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12/20/12
Open vacancy: Doctoral Student
Doctoral
student (fixed-term) in Entrepreneurship
We
welcome applications for the position of doctoral student (fixed term from 1
March 2013 until 31 July 2016) in entrepreneurship. The post is positioned in
the Department of Management.
Entrepreneurship is one of the strength areas of the Turku School of Economics. In entrepreneurship we study entrepreneurship in socio-economic contexts nationally and internationally. Entrepreneurship teaching focuses on new business creation and growth in any organizational setting. For further information please visit the site of Entrepreneurship Studies: http://www.utu.fi/en/units/tse/units/entrepreneurship/Pages/home.aspx
Entrepreneurship is one of the strength areas of the Turku School of Economics. In entrepreneurship we study entrepreneurship in socio-economic contexts nationally and internationally. Entrepreneurship teaching focuses on new business creation and growth in any organizational setting. For further information please visit the site of Entrepreneurship Studies: http://www.utu.fi/en/units/tse/units/entrepreneurship/Pages/home.aspx
The position of Doctoral student includes the following tasks:
- conducting doctoral studies in the field of entrepreneurship
- teaching entrepreneurship as well as assisting tasks such as planning and co-ordination of entrepreneurship teaching
- administrative tasks.
A person selected for the post of doctoral student is required to have a higher university degree and must have had a research plan accepted. In addition, when acquiring his or her degree or otherwise, he or she is required to have demonstrated the ability and motivation to undertake postgraduate studies and the capacity to complete a doctoral degree in accordance with the research plan.an accepted doctoral research plan. The applicant is required to have fluent skills in English. When filling the position also prior experience in entrepreneurship research is considered as a merit.
Qualification requirements for the position are laid down in the regulations of the University of Turku, Rules of Procedure.
The salary is based on the salary system of Finnish universities, and it consists of a task-specific salary component and personal performance salary component. The task-specific salary component for the university teacher is at level 1–4 which is 1769,97–2432,20 €/month. The component based on personal performance adds a maximum of 46,3% to the salary.
For further information, please contact professor Jarna Heinonen, tel. (02) 333 9577 or jarna.heinonen(at)utu.fi.
Applicants should enclose with their application a certified CV, copies of degree certificates and other documents that may influence the filling of the position. In addition, we require the doctoral research plan which is informative on the current state of the thesis project.
Applications are to be addressed to Turku School of Economics.
Application must arrive to the Records Office (asiakirjepiste) of Turku School of Economics by mail or e-mail no later than Thursday 31st January 2013 at 15:45. The postal address is:
Records Office/Asiakirjapiste, Turku School of Economics, FI-20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO, FINLAND (visiting address: Turku School of Economics, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, 2nd floor, Turku). Note on the envelope "Doctoral student/Entrepreneurship". Applications may also be sent by e-mail: tse-asiakirjat@utu.fi.
Application documents will not be returned.
- teaching entrepreneurship as well as assisting tasks such as planning and co-ordination of entrepreneurship teaching
- administrative tasks.
A person selected for the post of doctoral student is required to have a higher university degree and must have had a research plan accepted. In addition, when acquiring his or her degree or otherwise, he or she is required to have demonstrated the ability and motivation to undertake postgraduate studies and the capacity to complete a doctoral degree in accordance with the research plan.an accepted doctoral research plan. The applicant is required to have fluent skills in English. When filling the position also prior experience in entrepreneurship research is considered as a merit.
Qualification requirements for the position are laid down in the regulations of the University of Turku, Rules of Procedure.
The salary is based on the salary system of Finnish universities, and it consists of a task-specific salary component and personal performance salary component. The task-specific salary component for the university teacher is at level 1–4 which is 1769,97–2432,20 €/month. The component based on personal performance adds a maximum of 46,3% to the salary.
For further information, please contact professor Jarna Heinonen, tel. (02) 333 9577 or jarna.heinonen(at)utu.fi.
Applicants should enclose with their application a certified CV, copies of degree certificates and other documents that may influence the filling of the position. In addition, we require the doctoral research plan which is informative on the current state of the thesis project.
Applications are to be addressed to Turku School of Economics.
Application must arrive to the Records Office (asiakirjepiste) of Turku School of Economics by mail or e-mail no later than Thursday 31st January 2013 at 15:45. The postal address is:
Records Office/Asiakirjapiste, Turku School of Economics, FI-20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO, FINLAND (visiting address: Turku School of Economics, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, 2nd floor, Turku). Note on the envelope "Doctoral student/Entrepreneurship". Applications may also be sent by e-mail: tse-asiakirjat@utu.fi.
Application documents will not be returned.
Open vacancy: University Teacher
University
teacher (fixed-term) in Entrepreneurship
We
welcome applications for the position of university teacher (fixed term from 1
March 2013 until 31 July 2016) in entrepreneurship. The post is positioned in
the Department of Management.
