POSITIONS: Position for a doctoral student or postdoc researcher, University of Siegen, Germany

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

From: Friederike Welter [mailto:welter at uni-siegen.de]
Date: Mon 29 Apr 2013 13:27

With 17,500 students, 1,700 employees, including 1,100 academic positions the UNIVERSITÄT SIEGEN is a modern, high-profile university with an international orientation, guided by the central principle: "Creating a humane future". Students and academics from overseas are very welcome. Consisting of a broad spectrum of departments, from liberal arts, social sciences, and economics to natural sciences and engineering, the University of Siegen provides an outstanding teaching and research environment with numerous inter/transdisciplinary research projects.

The Faculty III, School of Economic Disciplines, Chair for SME Management and Entrepreneurship invites applications for a position as doctoral student or postdoc researcher (salary category TV-L 13, 50% of regular working time). The position is available from 1 August 2013 for initially 3 years, prolongation possible. It is a part-time position, with the possibility to increase it to a full-time position. 

Job description: At the chair of SME Management and Entrepreneurship, our team is committed to evidence-based and practice-oriented teaching and research in our core areas. Our research analyses entrepreneurial behaviour in new and young enterprises, we study the influence of different contexts on entrepreneurship and small business development, and we also ask how entrepreneurs can change their contexts. We closely cooperate with the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung in Bonn (IFM), where the chairholder is president, and with international research institutions in our fields. 

We expect you to be interested in 

. teaching bachelor and master students, using novel methods of entrepreneurship education 
. developing and conducting your own research in the field of entrepreneurship and small business management, including applying for funding 
. actively disseminating your results to academia and practitioners
. supporting the chair management and administration The position involves a teaching assignment of 2 hours per week during the semester (part-time position). 

Teaching will be conducted in English. The position offers the possibility for academic qualification (doctoral thesis or qualification to professorship - Habilitation). 

Your profile:
. an excellent Master's degree or a Diploma in business administration, economics, sociology or closely related subjects, preferably with a specialisation on entrepreneurship or SMEs 
. excellent communication skills in English, basic skills in German 
. flexibility and high commitment, ability to work independently on your own and in teams 
. when applying for a postdoctoral position: a PhD Thesis, preferably in the field of Entrepreneurship or SMEs and publications; experiences in applying for funding, developing and implementing research projects; teaching experiences.

The University of Siegen is committed to diversity, equal opportunity and the compatibility of family and career. In accordance with its policy of advancing women in academia, it explicitly encourages applications from women. 

Applicants with disabilities possessing essentially equivalent qualifications will receive preferential consideration.  

For further information please contact Universitätsprofessorin Dr. Friederike Welter (welter at uni-siegen.de). Please send your application documents (a letter of motivation, CV, copies of the usual certificates) by 3rd June 2013 to Universitätsprofessorin Dr. Friederike Welter, Fakultät III, Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Management kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen und Entrepreneurship, Hölderlinstr. 3, 57068 Siegen, Germany.

Information about the University of Siegen is available at www.uni-siegen.de.

Job announcement in German is available at: http://www.uni-siegen.de/uni/stellen/wiss/519842.html?lang=de