scientific competence. Eligible for employment as a post doc are persons who completed their doctoral degree maximum three years before the end of the application period. A precondition is that the applicant has not previously been employed as a post doc at Umeå University (with support of the agreement from September 4, 2008) during more than a year within the same or a similar field.
Upon selection of applicants, special attention is paid to academic skills demonstrated through research and publications in internationally recognized journals as well as prior and planed research of relevance for the position. Attention is also paid to the ability to collaborate and communicate in the academic field. The applicant should also demonstrate the pedagogical ability necessary to conduct teaching on bachelor and master’s levels. The applicants will be ranked primarily based on scientific skills and their research profile within the area for the position.
The application will consist of the following:
• A curriculum vitae (certified) including list of publications
• A written account of the applicant’s research experience to date (2 pages)
• A written account of the applicant’s teaching experience to date (1 page)
• Project plan for planned and ongoing research, as well as how it fits with the overall focus of the research project’s main focus (2 pages)
• Copies of scholarly works/publications (maximum five)
• Other documents you wish to put forward
Further information can be obtained from research leader Markus Hällgren, +46 90-786 58 85,
markus.hallgren@usbe.umu.se, or the Associate Head of Department Jessica Eriksson, +46 90-786 99 82,
jessica.eriksson@usbe.umu.se. Union information can be obtained from SACO, +46 90-786 53 65, SEKO, +46 90-786 52 96 or ST, +46 90-786 54 31.
The application can be submitted either electronically (documents must then be in word- or pdf-format) or in hard-copy form (2 copies).
Potential interviews are planned between 2013-10-15-2013-11-15.
Your complete application, marked with reference number 315-836-13, should be sent to
jobb@umu.se (state the reference number as subject) or to the Registrar, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden to arrive October 1, 2013 at the latest.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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Markus Hällgren, Ph.D. Associate Professor
Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå University, Sweden
Guest researcher. Department of Engineering Sciences, Industrial Engineering & Management, Uppsala University, Sweden
Research project website:
www.tripleED.com
Personal website:www.markushaellgren.com