Pro­fess­or­ship in In­ter­na­tion­al Polit­ic­al Eco­nomy and Mar­ket Or­gan­iz­a­tion

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

In announcing a professorship in the area of the international political economy (IPE) and market organization, the department wishes to strengthen this area of interest with: 1) Research in the area of IPE; 2) Teaching in the area of the IPE and market organization; 3) Collaboration with business and society in relation to the fiscal and financial governance and market organization.

Examples of research areas that the professorship might cover

• Market organization
• Fiscal and financial governance
• Corporate organization

In relation to teaching, the professor is expected to contribute to high-level graduate and post-graduate teaching, both at PhD courses and at executive programs in IPE and market organization.

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 combines social-scientific traditions such as organization theory, sociology, social psychology, ethnography and political economy. Researchers in our department draw on a range of different research methodologies encompassing qualitative and quantitative techniques as well as mixed methods.

The main responsibilities are: a) research in the above mentioned areas that advance the field and lead to international peer-review publications; b) graduate and postgraduate courses related to IPE and market organization, as well as courses and supervision related to the Doctoral Program in Organization and Management Studies; c) external fundraising of research; d) demonstrating strong academic citizenship and leadership; and e) outreach activities and collaboration with external stakeholders and the media related to international political economic issues that promote and advance CBS´ transforming-society-with-business-strategy.

Successful applicants must have a distinct and relevant academic profile; a strong record of research publications in the advertised field; and strong and extensive teaching experience in the area of IPE and market organization. They must be capable of providing dynamic leadership in the development of ties with industry and society.

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 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 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. 

Qualifications 

Candidates must document a high degree of relevant, original and up-to-date scientific publications at an international level within the areas covered by the department.

Importance is put on the candidate’s ability to undertake research management and other relevant management functions. 

The candidate should be able to document pedagogical qualifications, good teaching evaluations, and the ability to innovate within the educational field. 

CBS emphasizes the candidate’s ability to establish productive contacts with the business community and other stakeholders to provide impact. 

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.

For further information please contact:  Head of Department Carsten Greve, tel.: +45 3815 3598, e-mail cagr.ioa@cbs.dk. 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 above. 

Application must include: 

1. A statement of application. 
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 and citations in the Social Science Citation Index, Scopus and/or Google Scholar. 
4. 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. 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 make 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 prioritize 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.