Research Assistant in the field of Entrepreneurship Research with a focus on ecosystem/community building (m/f/d)

The Entrepreneurship Research Lab (ERLab) at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics of the European University Viadrina invites applications for

1 Research Assistant in the field of Entrepreneurship Research (m/f/d)

(Job ID 1216-22-03)

Working time: 40h/week
Salary: as per tariff (group 13 TV-L) Limitation: 4 years, fixed term
Starting Date: 01.01.2023

The “Entrepreneurship Research Lab: Research on Creativity, Communication and Community (ERLab)” project at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) conducts research on entrepreneurial ecosystems in a newly established research-practice partnership with the Campus Founders gGmbH in Heilbronn.

The research assistant will contribute to research on regional entrepreneurial ecosystems and communities and develop and complete an empirical PhD dissertation project. Doing so, the research assistant will contribute to the ERLab’s research activitities and publications in scientific journals as well as presentation of results at international meetings and conferences within the central research field(s) of the ERLab. Furthermore, the research assistant will organize transfer- related events in Heilbronn, contribute to a knowledge database on entrepreneurship research, and engage in other scientific activities of the ERLab. He or she will mainly work at the university campus in Frankfurt (Oder), but spend longer periods of time in Heilbronn.

The ideal candidate is expected
– to have a MSc degree (or equivalent) in business, management, or related areas;
– to have pronounced interest in research in entrepreneurship and ecosystem/community building;
– to have substantial and applied knowledge of empirical research methods, e.g. qualitative research methods such as case studies, that are typically applied in entrepreneurship, management, and organization research studies;
– to have a strong interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems in Europe including Eastern Europe;
– to have strong communicative skills and the ability to learn quickly;
– to be fluent in English.

We support diversity, equality, and inclusion at the workplace. In particular, we encourage women, persons with a migration background, and any members of minority groups in our society, as well as less advantaged persons to apply. Severely disabled applicants with equal qualification will be given preferential consideration.

For further information about the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Albrecht Söllner ([email protected]).

Your application should include a CV, certificates, a cover letter and a PDF of your final thesis (if written in a language other than English, add a one page summary in English).

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 12.11.2022.

Interested applicants should send their application as one PDF file (preferably as one document) with the Job ID mentioned above to:
[email protected] .

The file will be deleted immediately after the selection process.