School of Business and Economics Professorship of Business Administration Digital Entrepreneurship Hub / Einstein Center Digital FuturePostDoc as Research Associate (m/f/d) 65% TV-L 14/2 or 13/3 limited to 2 years (funding period DFG third-party funded project) reference code: 04/22/WM11 Bewerbungsende: 27.02.2023

As part of the third-party funded project "Guide to Data Sharing of Imaging Trials (GUIDE-IT)", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we are researching digital transformation in the field of health as part of a research group at the Department of Information Systems, especially the Professorship of Business Administration, Information and Organization.

Thus, we work with current approaches from the fields of business administration and information systems research, especially on the topics of the platform economy, data-based business models, IT entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and digital health regarding the development, setup, and later scaling of a digital research platform of radiology.

GUIDE-IT is a collaborative project with a total of four research partners: Prof. Dewey and Prof. Balzer from Charité, Prof. Krefting from the University of Göttingen, and Prof. Gersch from FU Berlin.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding this project for its initial two years (2023 - 2025). Subsequently, there is an option to extend another three years (2025-2028). Due to DFG regulations, the position can only be advertised for the first two years at this stage. In this project, the focus of the Gersch working group at the FU Berlin is particularly on the analysis and support of the development of a digital, collaborative research platform that enables data-based cutting-edge research in the long term, even beyond the end of the project ("economic sustainability"). This includes, among other things, the analysis of international examples with regard to options for the design of digital (non-for-)profit business cases, as well as their typical development trajectories since their inception.

Martin Gersch's Professorship of Business Administration, Information, and Organization at the Department of Information Systems in the School of Business and Economics at Freie Universität Berlin has been conducting research for years on topics related to digitalization and the resulting change processes ("digital transformation").
His theory-based research focuses on the platform economy, entrepreneurship, e-business, service engineering, and digital innovations in various domains, including mobility and health.

In addition to his work at the Department of Information Systems, Prof. Dr. Martin Gersch is, among other things, the founder and coordinator of the Digital Entrepreneurship Hub, a mentor of various startups, and Principal Investigator for "Digital Transformation" at the Einstein Center Digital Future. By working on this externally funded project in Prof. Dr. Martin Gersch's research group, you will not only expand your professional competencies, but also network for your further academic career by gaining contacts at university and non-university research institutions and relevant practice partners.
Field of activity:
Collaboration in the DFG-funded third-party project "(GUIDE-IT)".
In this context: Empirical and theory-based analysis of digital research data platforms and derivation of important patterns in their development. Identification of relevant scenarios and design options of emerging data ecosystems and analysis of promising application fields, e.g., in the area of artificial intelligence  

Job requirements:
Doctorate after scientific university studies. University degree (diploma or master’s) with a focus on Business Informatics /Service Engineering/IT-Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, or a similar relevant subject.

Desirable:
-    Doctorate with distinction
-    Distinction examination
-    Very good English and German language skills
-    Strong interest in the area of health and digital transformation research
-    Proven knowledge in design-oriented and behaviorist/theory-driven research on platform-based business models, especially in healthcare, through publications and/or projects and work experience
-    Possible professional topics/areas of interest:o Digital Transformation/Digital Health
o Business Model Innovation
o Platform-based business models in the field of health
o Platform economy and platform management

Applications should be sent by e-mail, together with significant documents, indicating the reference code, in PDF format (preferably as one document) to  Herrn Prof. Dr. Martin Gersch: [email protected] or postal to

Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Wiss. Einrichtung für Betriebswirtschaftslehre
Digital Entrepreneurship Hub / Einstein Center Digital Future
Herrn Prof. Dr. Martin Gersch
Garystr. 21
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)

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