BEMÆRK: Ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD from 1st of March 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position as PhD is limited to a period of 3 years.
The PhD project
The PhD will form part of the project CONSIDERATION - COmpeteNceS - Inclusive Digital grEen tRAnsformaTION.
The project aims to assist SMEs in improving competitiveness and sustainability through digitalization support and an inclusive change management approach through competency development for both management and employees. On an open-source platform, the project is developing a Digital Strategy Development Tool with a set of sub-tools for sustainability evaluation/reporting, business data management and analytics, digital business models, skills evaluation and planning as well as didactics for digital, blended and hybrid learning. As the project supports digital competency development by addressing motivation and training for both management and staff within different topics, the development process will involve several open seminars and workshops in which SMEs give feedback to the development of the tool(s). The project has 8 project partners and 12 associated partners in both Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden. The universities participating in CONSIDERATION is besides Roskilde University (RUC - LEAD of the project), also Kazimiero Simonaviciaus universitetas (KSU) in Lithuania, and University of Szczecin (USz) in Poland.
The independent research in the project is created while at the same time developing the tools and the learning platform.
The empirical data for the PhD project include the South Baltic geographic area and the cases involved in the CONSIDERATION project. The empirical data are to be generated through the collaborative project.
The research element of this R&D project needs to grasp with the complexity of how SMEs become data-driving and use digital tools to stay competitive while transitioning towards sustainability, reach out for new markets, while also protecting the data, and to up- and reskill both managers and staff in and by using ICT-tools, as well as taking the time and resource limitations in SMEs seriously. This is what the project CONSIDERATION’s idea offers. Thus, the research question addresses this conundrum of issues. Also, it must take seriously, that if consultants develop a digitalization strategy for the SME, it is often not implemented and further developed afterwards. Experience shows that digital transformation must be learned so that it becomes an operative competence for the company. The SMEs need to work with the strategy themselves and take ownership of the strategy. So how can we develop tools with such a learning purpose? Research needs to support this development process, as there are not sufficient empirical and theoretical understanding of how SMEs in a mainly rural area as the South Baltic region, lagging the country averages of digitalization, can gain strategic competences for digitalization and sustainability simultaneously through digital tools and a learning platform.
The PhD Project is using action research, design science and social systems theoretical approaches combined with a thorough insight into a the interdisciplinarity of the twin transition of digitalization and sustainability, including competency development as well as business, organization, and network change management. The PhD project participates in content as well as course material and course development in relation to the Digital Strategy Development Tool and its sub-tools. This also involves testing with trainers and SMEs and updating the content, course material and courses with SMEs as the target group. Besides the content, course material and course development, the PhD-project takes part in workshops, conferences, and general communication to all relevant stakeholders, including the scientific community.
The applicant can request further materials linked to the project, both the project description and scientific contributions.
Furthermore, a webpage for the project CONSIDERATION is available at: https://ruc.dk/en/consideration
The Doctoral School
You will be enrolled as a PhD fellow at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Business with approximately 40 PhD fellows from all over the world. You will be provided with two dedicated supervisors, one of which is Associate Professor Margit Neisig, who is leading the project CONSIDERATON and will coach you throughout the process.
The Doctoral School of Social Sciences & Business (ISE) provides PhD training and research within an interdisciplinary, international, and professional environment. It is part of a dynamic community of researchers who share a commitment to understanding society in diverse contexts of change and global engagement. Researchers come from all over the world and engage in topics that are geographically, theoretically, and methodologically diverse. The Doctoral School has one PhD program. The program offers work in progress seminars, thematic professional development seminars, feedback, and social activities for the enrolled PhD fellows.
As a PhD fellow you will be associated with the Management and Organization Research Group (MANORG), https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/organisations/ledelse-og-organisation/persons/
Responsibilities and tasks
As a PhD fellow you are trained at an international level to undertake research, development, and teaching assignments. You are responsible for carrying out independent research under supervision and receive constructive feedback in the PhD program in order to finish your PhD thesis. During your employment you are required to take 30 ECTS, gain experience of teaching activities and have a stay at another research environment in Denmark or abroad. For this PhD-project is it obvious to seek a stay at one of the two other universities partaking in CONSIDERATION. For more information, please see chapter 3, Ministerial Order on the PhD Program at the Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions (https://ufm.dk/en/legislation/prevailing-laws-and-regulations/education/files/engelsk-ph-d-bekendtgorelse.pdf) and “Ph.d.-protokolattet i Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere I Staten”
Qualifications
You must hold a relevant master’s degree or equivalent within a social science discipline, such as Business Administration, Business Studies or similar.
We emphasize the following qualifications:
- Relevant educational background and possibly work experience
- Grades from a completed master's degree or equivalent
- The quality of the project description, relevance, and considerations about the practical implementation of the project
- The project description should contain theoretically based considerations on how action research, design science and social systems theoretical approaches combined with a thorough insight into the interdisciplinarity of the twin transition of digitalization and sustainability, including competency development as well as business, organization and network change management can contribute to the development of sustainability in the digital transition of SMEs in the South Baltic regions as well as a research design for how this can be studied under the auspices of the CONSIDERATION project co-financed by the South Baltic Interreg program.
- The project description must be a maximum of 5 pages (excl. reference list)
- Ability to complete the PhD project in accordance with the project's overall goals and approach
- Advanced data collection skills such as through action research, participatory and collaborative research designs, qualitative methods, surveys ect.
- Proficiency in English
You are required to be enterprising and to possess good communication skills and to be a visible, involved participant in the Project’s and Department’s daily activities, in addition to being willing to engage in disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration across the department.
Assessment
In the assessment regarding employment, attention will be given to:
- Relevant Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent (according to Danish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/transparency-tools/qualifications-frameworks/other-qualifications-frameworks/danish-qf-for-higher-education?set_language=en&cl=en).
- Any additional academic requirements stated in the job advertisement.
In the assessment regarding enrollment, attention will also be given to the following criteria:
- Educational skills and any further professional qualifications
- Excellent grades at Master’s programme or equivalent
- Quality and relevance of the project description
- Quality and relevance of the methodical and theoretical choices
- Consistency and coherence between the research problem and the choice of method and theory
- The realistic and feasible scope of the PhD project
- Relevance of the project to the profile of the Doctoral School
Questions
For further information about the position, please contact the project coordinator Margit Neisig on Phone: +45 4674 3909 or neisig@ruc.dk or for administrative or technical questions, please contact PhD coordinator Halime B. Simsek on tel. +45 4674 2648 or email: ise-phdadmin@ruc.dk.
Terms of employment
The employment is on full time, 37 hours per week and you will refer to the Dean at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University.
The position will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) and Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Application procedure
After the deadline for applications the Dean will shortlist applicants for assessment with assistance from the recruitment committee including the chairperson of the assessment committee.
Shortly after the application deadline all applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been selected for assessment.
The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the assessment committee, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the composition of the committee and - later on - their assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed, all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application.
Application
To apply for the position go to www.ruc.dk/en/job/
Only applications in English are accepted.
Applications must include:
1. Cover letter
2. CV
3. Documentation of education (both BA/MA) including grades from each education.
4. If applicable: Documentation for any research experience, work experience, related coursework or publications.
Please submit your application no later than 15th of December 2023.
Material received after this date will not be taken into consideration.
Roskilde University wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Roskilde Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
Tidsbegrænset ansættelse: fuldtid
-Arbejdsgiver:
Roskilde Universitet, Universitetsvej, 4000 Roskilde
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 15-12-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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