POSITIONS: Tanaka Business School

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-due.de]

Imperial College London - Tanaka Business School
Research Associate (6 placements)
Salary £23,850 to £34,750 dependant on experience 
Closing date: 30 October 2007

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at Tanaka Business School is one of Europe's leading research Centres in technological innovation and technology-based venturing. It collaborates with globally-leading companies, universities, and public sector agencies to produce rigorous, cutting-edge research about all aspects of innovation management, entrepreneurship, and technological innovation.

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group is the home of unique and exciting initiatives, such as the Design London, the Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as well as the Imperial Entrepreneurship Centre. For more information, see www.imperial.ac.uk

We are now searching for at least six outstanding individuals who aspire to launch careers in academia as Research Associates within the Group. The successful candidates will have a PhD (or near completion), a strong command of social science research methods, and keen interest in technological innovation, entrepreneurship, and design. The successful candidates will demonstrate strong skills in either qualitative research (e.g., grounded theory method; multiple case method; content analysis) and/or in quantitative methods (state-of-the-art statistical analysis methods, excellent command of database, survey and archival research), as well as ability to publish in internationally-leading scientific journals. Past research and practical experience in innovation entrepreneurship, technology management, and/or international business is desirable.

Successful candidates will play a significant role in the research group, be highly motivated, and show strong team-work and organisational skills. They will show passion for technological innovation and technology-based venturing and be committed to generating knowledge that has a global impact.

Completed application forms and CV's should be sent to Miss Jo Carter j.carter at imperial.ac.uk

Closing date: 30 October 2007
Valuing diversity and committed to equality of opportunity

More info at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/tanaka/aboutus/jobopportunities#resassoc