Entrepreneurship
is one of the strength areas of Turku School of Economics. In entrepreneurship
we study entrepreneurship in socio-economic contexts nationally and
internationally. Entrepreneurship teaching focuses on new business creation and
growth in any organizational setting. For further information please visit the site
of Entrepreneurship Studies: http://www.utu.fi/en/units/tse/units/entrepreneurship/Pages/home.aspx
The
position of University teacher includes wide teaching responsibilities in
bachelor and master level studies, supervision of theses as well as development
of entrepreneurship studies in collaboration with the other faculty members. In
addition, the position includes administrative duties. The teaching focuses and
is based on entrepreneurship research.
A
person selected for the post of university teacher is required to have an appropriate
higher university degree and good teaching skills. When filling the position
also the following qualities of the applicant are taken into consideration:
breadth of knowledge in entrepreneurship, pedagogic education, ability to
produce teaching material and to provide entrepreneurial teaching.
The successful management of the position demands a capability to give
high-quality research-based teaching and to supervise scholarly theses. In
addition the applicant is required to have fluent skills in English. When
filling the position also prior experience in teaching and administrative tasks
is taken in to consideration as well as practical experiences in the field of
entrepreneurship.
Qualification
requirements for the position are laid down in the regulations of the
University of Turku, Rules
of Procedure.
The salary
is based on the salary system of Finnish universities, and it consists of a
task-specific salary component and personal performance salary component. The
task-specific salary component for the university teacher is at level 4–6 which
is 2432,20–3293,22 €/month. The component based on personal performance adds a
maximum of 46,3% to the salary.
For further
information, please contact professor Jarna Heinonen, tel. (02) 333 9577 or
jarna.heinonen(at)utu.fi.
Applicants
should enclose with their application a certified CV, an academic portfolio or
a short teaching portfolio, copies of degree certificates and other documents
that may influence the filling of the position. In addition, we require the
applicant to show in free format how her/his strengths fit the set of tasks
defined above.
Applications
are to be addressed to Turku School of Economics.
Applications
must arrive to the Records Office (Asiakirjapiste) of Turku School of Economics
by mail or e-mail no later than Thursday 31st January 2013 at 15:45.
The postal address is: Records Office / Asiakirjapiste, Turku School of
Economics, FI-20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO, FINLAND (visiting address: Turku School of
Economics, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, 2nd floor, Turku). Note on the envelope:
“University teacher/Entrepreneurship”. Applications may also be sent by e-mail:
tse-asiakirjat@utu.fi. Application documents will not be returned.
12/14/12
Yet another Startup Journey traveled
Yesterday BoostTurku had a blast. One of the Startup Journeys had their DemoDay event in which the final 4 new ventures competed for a trip to the Silicon Valley.
Event comprised an inspiring talk given by Mo El-Fatatry (http://www.disruptionmanifesto.com/) who lively shared his experiences in entrepreneurship (focusing on failure and motivation). The main stars of the evening were the 4 teams who gave top-notch pitches and demos.
The winner was Rival Games with their story-based game Ricochet Reaction (addiction, addiction, addicton...). Congrats! Enjoy SV!
Event comprised an inspiring talk given by Mo El-Fatatry (http://www.disruptionmanifesto.com/) who lively shared his experiences in entrepreneurship (focusing on failure and motivation). The main stars of the evening were the 4 teams who gave top-notch pitches and demos.
The winner was Rival Games with their story-based game Ricochet Reaction (addiction, addiction, addicton...). Congrats! Enjoy SV!
12/11/12
Ewald Kibler's Doctoral Defense
Ewald Kibler and Professor Erik Stam from Utrecht University will have a public talk on Thursday 20th of December. Kibler will defend his doctoral thesis entitled New Venture Creation in Different Environments: Towards a Multilayered Institutional Approach to Entrepreneurship.
Time: 20.12.2012 @ 12
Place: Turku School of Economics, Lecture Hall Osuuskauppa
Time: 20.12.2012 @ 12
Place: Turku School of Economics, Lecture Hall Osuuskauppa
12/4/12
Upcoming defense
On Thursday, 20th of December, Ewald Kibler will defende his doctoral thesis. Opponent will be Professor Erik Stam from Netherlands.
More info coming soon.
More info coming soon.
11/27/12
OBS! Research Seminar today
Short notice!
Today at KH1 at 10:15 Dr. Elisabeth Ljunggren (Nordland Research Institute) and Dr. Gry Alsos (Bodo Graduate School of Business, Uni of Nordland) give a talk entitled:
Portfolio Entrepreneurship: The Business-Household Interaction.
Be there in few minutes!
Today at KH1 at 10:15 Dr. Elisabeth Ljunggren (Nordland Research Institute) and Dr. Gry Alsos (Bodo Graduate School of Business, Uni of Nordland) give a talk entitled:
Portfolio Entrepreneurship: The Business-Household Interaction.
Be there in few minutes!
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