Postdoctor in business administration
Lund University, Department of Business Administration

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The
University has around 45 000 students and more than 8 000 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and
Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human
condition.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender
equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.
Lund University School of Economics and Management is one of eight faculties within Lund University.
More than 4 000 students and 450 researchers, teachers and other staff are engaged here in training and
research in economic history, business administration, business law, informatics, economics, statistics
and research policy.
Lund University School of Economics and Management is accredited by the three largest and most
influential accreditation institutes for business schools: EQUIS, AMBA and AACSB. Only just over 100
business schools in the world have achieved this prestigious Triple Crown accreditation.

Tasks

The Department of Business Administration has an open postdoctoral position in Business
Administration. The position provides an opportunity for an early-career researcher to spend two years
developing their individual research agenda and leading their own research initiatives within a
multidisciplinary research environment.
The Department of Business Administration brings together scholars from a range of research areas
within business administration, including business finance, entrepreneurship and innovation studies,
financial and management accounting, management, marketing, organizational behavior, and strategic
management, studying organizations in a broad societal perspective. The Department reflects the
multidisciplinarity of business administration and the diversity of research traditions characterizing the
academic field. You can read more about the Department and our research on our website, www.fek.lu.
se/en.
The postdoctoral position first and foremost provides opportunities to further develop your research
skills, expand your expertise, and gain additional experience in your field of study. It also allows for
educational merit through teaching, up to 20% of working hours, and higher education pedagogical
training.
The postdoctoral position is a non-tenured full-time position with research obligation, based in Lund,
Sweden. To fulfil the research requirements of the position, you are expected to be physically present on
a regular basis and actively participate in the research activities of the Department.
Eligibility
Appointment to a postdoctoral position requires that the applicant has a doctoral degree, or an international degree deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree, in the subject area of the position. This
eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time of the employment decision. Priority will be
given to those who have completed their degree no more than three years before the application deadline.
Under special circumstances, the doctoral degree may have been obtained earlier. These circumstances
refer to leave due to illness, parental leave, positions of trust in trade unions, service in the armed forces,
or other similar circumstances.

Qualifications

Requirements for the position:
• A doctoral degree, or a foreign qualification deemed equivalent to a doctoral degree in business
administration or a related field relevant to the subject area of the position, obtained no more than
three years before the application deadline.

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