Professorship in International Political Economy and Transnational Governance

10 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Copenhagen Business School

Research Field

Economics » International economics
Economics » Political economy

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Denmark

Application Deadline

14 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant Professorship in International Political Economy and Transnational Governance at the Department of Organization. 

The department wishes to strengthen international political economy in an organizational context as a field of interest. We seek candidates that would be excited to develop the following areas: 1) Research in international political economy and transnational governance; 2) Teaching in international political economy in bachelor, master, and PhD programs and in executive education 3) Collaboration and outreach regarding international political economy in accordance with CBS’s "Transforming society with business” strategy.

Examples of research areas that the professor might cover: 

• International Political Economy
• Transnational Governance
• Regulatory and expert networks and professionalization 
• Elite communities in transnational governance
• International financial regulation and standard-setting

The Department of Organization (IOA) pursues a problem-oriented, business in society approach to understanding and intervening in organizations and organizational life. Our research is focused upon organizing processes and their outcomes, and driven by an interest in organization and management as a practical, situated, contested and changing matter. Our approach is interdisciplinary and combines social-scientific traditions such as organization theory, sociology, ethnography, political economy, and social psychology. Methodologically, our research is predominantly qualitative and often involves case study and fieldwork methodology.

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

Teaching responsibilities of the Department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as teaching in post-experience and doctoral education.

Successful applicants must have an international profile, a strong record of research publications, and teaching experience in international political economy and economic sociology. They must be capable of providing dynamic 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 discipline. 
• 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 programs, including Executive Education. 
• Promoting CBS’s academic reputation. 
• Initiating, fund raising for 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. 
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences. 

The professor is expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position.

Qualifications 

• Advanced degree in a relevant academic field.
• The candidate should be able to document pedagogical qualifications, good teaching evaluations, and the ability to innovate within the educational field. 
• Documented research production at an international level, including publications in internationally recognized journals within the field of International Political Economy.
• Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Teaching and research experience within the area of International Political Economy.
• Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programs. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organization of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

For further information please contact:  Head of Department Carsten Greve, tel.: +45 3815 3598, e-mail [email protected] . Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/ioa . 

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

Application 

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

Application must include: 

A statement of application. 

Proof of qualifications and a full CV. 

Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index, Scopus and/or Google Scholar. 

A teaching portfolio documenting teaching qualifications and pedagogical development. The portfolio must include an overview of the applicants past teaching achievements and practice and its impact on the students, reflections on pedagogical competencies and core strengths, the educational competencies the applicant would like to develop, and the teaching opportunities they would like to pursue in the nearest future.

Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international co-operation. 

A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritize their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement. 

Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration. 

Recruitment procedure  

The Recruitment Committee will shortlist a minimum two of 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 . 

Application due: 5/14/2024

 

WE TRANSFORM SOCIETY WITH BUSINESS

CBS is a globally recognised business school with deep roots in the Nordic socio-economic model. We have a broad focus on business and societal challenges of the 21st century. As such we have a full portfolio of high-quality disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and education that has equipped generations of professionals and leaders in the private sector and beyond.

Located at Frederiksberg, Denmark, the school has approx. 21.000 full and part-time students, 760 full-time faculty members, 210 PhD students and 680 administrative staff, and a full portfolio of Bachelor, Master’s, MBA/EMBA, PhD and Executive programmes delivered in English and Danish.

Our global profile carries the obligation 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.

Requirements

Research Field

Economics » Political economy

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Research Field

Economics » International economics

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

CBS

Country

Denmark

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1309&ProjectId=147125…

Contact

City

Copenhagen

Website

http://www.cbs.dk/

STATUS: EXPIRED