Nord University

Global challenges demand new insight, innovative solutions and local legitimacy. Nord University is a young university with strong regional ties and a global perspective. We are committed to delivering relevant educational programmes and research, with a focus on blue and green growth, innovation and entrepreneurship, and welfare, health and education. Nord University has 12,000 students and 1,200 employees at nine study locations in central and northern Norway.

Nord University Business School (HHN) educates the economists, managers and innovators of tomorrow. The Business Schoolprovides relevant education and research holding international level through its close cooperation with business, public management and society. The Faculty offers a PhD in Business. Nord University Business School has 2,800 students and 230 employees. The professional community is organised into the following divisions: Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Market, Organisation and Management; Economic Analysis and Accounting, and Traffic.

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We're seeking a post doc within innovation and entrepreneurship.

About the position

The Business School at Nord University (Bodø) invites applications from outstanding candidates for a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in entrepreneurship and gender.

The post doc will work within the division of innovation and entrepreneurship. This is one of four divisions at the Business School and employs more than 40 people, from PhD students to professors, and is recognized internationally as the leading entrepreneurship group in Norway.The research group has a strong research profile within entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on new business formation, innovation in existing businesses as well as public policies for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The position is part of the EU-funded project Overcoming the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Gender Divide: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (GENRE). The project takes as a starting point the fact that women are underrepresented in successful entrepreneurial ecosystems and a persistent gender bias continues to exist in entrepreneurship discourse and practice. GENRE aims to address this, by providing a nuanced understanding of how gender is a decisive factor, i.e. how women and men are influenced by and, in turn, influence entrepreneurial ecosystems differently. In order to achieve this, we will focus on a specific facet of gender in entrepreneurship: namely women’s technology entrepreneurship and how this relates to accepted femininity and masculinity norms in different contexts. The project will focus on the cultural embeddedness and interactions of gender, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems. Comparison between Ireland, Sweden, Norway, and Israel will help to explain variations and similarities with regard to gender in technology entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem frameworks.

The postdoctoral research fellow will mainly work within Work Package 3 focusing on a cross-cultural examination of investor behaviour. The aim here is to investigate the extent to which gendered understandings of (technology) entrepreneurship influences investor behaviour, and the perceived legitimacy of male and female technology entrepreneurs seeking investor funding. The post doctor will be part of a team that will collect and analyse interview data (entrepreneur and investors) and document data related to investor behaviour from four countries. Some work related to other work packages may also apply. The project offers the post doctor the opportunity to work with an international well-renowned international research group, including other post doctors.

The full project description is available upon request. Please send an email to gry.a.alsos@nord.no. This is one of two postdoctoral positions Nord University will recruit for the project. The other is a 2-year position at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The position is ideal for persons aiming to develop a strong network and publication portfolio in these areas. The research group has an ambitious publishing plan and we expect the successful candidate to contribute to achieve this.

The contract will be for a 3-year period with a 25 % teaching load, and the work is to be carried out on location in Bodø, Norway, a growing university town in an area of great natural beauty (visitbodo.wips.no/en).

Qualification requirements

• PhD in Business, Management, Entrepreneurship, Gender studies or equivalent within the last 5 years. Applicants who will complete their PhD first half of 2019 may also apply. In such cases, the application should contain a detailed letter explaining the current status of the candidate’s PhD project
• Experience in research within entrepreneurship, innovation or related areas and/or within gender studies, and research interests which matches the GENRE project
• Excellent written and oral English language skills

Advantageous, but not strict requirements:

• Documented pedagogical qualifications and experience from teaching and supervision. This because although the primary duties of the position are within research, but the candidate is expected and encouraged to be an active member of the Business School’s faculty and take part in teaching, supervision, outreach and administrative responsibilities
• Good understanding of a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish) since parts of the data in the project will be in Norwegian
• Experience from acquisition of externally funded research projects (e.g. from the EU framework programmes or national research councils)

Qualified applicants will be ranked according to the following criteria:

• Description of research, quality and relevance for the project
• Potential and documented ability of academic publication
• The scholarly portfolio (e.g. publications) and experience of the candidates,will be assessed relative to when they defended their PhD
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position

We offer

• Advantages within the Government Pension Fund for borrowing, insurance and pension
• Creative and collegial working environment
• A workplace with steady progressive development
• Flexible working hours
• Active university sports team

The position is paid according to the Government regulations, postdoctoral code 1352 / LR 24,from NOK 515 200,- to 534 100,- For particularly qualified applicants, a higher salary may be considered.

General information

The person who is appointed must abide by the applicable laws, agreements, and directives. The responsibilities and duties associated with the position may change with future reorganization at Nord University.

The public sector workforce is expected to reflect the diversity of the population in general. Nord University therefore encourages qualified candidates with disabilities, gaps in their CV, immigrant backgrounds or different life experience to apply. Nord University practices moderate allocation according to gender quotas in accordance with the Basic Agreement for State Employees.

If applicants indicate they have disabilities or gaps in their CV, their details may be used anonymously for the purposes of recording whether this target is achieved or not.

Contact information

For further information about the positions, prospective applicants can direct their questions to:

• Professor Gry Agnete Alsos, gry.a.alsos@nord.no, tel. +47 75 51 76 51
• For administrative matters, contact Ellen Abelgård, ellen.abelgard@nord.no, tel. +47 75 51 76 68

Application process

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. The applicants will be informed of the committees' assessment. As part of the overall assessment of applicants' qualifications, an interview may be required.

If there are many applicants, an internal committee may be convened to identify the most relevant candidates in the pool. These candidates will then be evaluated by an expert committee. All applicants will be advised in writing of the outcome.

The Faculty reserve the right to not offer employment to applicants who are scientifically qualified, but do not satisfy criteria such as language, scientific skills or personal qualities.

Application

Applications must be submitted electronically by March 14th.

Applicants for the position are requested to send:

• An application in which they clearly state their motivation for applying
• A description of research that the candidate is interested in doing in relation to the project. Applicants are encouraged to review the GENRE project description that can be obtained by sending an e-mail to gry.a.alsos@nord.no, and develop their research description in relation to the project
• A complete CV (education, work and teaching experience and a list of scientific publications)
• Certified copies of diplomas, transcripts and references. Other activities that the applicant wishes to include in an assessment of their qualification should be documented and verifiable
• A letter describing the candidate’s teaching experience and experience in the supervision of students
• Up to 5 scientific publications
• Candidates who will defend their PhD in 2019 should attach a letter describing the status of the PhD project, preferably signed by their PhD supervisor
• Names and contact details of 1-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)

All documents must be uploaded as attachments to the electronic application form.

It is the applicant's responsibility to submit the complete documentation within the deadline.

After the application deadline, an applicant list will be announced publicly. Applicants asking for confidentiality must specifically explain the reasons for this in their application. Even so, the information can be published if the reasons for confidentiality are not found relevant. In such the case, an applicant will be given notice prior to the announcement, and he/she will have opportunity to withdraw the application

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