Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business Administration with specialization in Aesthetics and Business/Organizational Creativity

In collaboration with The Jan and Åsa Söderberg Foundation and The Hamrin Foundation, the Department of Business Administration, Lund University School of Economics and Management, announces a two-year postdoctoral stipend-financed fellowship within Aesthetics and Business/Organizational Creativity studies.  

The position is research-wise thematically located in the interdisciplinary field where organization, creativity and entrepreneurship research meet, with the aim to conduct research on organizational creativity, visionary entrepreneurship, and innovative organization, and to do so in ‘dialogue’ with the humanities, especially aesthetics, art, and philosophy. The applicant’s work will contribute to the establishment of the ‘Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity’ – ABC – and the applicant will be affiliated with the ABC centre.

Tasks

This is a fixed-term career development stipend-financed research fellowship for recent doctoral graduates to gain further research training and experience. The stipend is strictly dedicated to supporting research training and career development as an early-career scientist, without any teaching obligations or compensation included in the stipend amount.

The ABC centre and research environment offers e.g. access to a larger multidisciplinary research project – LUDICH, Lund University Digital Interactive Concert Hall – within the area of digitalization of the concert hall experience in collaboration with several external parties (you can read more about this here). The centre is located at the Department of Business Administration which brings together scholars from a range of research areas within business administration, reflecting the multidisciplinarity of business administration and the diversity of research traditions characterizing the academic field. The department has been under continuous development for more than fifty years and, today, is one of Sweden’s largest. Our researchers, teachers and students develop knowledge in business finance, entrepreneurship, financial and management accounting, management, marketing, organizational behavior, research policy, and strategic management. You can read more about the Department and our research on our website.

We seek a candidate who wants to explore, empirically and theoretically, research thematically located in the interdisciplinary field where organization, creativity and entrepreneurship research meet, with an interest in organizational creativity, visionary entrepreneurship, and innovative organization. We seek a candidate that wants to conduct research in the LUDICH project, and do so from the interdisciplinary field described, in ‘dialogue’ with the humanities, especially aesthetics, art, and philosophy.

The expectations of the recruited postdoc are to conduct research of high quality relevant to the research area outlined, publish in internationally leading journals, communicate research findings outside of academia, collaborate with members of the group, and engage in the further development of the research area and the broader field of aesthetics and business/organizational creativity at the department.

The Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) is a novel initiative that explores the relationships between aesthetics and the creativity-, innovation-, and entrepreneurship fields in business administration. The centre is founded and led by Prof. Daniel Hjorth, and the candidate will work together with Hjorth in the LUDICH project as well as with build-up of the ABC centre. The centre research will be related primarily to the organization and entrepreneurship research groups at the Department. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible for this stipend the applicant needs to hold a doctoral degree, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree, broadly within the subject area of the position. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time of the employment decision. Priority will be given to those who have completed their degree no more than three years before the application deadline. Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree may have been obtained earlier. These circumstances refer to leave due to illness, parental leave, positions of trust in trade unions, service in the armed forces, or other similar circumstances. 

Qualifications 

Requirements for the position:

• A doctoral degree, or a foreign qualification deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree in business administration or a related field relevant to the subject area of the position, obtained no more than three years before the application deadline.
• Subject knowledge in organization, creativity and entrepreneurship, and/or organizational creativity, visionary entrepreneurship, and innovative organization.
• High level of scientific expertise.
• Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken). 

Meritorious for the position:

• International experience, including studies and work at a non-Swedish university or university college.
• Previous participation in research of relevance for the position’s specialization.
• Other achievements and awards demonstrating the applicant’s scientific excellence.
• Background in or subject knowledge in the humanities.
• Experience from interacting with the surrounding society.
• Experience from relevant work outside academia. 

Assessment criteria 

When appointing a postdoc, the assessment is based on your ability to develop and conduct research of good quality. The assessment will focus on your scientific merit and ability in the field. We also consider the relevance and feasibility of your research plan, as well as your experience, knowledge, and personal qualifications. We further consider how your experience and skills can strengthen and complement the research at ABC, and how it strengthens and complements existing research at the Department of Business Administration. 

Conditions for the stipend 

The stipend amount is tax-free and follows guidelines set by The Jan and Åsa Söderberg Foundation and The Hamrin Foundation. It is strictly intended to support research and career development and does not support any teaching duties. The funding agency permits fellows to teach up to 20% of full time in addition to the stipend as long as the teaching does not jeopardize the quality or quantity of time devoted to the research training. The Department of Business Administration may offer the possibility to teach and supervise. In such case, the postdoc fellow would be employed on a fixed-term appointment and would be compensated accordingly for those specific teaching and supervision duties. 

Due to restrictions in Swedish tax law, if you have previously been employed at Lund University, you will not be eligible for this position. 

Application procedure 

The application is to be written in English and sent as a single pdf-file to application@fek.lu.se

The application is to contain the following: 

• A personal letter explaining why you are interested in the position and how the position matches your qualifications.
• CV
• Research plan (see template)
• List of publications
• Copies of up to five selected publications or working papers.
• Diplomas, references, etc. 

All submitted documents must be attested as to their authenticity. 

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as strengths and assets. 

Terms of the stipend 

The researcher is funded through a full-time stipend of SEK 410,000 per year for 2 years. The stipend is tax-free when living in Sweden. The research fellow will be placed at Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) at the Department of Business Administration. 

About us 

The workplace is in our offices at Holger Crafoord Ekonomicentrum in Lund. There are good connections by train from Malmö, Helsingborg, and Copenhagen, and by bus from Malmö and Lund Central station. You can walk from Lund Central station in 25 minutes. 

Contact 

For further information, please contact:

Daniel Hjorth, daniel.hjorth@fek.lu.se 

Professor, Director of the Aesthetics and Business Creativity Centre