Research Assistant in Informatics: digital retail business models

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The Linnaeus University (LNU) invites applications for a position as research assistant funded by the European Training Network PERFORM, a Marie Sklodowska Curie action of the European Commission. The duration of the position is till Dec. 31, 2021.

Linnaeus University is one of Sweden's newest higher education institutions. LNU offers ca. 180 degree programs, and 2,500 single-subject courses to more than 30,000 students at all levels, with is 2000 staff members. Its various scholarly disciplines are organized into five main Faculties: Technology, Economics and Business, Life Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. The position is hosted at the Department of Informatics that conducts research and offers educational programs in information systems.

The PERFORM project was launched in January 2018 and offers fifteen positions as Early Stage Researchers in five European countries. The project’s goal is to prepare the next generation of Digital Retail Managers and tackle digital retail challenges through a combination of training and research. Research candidates will get a unique international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral training in scientific and transferable skills by distinguished leaders from academia and industry.

Research projects within PERFORM focus on creating a coherent customer experience for Digital Retail by combining online and traditional offline retail to an integrated Omnichannel system addressing the following 4 research objectives: (i) develop sustainable business models for the Digital Retail sector, (ii) increase the customer experience along the customer journey, (iii) investigate the use of emerging technologies to build innovative Digital Retail services and (iv) develop a comprehensive knowledge base on Digital Retail operations and analytics.

Consequently, all positions require interdisciplinary approaches that consider and combine the analysis of customer behavior with novel technologies.

 

Skills/Qualifications

We are looking for highly motivated researcher, with a preferential background in digital retail. The focus of the announced position relates to transformation paths of established business models towards digital retail. Previous experience in fields directly related to the topic of the specific position are welcomed. Excellent research skills and analytical abilities are required. Fluency in English (both spoken and written), proactive communication skills, problem solving as part of a team and a good work ethic are essential characteristics.

 

Benefits

The ESR enrollments are under very attractive employment conditions and competitive salaries offered in Marie Curie Innovative Training Networks. This fellowship is offered as a full-time, fixed term employment contract till dec. 31, 2021.

The selected ESR will join top-class research groups and have the unique opportunity to pursue a career in digital retail. Working in this ambitious research project will provide a very strong joint multidisciplinary research training program. The mobility among five EU countries and 14 institutions provides fellows with the opportunity to undertake secondments, company visits and trainings in a multidisciplinary environment which will lead to extensive experience in the promising field digital retail.

 

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following formal criteria:


• Applicants must have a Master’s degree in Information Systems or equivalent.
• Applicants should have scientific experience and, at the date of recruitment, have to be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers.
• Applicants can be of any nationality, but are required to undertake transnational mobility (i.e. move from another country) when taking up the appointment. At the moment of selection, the researcher must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment. Short stays, such as holidays are not taken into account.
• Applicants have to demonstrate they are able to understand and express themselves in both written and spoken English,
• Applicants must not have been awarded a PhD yet.

 

Application process

Applicants are expected to submit their application, which should include


• a motivation letter,
• a CV,
• Master’s degree transcripts, and
• any other relevant documents
• references

 

The desired start date for the position is during July 2020.

 

We need your application by July 10, 2020.

 

For more information, please contact:

Contacts:

Prof. Anita Mirijamdotter (anita.mirijamdotter@lnu.se),

Dr. Arianit Kurti, Head of the Informatics Department (arianit.kurti@lnu.se),

HR-partner Kristofer Stahl, (kristofer.stahl@lnu.se)

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 765395.