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Postdoctoral Fellowship – call for applications
Postdoctoral position
The Knowledge, Technology, and Organization research center (KTO) at SKEMA Business School (Sophia Antipolis campus) is seeking a qualified candidate for a post doctorate research position. Assigned to a project run in cooperation with multiple institutions (such as OFCE and GREDG from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis), the position is designed to foster the understanding of the determinants of innovation and entrepreneurship across regions in Europe, US and China. The successful candidate will take an active role in the development of the project, and in particular in the collection and the management of the datasets.
The successful candidate must possess a Ph.D. earned in the last three years (or be near its completion) in strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship or organization-related discipline from a leading school. The candidate should have excellent skills in quantitative methods. Excellent written, oral, and computer skills are also expected.
The position is for one or two years starting from January 2016 or earlier. The yearly salary is 45,000€. Benefits, research/travel funds, and access to most attractive databases (such as WRDS, ThomsonOne, and Bureau van Dijk) are also available.
About SKEMA Business School and KTO
SKEMA Business School is an EQUIS and AACSB accredited academic institution. SKEMA is one of Europe's fastest growing business schools. It currently operates on three continents with campuses in France (Sophia Antipolis, Paris and Lille), China (Suzhou), Brazil (Belo Horizonte), and the U.S. (Raleigh – North Carolina State University). The position is located in Sophia Antipolis, in the French Riviera, within a large and expanding science park, also known as the French Silicon Valley.
KTO is empirically oriented, with a traditional focus on Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship. KTO faculty aims at the highest standards of academic excellence and has published papers in The Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Organization Studies, Human Resource Management, European Management Review, etc.
Application procedure
Candidates should send the following information to Ludovic Dibiaggio (ludovic.dibiaggio@skema.edu):
(1) A cover letter
(2) A curriculum vitae
(3) A copy of the applicant's three best publications or working papers
(4) A list of two referees with their contact details.
Review of applications will begin August 20, 2015, and will be considered until a candidate is selected.
Ludovic Dibiaggio
SKEMA Business School
Director of the KTO research group
Rue Dostoïevski, BP 085, 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex
+33 (0)493 954504
Ludovic.dibiaggio@skema.edu