Postdoctoral position in the “Digitalization and Computational Maturity” research project

The Department of Management at Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral position offering applicants an exciting opportunity to join a new research project on digitalization and computational thinking in education.

The starting date is 1/2/2020 or subject to mutual agreement.

The research project
The successful applicant will be part of a team that looks into forms and methods for introducing digitalization and computational thinking as topics in the educational programs of Aarhus BSS. Besides being part of the project of digitalization and computational thinking in education, the applicant will be affiliated with the Center for Computational Thinking and Design and the Department of Management at Aarhus BSS.

The post doc will focus on the digital maturity of the students at Aarhus BSS on the assumption that digital maturity will be a key skillset to be effective in the future workplace. In recent years, we have witnessed how the introduction of digital technologies is changing the way in which knowledge work is carried out and this requires a more sophisticated and critical approach to technology then previously taught. Applicants are expected to (1) research how digitalization and computational thinking maturity of the students can be measured; (2) develop a survey tool to measure maturity; (3) analyse the data with respect to techniques and methods to increase maturity of the students: and (4) develop a visualization tool (dashboard). The main objective of the post doc project is to generate new publishable knowledge in the area of digital maturity. We welcome applicants with theoretically advanced and practically relevant ideas about the opportunities of digital transformation in education.

Research topics
Relevant research topics that may be pursued include:

• How can digital transformation of education of the business school (including management, economics, law, psychology, and political science) prepare students (skills, competences, mindsets) to become part of the future digital workforce of the 21st century?
• How the education at the business school can support the integration of technological capabilities (learning algorithms, AI, big data analytics) with human capabilities (judgment, prediction, decision-making)?
• How can professors and students create new learning environments for business and management education focused on digitalization?

Job description
The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the overall objectives of the project by being involved in the data collection and analysis and article writing towards both the academic and the business audiences. The candidate is also expected to contribute to the other phases of the research process, including method development and dissemination of results in BSS.

The position is research-oriented but may involve teaching assignments.

Qualifications
Candidates must hold a PhD relevant to the academic areas of the Department of Management. Preferably within one or more of the following areas: Digital transformation, Digital Innovation, Computational Thinking, Design Thinking, Education.

Teaching experience, publication experience, good communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team will be judged positively in the evaluation phase. Knowledge of Danish language will be considered an advantage given the need to make contact and interview companies.

Who we are
The Department of Management is one of the six departments at Aarhus BSS, one of the four faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the research fields of business and social sciences bringing them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a Top-100 university, Aarhus BSS, and specifically the Department of Management, has achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and Equis accreditations.

The department’s research and teaching environment is highly international and culturally diverse with a mix of Danish and international academic staff members and PhD students. We employ more than 160 academic staff including researchers, PhD students, research associates and cover a broad range of disciplines within management, e.g. marketing, international business, organization, HR, strategy, management accounting, innovation management, entrepreneurship, project management, and information systems. We aim to conduct high-quality research, and we give high priority to publishing our research in leading academic journals and presenting it at recognised conferences. In addition, we have a dynamic exchange of international researchers, who stay at the department for short or long periods of time.

For more information about the Department of Management, please visit: http://mgmt.au.dk/.

Further information
For further information about the position and the department, please contact the project facilitator Andrea Carugati, Tel.: +45 61668547, Email: [email protected]

If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Jeannette Petersen, Email: [email protected]

Place of work
Aarhus BSS
Department of Management
Fuglesangs Allé 4
DK-8210 Aarhus V
Denmark

International applicant?
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners: http://ias.au.dk/au-relocation-service/. Please find more information about entering and working in Denmark here: http://international.au.dk/research/

Aarhus University also offers a Junior Researcher Development Programme targeted at career development for postdocs at AU. You can read more about it here: http://talent.au.dk/junior-researcher-development-programme/

Terms of employment
The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.

Application procedure
When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:

• Application
• Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
• Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
• List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
• Publications. Up to three publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. Please use this template
• Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here

Materials which cannot be uploaded together with the application may be submitted in three copies to Aarhus BSS HR & PhD, Aarhus University, Tåsingegade 1, 2nd floor, DK-8000 Aarhus C.

Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here

The evaluation process
After the application deadline, an assessment committee is appointed. Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline. For further information, see Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of personal background.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,000 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 885 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Deadline:
07 October 2019
Kilde: Jobnet.dk