Doctoral scholarship holder International Entrepreneurship

 Department: Department of Management

Regime Full-time

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The Department of Management in the Faculty of Business and Economics is looking for a full-time doctoral scholarship holder in the field of International Entrepreneurship.

Position

• You will work actively on the preparation and defence of a PhD thesis in the field of International Entrepreneurship. The PhD project takes on a contingency perspective and explicitly considers personal, firm and environmental level factors as contingent on an SME's international strategic orientation and subsequent international performance.
• You will publish scientific articles related to the research project.
• You will carry out a limited number of teaching and research support tasks for the Department of Management.

Profile

• You hold a Master degree in Applied Economics, Business Engineering, or equivalent, or you will have obtained it by the time you start to work.
• You can demonstrate excellent study results (cum laude or higher).
• Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision.
• Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies.
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation (team player).
• You are fluent in English (both written and oral).
• You have experience with/have interest in entrepreneurship, internationalization and/or management related topics, in practice and/or theory.

What we offer

• We offer a doctoral scholarship for a period of one year, with the possibility of renewal after positive evaluation. In total, the selected candidate can receive funding for four years.
• The planned start date is November 1^st, 2022, or as soon as possible after that date.
• Your monthly scholarship amount is calculated according to the scholarship amounts for doctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP).
• You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
• You will do most of your work at the City Campus in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
• Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here.

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including August 8, 2022 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on the 'Apply' button, complete the online application form and be sure to include the following attachments: a motivation letter, your CV, and a brief description (max. 1 A4) of your three most important achievements in terms of research-related activities. This can also be a student internship, a master thesis, an achievement on a course, etc...
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure. Please make a note of the following dates: The interviews of the candidates, preselected by a selection panel, will take place on September 6^th, 2022.
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions or send an email to jobs@uantwerpen.be. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact prof. dr. Johanna Vanderstraeten ( Johanna.vanderstraeten@uantwerpen.be) (please take into account that due to holidays, response might be belated).

The University of Antwerp received the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research Award for its HR policy. We are a sustainable, family-friendly organisation which invests in its employees’ growth. We encourage diversity and attach great importance to an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities, regardless of gender identity, disability, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse characteristics to apply.

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