CBS Ten­ure track as­sist­ant pro­fess­or in Entrepreneur­ship and So­ci­et­al Im­pact

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact at the Department of Business Humanities and Law.

Examples of research areas that the assistant professor might cover: 

• Humanistic approaches to entrepreneurship
• Collaborative entrepreneurial practices with societal impact
• Entrepreneurship in relation to grand societal challenges
• Responsible, sustainable, and inclusive entrepreneurship
• Social, cultural, and historical dimensions of entrepreneurship

The candidate will be a member of the Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership unit in the Department of Business Humanities and Law. The unit has a strong focus on the intersection of entrepreneurship, ethics, and societal impact, with particular attention to how entrepreneurial activity can contribute to addressing societal challenges. We are especially interested in candidates whose research examines entrepreneurship as a contextual, historically situated, collaborative, and impact-oriented process, including how entrepreneurs co-create knowledge, practices, and solutions with external stakeholders such as firms, public organizations, civil society actors, communities, policymakers, and international partners. Entrepreneurship and societal impact encompass not only ethical questions, but also broader issues concerning how entrepreneurship unfolds within historical, political, cultural, and societal contexts. The ideal candidate should therefore demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship in context, drawing on relevant social science and humanistic disciplines such as history, sociology, philosophy, ethnography, political science, and related fields.

The successful candidate is expected to contribute to teaching in entrepreneurship that connects academic knowledge with practice. The candidate should help identify how to link academic research with CBS’ innovation capacity and visible contributions to society. This includes documented experience with research-based and student-centred teaching activities in collaboration with practice partners, such as entrepreneurs, companies, public institutions, NGOs, community organizations, and other external stakeholders. Through such engagement, the candidate should help students understand entrepreneurship as a socially and historically embedded practice and equip them to work critically and constructively with innovation and societal impact.

About Department of Business Humanities and Law at CBS

Core research areas of the Department of Business Humanities and Law are organized into different research units: Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership; Governance, Culture and Learning; and Law. Faculty within these groups have research backgrounds in all areas of law, political science, sociology, philosophy, history, anthropology, literature, theology, aesthetics, design and innovation, tourism and leisure management, cultural economics, leadership and strategy, pedagogic study, and other areas.

The position will be affiliated with the Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership unit. What unites faculty is an overriding concern for the organization of the human within its multiple environments: work, nature, economy, civil association, the state, and corporation. BHL also participates in numerous interdisciplinary cross-CBS activities. In line with this concern, the postdoc should demonstrate a capacity to bridge across several of these environments and place the human at the heart of the project.

Teaching responsibilities of the Department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching in various areas related to business humanities and law, including entrepreneurship, organizational innovation, social innovation and entrepreneurship, and stakeholder mobilization.

The assistant professorship is a six-year tenure-track position with research and teaching obligations in accordance with Danish legislation and CBS regulations. Promotion to tenured associate professor is possible with satisfactory teaching and publication performance. The decision regarding tenure is taken between the fourth and sixth year. To fulfil the research requirements of the position, the applicant(s) chosen is/are expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department. The successful applicant is obliged to participate in the assistant professor program at CBS on teaching principles and methods to fulfil the pedagogical requirements.

Responsibilities 

• Research on entrepreneurship and societal impact, meeting high international standards 
• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programs, notably master-level teaching in entrepreneurship, organizational innovation, and societal impact
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular 
• Responsibility for the academic development of entrepreneurship as a discipline and for humanistic approaches to entrepreneurship, innovation, and societal impact at CBS
• Initiating, fundraising and coordinating research projects 
• Promoting CBS’s academic reputation 
• 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 
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops, and conferences. 

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

Qualification 

The applicant must hold a PhD or equivalent. Emphasis is placed on the applicant’s potential for future research, meaning a candidate with strong research promise may be preferred over one with a more extensive publication record. 

The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken). 

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.

For further information please contact: Head of Department Pia Bramming, pib.bhl@cbs.dk or Unit Director Christian Garmann Johnsen, cgj.bhl@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments/department-business-humanities-and-law

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

Application 

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

Application must include: 

1. A statement of application outlining the academic approach to entrepreneurship and societal impact. 
2. Proof of qualifications and a full CV. 
3. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals with ABS-ranking, and citations in the Social Science Citation Index and/or Google Scholar.
4. A teaching statement, documenting teaching portfolio, qualifications, and pedagogical development. The statement must include an overview of the applicants past teaching achievements and practice, how the candidate has involved external stakeholders, and the impact of these activities 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. External applicants can see the full description of the teaching portfolio here. Internal applicants must use the CBS Teaching Portfolio format. It is available at www.share.cbs.dk. Please submit a pdf of each of the spreadsheets from part B of the portfolio. 
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 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 prioritise their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement. 
7. 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 minimum two 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.