Publisert: 28.04.20

PhD Candidate at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

PHD CANDIDATE POSITION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

There is a temporary position available at the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management as a PhD Candidate for a period of three years, or four years with one year earmarked for teaching and research-administrative duties. This is an educational position, intended to provide promising researchers the opportunity for professional development through studies toward a PhD degree. The position is connected to the PhD-program at the Faculty of Economics and Management, with a concentration in Industrial Economics and Technology Management.

The Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management is organized into six sections:

  • Managerial Economics, Finance and Operations Research (BEDØK)
  • Safety, Health and Environment Management (HSE)
  • Operations Management (VIL)
  • Strategy and Business Development (Stratforr)
  • Experts in Teamwork (Section for EiT)
  • Economics and Management (Campus Gjøvik)

About the position:

The department is seeking a candidate to conduct research within one of our four strategic research initiatives:

• Health and the public sector
• Organisational life and work-life of the future
• Digital transformation
• Green value creation/Circular economy

With this PhD Candidate position, the candidate is given the opportunity to develop her or his own project, or the candidate may link her/his project to an ongoing research project at the department within the one of the four strategic research initiatives. The project should be developed in cooperation with a potential supervisor or supervisory team, and a project proposal must be enclosed with the application.

The PhD Candidate should have completed, or should be nearing completion of, one of the department’s Master’s degree programs, or have completed Master’s level education with a comparable profile at another institution (See Qualifications and Skills). Candidates from the department’s own programs, and/or candidates who have worked with a supervisor from this department on their Master’s thesis, will be preferred.

A PhD degree from this department prepares the candidate for a career in research and teaching at leading national and International educational and research institutions, as well as careers within industry, the private sector, and the public sector that require strong competency and analytical skills.

The department endeavours to promote research that meets high International standards. Subsequently, contact with International institutions is important. Therefore, the department encourages the successful PhD Candidate to spend one to two semesters of the contract period at a foreign university. The department offers support in the planning of such scholarly visits.

The department’s mission is to conduct educational and research activities, that meets high international standards, at the intersection between technology/natural sciences and business economics/management/HSE to promote sustainable value creation within technological fields in industry, the private and public sector in Norway.

The department recruits new scientific staff that reflects our mission, and seeks passionate individuals who will contribute toward our vision “More research and cooperation that increases our value creation in the crossroads between technology/natural sciences and business economics/management/HSE”. We are also looking for those who have experience with and show potential for continuous out-of-the-box thinking in this interface.


Please read more on https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/186473 



Om IØT

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

IØT has challenging and inspiring educational programmes and research projects in the cross-disciplinary field of technology management. Through its programmes of study, IØT educates candidates with a solid technological basis in methodology and theory on how to develop and manage technologically based organisations.

Research

Participation in, and development of, research projects in close co-operation with Norwegian industry, the department is also developing models, tools and methods for how to manage Norwegian industry.




Stillingstype
Annet
Sted
Trondheim or Gjøvik
Søknadsfrist
01.06.20
Årstrinn
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