2/15/12

Startup Confidence Index

At last. News from the US's entrepreneurs indicate that the future is brighter and brighter. Kauffman/LegalZoom's index show that 81% of entrepreneurs in the US are confident that their business will be more profitable in the next 12 months. Awesome! Similarly, 28% expect that they will hire new personnel during the same time period.

In your face, prolonged economic downturn.

[kauffman.org]

2/1/12

Open position: University Research Fellow or Postdoctoral Researcher in Entrepreneurship

TSE Entre – the entrepreneurship research centre at the School of Economics of the University of Turku– invites applications for the following position:

University Research Fellow or Postdoctoral Researcher in Entrepreneurship
(equivalent in rank to Associate or Assistant Professor in the US system)

The position is fixed-term up to 2 years in the first instance. The contract can be extended subject to performance. The position is research-oriented with a light teaching load. Funded research plays a major role in TSE Entre, so active participation in funding acquisition is an important requirement.

TSE Entre is the leading entrepreneurship research centre in Finland, currently employing more than 10 fulltime research staff. The University is located in Turku, which is an attractive historic city on the Southwestern coast of Finland.

Further details are available in the full announcement:
http://www.utu.fi/ajankohtaista/avoimet/university-research-fellow-or-postdoctoral-researcher.html