Professor in Business Administration

Field of subject for the appointment: Business Administration, with specialization in international business.

Permanent employment, full-time.

Job description: Main tasks include research and teaching on all levels. The position also includes developing the field of international business – in particular regarding emerging markets - at The School of Business and Economics, supervising doctoral students, leading research groups, initializing new projects, applying for external funding, contributing to the development of the doctoral education, and developing the competency of colleagues. In addition the development of the research environment is expected to take place in collaboration with industry and external organizations - regionally, nationally, and internationally. This is important as the research environment enjoys financial support from the region.

Within the School of Business and Economics, research is carried out in international business by focusing both on strategy and on emerging market contexts, mainly from a marketing perspective. In addition, entrepreneurship is important for Linnaeus University, and also emphasized by the Kamprad Family Foundation, which is expected to be addressed regarding applications for external funding.

Requirements: Doctoral degree in business administration or equivalent and demonstrated pedagogical skills. Demonstrated research skills at a level, which both in quantity and quality substantially surpasses those required for an associate professor.

The requirements regarding research skills also include demonstrated skills concerning planning and leading research projects involving other senior researchers and supervision of doctoral students.

The pedagogical skills should be demonstrated in teaching at the basic and the advanced as well as at the doctoral level. This includes planning, performance and assessment of teaching as well as supervision and examination.

Excellent ability to carry out research and teaching in English is also required as well as high interpersonal skills and demonstrated excellent ability to co-operate.

Assessment grounds: The assessment grounds are the level of the skills required as detailed above.

Other merits are:


• Demonstrated ability to obtain external funding.
• Research or teaching experience from the particular fields of emerging markets or strategy, especially from a marketing perspective
• Experience of or interest in research in international business connected to international entrepreneurship
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with industry and external organizations

 

The holder of the professorship is expected to have continuous physical presence at the workplace. Willingness to settle in the Kalmar region will be highly valued.

 

Relative importance of assessment grounds: In the appointment process, equal importance will be attached to scientific and pedagogical skills. Since the majority of the professors and associate professors at the faculty are men, female applicants are particularly welcome. Affirmative action may be applied.

Placement: School of Business and Economics, Department of Marketing, in Kalmar.

For further information, please contact: Head of department, Katarina Zambrell, phone +46 70-603 9979 alt. katarina.zambrell@lnu.se, or dean, professor Helén Anderson, phone +46 70-358 04 33, helen.anderson@lnu.se. Questions relating to the nature of the appointment are answered by human resources consultant Leif Eriksson, tel +46 480-44 60 28 (leif.eriksson@lnu.se ). Union representatives can be reached through the university switchboard.

Welcome with your application. Closing day for application i September 1, 2016

 


Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the ad. Your application should be designed according to the Template for application which can be found in the Guide to Appointment procedures under important documents below the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. Other documents, including various types of scientific works, must be submitted digitally along with the application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 on the closing day.