Postdoctoral researcher in Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Sustainability transitions and strategy

Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research domains. We shape the future through innovative education and groundbreaking research results and drawing on our location in the Arctic region, we create global societal benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are carried out in close collaboration with international, national and regional companies, public actors and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of SEK 1.8 billion. Today, we have 1,770 staff and 17,200 students.

In the coming years, multi-billion investments will be made in large projects in Northern Sweden to create a fossil-free society both nationally and globally. Luleå University of Technology is involved in several of these cutting-edge research projects and in the societal transformation that they entail. We offer a broad range of courses and study programmes to match the skills in demand. We hope that you will help us to build the sustainable companies and societies of the future.

Subject description
Entrepreneurship and Innovation comprises organizational development with a specific focus on firm development based on innovative products, services, production solutions or management modes.

The research group collaborates with large national and international companies, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), policy makers and other research groups. Research results are produced in close cooperation with industry and other actors.

Project description
The research focus of the position will be on sustainability transitions and strategy of a firm and their ecosystem partners. The empirical focus will center on i) the transition towards new technologies required by process industry firms to become climate neutral (like electrification, hydrogen, or increased use of biomass) or ii) the implementation of innovation- and ecosystem strategies by such firms in circular or sustainable transitions, or both. The background to the position is related to the massive green investments taking place in northern Sweden over the coming decades by organizations such as LKAB, SSAB, Hybrit, H2 Green Steel, Northvolt and Talga, and the resulting changes in the form of new value chains, ecosystems, and technological changes. We are looking for a candidate that can engage closely with the industry and drive independent research with high academic and practical outputs. A significant part of the project is focused on addressing business and industrial needs by mapping out transformation challenges, proposing methods for improvement and facilitating the implementation of the proposed methods with industrial actors.

Duties
The current postdoctoral positions include the following main tasks:

- Contact companies in the region and conduct research in close collaboration with them
- Initiate, design and conduct data collection
- Co-author articles on innovation with other researchers in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation group
- Be a collaborative partner for other innovation researchers in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation group
- Write research applications (i.e., for external grants) to expand the external funding for innovation-related research within the Entrepreneurship and Innovation group
- Plan and carry out knowledge transfer to collaborating companies
- Plan and carry out popular science dissemination activities (e.g., webinars, popular science articles, workshops, presentations)
- Develop and teach undergraduate courses in business administration and/or industrial engineering management

Qualifications
We are looking for you who has a PhD, preferably within business administration, industrial engineering and management, entrepreneurship & innovation, sustainability transitions (or equivalent). You should have strong research credentials related to the research project described above. We expect you to have a solid publication track record in journals in ABS level 2-4. A background in conducting applied qualitative research studies in close collaboration with industry is a merit. The position requires good knowledge of oral and written communication in English. Good knowledge of the Swedish language is a merit. Priority may be given to candidates that has a Ph.D. degree not more than three years old.

Information
Employment (100%) for the position is limited to two years with the possibility of extension for a third year. Location: Luleå.

For further information, please contact professor Johan Frishammar, +46 (0)920-491407, [email protected]

Union representatives: SACO-S Kjell Johansson, (+46)920-49 1529, [email protected] and OFR-S Lars Frisk, 0920-49 1792 [email protected]

In case of different interpretations of the English and Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

Application
Please apply for this position by clicking on the apply button below. The application should include a CV, personal letter reflecting on the topic of the project and how you intend to contribute (about 1 - 2 A4 pages) and copies of verified diplomas from high school and universities (with list over courses with grades). 2-3 academic papers and/or thesis that shows your scientific competence. Mark your application with the reference number below. Your application, including diplomas, must be written in English or Swedish.

Reference number: 4725-2021
Last day of application: February 10 2022

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