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Postdoc position 'Value Chains for Sustainability in New Product Development'

As a postdoctoral researcher you will work on a project funded by NL Agency (part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation) and carried out by Radboud University Nijmegen in collaboration with seven companies. The aim is to develop tools and interventions to address sustainability in the value chain of new products. The shift from firm-centric innovation to network-centric innovation requires a broader consideration of the needs of various stakeholders. In these integrated industrial ecosystems, collaboration with business partners, user groups, NGOs and government bodies is sought through deliberation processes and new models of value creation. Together with the industrial partners, you will conduct case studies, develop tool and interventions, and test their effectiveness. You will collaborate with two other experienced researchers and Master’s students. You will disseminate the results in renowned scientific journals as well as in workshops for practitioners.

Requirements

- a PhD or equivalent in Business Administration, Industrial Design or a related discipline;

- knowledge of innovation processes, stakeholder involvement and sustainability;

- a track record of conducting and publishing applied research with industrial partners;

- expertise in qualitative and quantitative research methods and interventions;

- a good command of Dutch and English, both spoken and written;

- organizational talent;

- a willingness to work with others in an interdisciplinary group.

Conditions of employment

- the appointment is for 0,8 fte; it may be extended to 1 fte with additional teaching responsibilities;

- intended start date is 1 March 2012;

- you will be ranked in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO) as a Researcher, level 3.

Contract type: Temporary, 3 years.

Organisation

Radboud University Nijmegen

Strategically located in Europe, Radboud University Nijmegen is one of the leading academic communities in the Netherlands. A place with a personal touch, where top-flight education and research take place on a beautiful green campus in modern buildings with state-of-art facilities.

Department

Nijmegen School of Management

The Institute for Management Research (IMR) is an academic centre of expertise conducting research on the structure and performance of public and private organizations and institutions that regulate, govern and manage purposive action and interaction. The Nijmegen School of Management at Radboud University Nijmegen has incorporated all its research in IMR. IMR research aims to contribute to the understanding and improvement of the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of organizational arrangements through which people try to structure and govern the complexity of the environments in which they operate. IMR’s aim is to combine and integrate theoretical perspectives from different disciplines in order to provide a richer understanding of international, societal and organizational phenomena, their complexity and their interrelatedness. This project is part of the Responsible Organization research theme.

No commercial propositions please.

Additional information

Prof. Dr. Kristina Lauche, Chair Organizational Development and Design NSM

+31 24 3611736

k.lauche@fm.ru.nl