Postdoctoral position in the Smarter Farmer research project

The Department of Management at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for a 1- year postdoctoral position offering applicants an exciting opportunity to join a new research project on management and organization of digital transformation in the agri-food sector.

The starting date is as soon as possible or subject to mutual agreement.

The research project

Research reveals that the transformation towards a sustainable DK/EU agricultural production system could be driven by adoption of new digital technologies.  The agro-food sector can  improve the sustainability profile of farms while keeping productivity intact by adopting and appropriating digital technologies (e.g., precision and smart farming). What several reports uniformly highlight is that the challenges are less technical in character but rather are concerned with competences, culture, managerial approaches, and organizational structures and strategies traditionally in place in the farming sector. Hence, adoption and use of digital technologies connects more to the mindsets of people, their behaviors, and perceptions, than to the technologies per se. This project SmartER-FarmER aims to tackle these issues with a new interdisciplinary partnership between the research fields of agroecology, engineering, and management of technology.

The project aims to identify and explain: (1) the specific managerial and organizational drivers and barriers for the digital transformation of farming in order to (2) develop a set of managerial and policy recommendations to enable increased productivity with decreasing inputs while meeting or exceeding sustainability targets.

The project is expected to generate high-quality research and is externally funded.

You can read more here https://mgmt.au.dk/smarterfarmer .

Job description

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the overall objectives of the project by being involved in quantative data collection using survey methods linked to the (Danish) national register data. The candidate is also expected to contribute to the other phases of the research process, including data analysis, writing articles and the ongoing development of the project.

The position is purely research-oriented.

Qualifications

Candidates must hold a PhD relevant to the research project, for ex., management, marketing, Business intelligence, economics, engineering, political science, sociology, etc.  

• Experience of working with large sets of register data (preferbale working experience with the ingrated Danish labour market database)
• Good command of survey methods
• Strong knowledge of different techniques for quantitative analysis
• Understanding of technology adoption, appropriation, and development
• Personal competences, such as team work, are preferred
• The mastery of Danish language skills is preferred
  

Who we are

The Department of Management is one of the six departments at  Aarhus BSS (au.dk) - one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the business and social science-related research fields and brings them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a Top 100 university, Aarhus BSS and the Department of Management have achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.
The department’s research and teaching environment is highly international and culturally diverse with a mix of Danish and international academic staff members and PhD students. We employ more than 160 academic staff including researchers, PhD students, research associates and cover a broad range of disciplines within management. e.g. marketing, international business, organization, HR, strategy, management accounting, innovation management, entrepreneurship, digitalisation, and information systems. We aim to conduct high-quality research, and we give high priority to publishing our research in leading academic journals and presenting it at recognised conferences. In addition, we have a dynamic exchange of international researchers, who stay at the department for short or long periods of time. 

For more information about the Department of Management, please visit: http://mgmt.au.dk/ .

Further information

For further information about the position and the department, please contact Director of Research Prof. Lars Frederiksen, Tel.: +45 5360 8842, Email: [email protected]   

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Maria Grauert Bodin, Tel.: +45 8715 3445, Email: [email protected]

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Place of work

Aarhus BSS
Department of Management
Fuglesangs Allé 4
DK-8210 Aarhus V
Denmark

Deadline

All applications must be made online and received by 11 April 2023 23:59.

International applicant?

Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information here:
https://internationalstaff.au.dk/relocationservice/

Please find more information about research opportunities at Aarhus University here: http://international.au.dk/research/

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here:

http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/
Terms of employment

The appointment is made in accordance with the

Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities

as well as the circular on the

Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State

(in Danish).

The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the

Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities

.

Application procedure

When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
• Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
• List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
• Publications. Up to three publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. Please use this template
• Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here

Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.

Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here

The evaluation process

After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see

Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS

.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.