Professorship in Political Economy of Labour Markets

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant Professorship in Political Economy of Labour Markets at the Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC).

Multi-disciplinary by design, MSC leverages the synergies of its faculty to explore the conditions and practices of responsible management, organisation and governance in a globalising world, sharing a particular interest in the interaction and interdependencies of business and society.

MSC is a significant supplier of research-based teaching to a broad portfolio of programmes, which includes undergraduate, graduate and doctoral teaching and supervision as well as executive education in the fields of:

• Responsible Management, Leadership and Governance 
• Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability 
• Business and Development (with an emphasis on the emerging/growth economies context) 
• Organisational Communication (corporate communication, strategic communication, leadership communication, marketing communication, international business communication) and Media Studies 

We are looking for candidates who are able to cross disciplinary boundaries and who have the ability and versatility to conduct original research in well-established areas of labour market and social policy and in emerging areas of social sustainability. Examples of research areas that the Professor might cover include:

• Social sustainability from a decent work perspective (earnings and working conditions, well-being)
• Labour migration and inequality
• Labour market transformations and the role of institutions (digital transition, green transition, tertiarisation.

The position is a full Professorship with research and teaching obligations.

Qualified applicants must have an international profile, a good record of research publications, and teaching experience in the field. They are capable of providing innovative leadership in the development of research and teaching, in securing external research funding, and in establishing strong ties with industry. 

To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department as well as maintaining and establishing broad links across CBS. 

Responsibilities 

• Personal research meeting high international standards, including responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching. 
• The academic development of the field 
• Research management, initiation of research projects, supervision of PhD students, international research co-operation, reviewing for academic journals. 
• Research education and further training of researchers, supervision of assistant professors and assessment committee work. 
• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programmes, including Executive Education. 
• Promoting CBS’s academic reputation. 
• Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects. 
• Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School. 
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the Department and to CBS-wide tasks. 
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular. 
• Ongoing participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences. 

Qualifications 

• Candidates must document a high degree of relevant, original and up-to-date scientific publications at an international level within the areas covered by the department.
• Importance is put on the candidate’s ability to undertake research management and other relevant management functions. 
• The candidate should be able to document pedagogical qualifications, good teaching evaluations, and the ability to innovate within the educational field. 
• CBS emphasises the candidate’s ability to establish productive contacts with the business community. 
• The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken). 
• Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type.

For further information please contact: Head of Department Dorte Salskov-Iversen, tel.: +45 38153181e-mail [email protected] .

Information about the department may be found at https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-man... .

The appointment will be made on contractual terms corresponding to a salary grade 37 plus a personal allowance. 

Application 

The application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below. 

The application must include: 

Recruitment procedure 

The Recruitment Committee will shortlist a minimum of two applicants; when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline. 

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment. 

Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application. 

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline. 

Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.

One of CBS’ strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or unnecessary personal information in their application.

Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk . 

Deadline for applying: 14 June 2024

Closing date: 14 June 2024.

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CBS is a globally recognised business school with deep roots in the Nordic socio-economic model. Our faculty has a broad focus on societal challenges, and we have earned a reputation for high-quality disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and education. 

We are located at Frederiksberg and have approximately 20,000 full and part-time students, 800 full-time faculty members, 200 PhD students and 700 administrative staff, and a full portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA/EMBA, PhD and executive programmes taught in English and Danish. 

Our global profile carries the obligation to address critical challenges in our research and to develop the transformational capabilities of students, graduates and business leaders via our educational activities and opportunities for lifelong learning. Complex challenges call for joint action, and therefore our strategy focuses on strengthening current and starting new partnerships with other sciences, the business community, authorities and civil society.

CBS is working continuously on becoming a diverse and inclusive organisation, and we encourage all regardless of gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religious beliefs, LGBT+ status, cultural background etc. to apply.
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