Student assistant for two research projects on large-scale funding and organizational change

At the Department of Organization, we are looking for two student assistants for a growing research area focusing on the impact of large-scale funding on organizational change. Two projects within this area seek to develop new insights on how grants from large enterprise foundations shape, develop, and change the goals, professions and outcomes of universities. The domains of the project include organization, management, and innovation.

Work tasks
The job will consist of assisting Associate Professor Jane Bjørn Vedel and her team with diverse research and administrative tasks related to the above-mentioned research area. These include collection, organization, and analysis of archival data, mapping of academic literature, organization of meetings and trips, update of a website, postings on social media, and similar. Your workplace is the Department of Organization, CBS.

Qualifications
The selected candidate has the following qualifications:

• You have a strong interest in organization, management and innovation as well as abilities in conducting qualitative and quantitative academic research;
• You have a good command of both English and Danish;
• You are able to work independently and professionally with the tasks at hand;
• You are comfortable with excel and able to work with large data sets in a structured manner
• You are able to use social media to create and deliver project-relevant content;
• You are eager to contribute to an exciting research topic and make a difference.

Payment and hire
Employment will take place according to the HK organization agreement and the Joint Agreement between the Ministry of Tax and Public Employees’ Organizations (OAO-S Joint Agreement).

The salary is between DKK 140.57 to DKK 147.46 and depends on previous employment within the office subject and level of education. The pension contribution amounts to 15 % of the pensionable salary components.

It is a prerequisite for employment that the candidate is an active student.

The job requires 12 hours a week and will be remunerated according to the price per hour established by the university.

The job will start on December 1, 2024 and will end one year after.

Further information: If you have questions related to the position, you are welcome to contact Associate Professor Jane Bjørn Vedel by e-mail: [email protected].

Application
Please submit your application consisting of: (1) a motivation letter, indicating your qualifications and why this job is of interest to you, (2) transcript of grades from your current studies and previous education, (3) enrollment letter, (4) a writing sample (exam paper, etc.), and (5) a CV.

Application due: 11/17/2024

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