The candidate selected for the position will be affiliated with the International Center for Business and Politics. The purpose of the International Center for Business and Politics is to encourage and support comparative research on the political economies of advanced and industrialized countries. The Center emphasizes cross-national research on states, firms, and other organizations that are involved in the governance of political and economic matters. The Center is open to research from political science, economics, and sociology and to a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches.

Of special interest is research focused on institutions associated with business, politics, and responsible for political economic governance and their relationship to Europeanization, globalization, and other important political and economic developments.We are particularly interested in an organizational sociologist addressing issues of firm and work organization.

The assistant professorship is a non-tenured position for a 3- year period with research and teaching obligation.

To fulfil 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 Center. The successful applicant(s) will be enrolled in the Assistant Professor Programme in teaching and pedagogical competence at the Copenhagen Business School.

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 (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

· Research, including responsibility for the academic development of the organizational sociology and in particular analysis of the firm and work organization.

· Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching

· Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops, and conferences.

· Teaching, preparation and participation in examinations at the Copenhagen Business School

· Educational development within the core area of Business Economics and other relevant assignments at the Copenhagen Business School

· Contribution to the administrative responsibilities

The applicant must hold a PhD degree or the equivalent. Emphasis is placed on the applicant’s research potential, which means that a researcher with a large research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production.

Emphasis is placed on research relevant to the job description.

The successful applicant is obliged to participate in a special CBS development program on teaching principles and methods in order to fulfil the pedagogical requirements made at the end of the term of employment as assistant professor.

For further information please contact:

Director & professor Lars Bo Kaspersen, International Center for Business and Politics e-mail: lbk.cbp@cbs.dk, or Head of Secretariat Bo Bøgeskov tel. +45 3815 35 83, fax: +45 3815 e-mail: bb.cbp@cbs.dk. Information about the center may be found at www.cbs.dk/cbp

The position is announced according to the Ministerial Order No 92 regarding appointment of academic staff at universities by 15 February 2008 and according to the Circular Letter regarding academic staff at universities by 22 December 2004 plus note of 18 December 2006.

Applications must include:

1. Motivation for applying.

2. Transcript(s) and a full CV.

3. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level.

4. Documentation of previous teaching experience.

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

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

7. Copies of the publications marked with an * (three copies to be submitted). Only publications written in English or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration.

An expert committee will be reviewing the received job applications. The committee’s recommendation of each candidate will be submitted to the person in question.

The application including appendices in four copies and the *-marked publications in three copies must be submitted to:

Copenhagen Business School
International Center for Business and Politics
Steen Blichers Vej 22
2000 Frederiksberg

Application deadline: 15 September 2010 at 12.00 noon.

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Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items 1-6 above), by the application deadline. Late application will not be considered. Applications received by e-mail or on discs will not be considered.

All interested researchers irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, or nationality are invited to apply for the position.

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

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