The research group on Innovation, Knowledge and Economic dynamics at Aalborg University Business School(AAUBS), also known as the IKE Group, has a history spanning over 40 years in innovation and entrepreneurship research. We are acknowledged contributors to the global industrial dynamics research community. We are currently seeking an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor to contribute to the ongoing development of research and teaching in this dynamic and evolving research field.

We are seeking applicants with an ambitious research agenda within the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and solid educational skills in economics and business economics.

As a member of the IKE Research Group, you will join a supportive community dedicated to producing internationally recognised research. You are expected to engage actively in joint IKE-activities. The group’s primary focus is on industrial dynamics, encompassing innovation and industrial transformation, regional innovation systems, entrepreneurship, technological changes, sustainability and green transition, as well as the emergence and implications of new technologies.

The group’s research is based on diverse research methods, spanning from quantitative methods on register, survey, and patent data, to various qualitative methods; also emphasizing the interplay between qualitative and quantitative methods and data. There is a growing focus on novel computational methods such as NLP, machine learning, and AI within the group.

The members of the IKE Group contribute to teaching in industrial dynamics, innovation, entrepreneurship, and related fields at AAUBS, as well as teaching in basic and core disciplines in economics, business economics and(primarily quantitative) research methods at the bachelor, master and executive programmes offered by Aalborg University Business School. You are expected to teach at both undergraduate and master's level. Teaching obligations include supervision, lectures and to a lesser extent coordination and administrative tasks in relation to teaching. You are expected to deliver high quality teaching on all these levels.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must have a proven track record of engaging in teaching or mentoring activities related to economics, innovation, or entrepreneurship, with a strong inclination towards supervising student projects. Experience in designing and delivering coursework or workshops that bridge theoretical concepts with practical application is highly valued.
•  Applications must have relevant publications in recognized peer reviewed journals(please notice that expectations are less strict for applicants for an Assistant Professorship– please see below). Prioritised academic journals for the IKE Group include Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Regional Studies, Small Business Economics, Industry and Innovation, Technovation, Journal of Business Venturing, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. These journals are high-level journals, and we do not necessarily expect applicants to have publications at this level yet, but we do expect that applicants have the potential to and interest in pursuing publication in these or equivalent journals.

While the main working language at AAUBS is English, teaching programs at undergraduate level are mainly taught in Danish. Knowledge of Danish or another Scandinavian language is therefore an advantage. Alternatively, the candidate should be willing to learn basic Danish skills within the first two years of employment.

Assistant professor
A position as assistant professor is a fixed-term training position which includes an obligation to carry our research and teaching activities. To a limited extent, additional tasks may be defined by the University. The appointment includes a requirement to attend a course in university pedagogy for assistant professors organised by the University.

The employment as assistant professor must not exceed a total period of four years at the same institution(a maximum of six years at assistant professor level at AAU and a maximum of eight years at assistant professor level in Denmark).
The formal qualification requirement for at position as assistant professor is a PhD degree or academic qualifications at PhD level.
For the current position, the PhD degree or equivalent documented research training must be within research fields that are relevant to the position and to Aalborg University Business School’s research focus.

Applicants must demonstrate experience in teaching and research dissemination, such as presentations at relevant conferences, seminars, and workshops etc.

It is desirable that applicants have published in recognized peer-reviewed journals and books and have experience with PBL-based teaching.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities wishes to ensure that Assistant Professorships provide career opportunities both within and outside of the university. For that reason, Assistant Professorships are formed in a manner ensuring that the competencies achieved in the position qualify for a career within research as well as a career in the private and/or public sector. No later than one year before the termination of the position, Assistant Professors will be offered an interview to clarify their further career.

Associate professor
A position as associate professor is a permanent appointment which included an obligation to carry our research and teaching activities. To some extent, additional tasks may be defined by the University.

The formal qualification requirement for the position as associate professor is research qualifications corresponding to the level achieved from a successful employment period as an assistant professor/researcher, or achieved otherwise. The applicant must document scientific production at an international level. Furthermore, it is presupposed that the applicants have received supervision and pedagogical upgrading and a positive written evaluation of teaching qualifications.

The application
The application must contain the following:

• Motivated application.
• Current CV.
• Complete list of publications.
• List of publications that the applicant wishes to be considered. Applicants for the Assistant Professor position may submit a maximum of 5 publications, and applicants for the Associate Professor position may submit a maximum of 10 publications.
• Co-author sgtatements in relation to publications written with other authors must be enclosed with a declaration from each of the authors, stating the extent of the applicant's contribution to the total work. The declaration must be signed by the co-authors. Template co-author declaration.
• Education(copies of documentation for degrees obtained).
• Documentation for teaching qualifications. Guidance Teaching portfolio.

The complete application with enclosures is to be submitted online by using the"apply online" button below.

Assesment
Applicants will be assessed by an assessment committee.

Shortlisting will be applied. This means that subsequent to the deadline for applications the head of department supported by the chair of the assessment committee will select applicants for assessment. Before the shortlisting takes place, all applicants will get the opportunity to comment on the composition of the assessment committee. All applicants will be informed whether they are selected for assessment or not.

All assessed applicants will get the opportunity to comment on their own assessment, and may be invited to an interview and/or asked to give a trial lecture.

When the employment process has been terminated, a final rejection will be sent to the applicants who are not considered for the position.

Contact information
You may obtain further information  about the academic contents of the position from Head of Business School Mette Vinther Larsen, phone+ 45 9940 8253, e-mail mvl@business.aau.dk or Professor Christian Richter Østergaard, phone+45 9940 8266, e-mail cro@business.aau.dk.

Any enquiries relating to the application procedure should be addressed to Human Resources, email SSH-hr@adm.aau.dk.

AAU wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background or belief.

Wages and employment

Ref number

2024-224-05944

Deadline

01.09.2024