KU Leuven
Academic Position in Entrepreneurship

KU Leuven invites applications for a full-time academic position in Entrepreneurship at the Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation (MSI), Faculty of Economics and Business.

DUTIES:
Research: The qualified candidates will conduct research in close collaboration with members of the department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation. The candidates will contribute to the department's research agenda with a focus on high tech entrepreneurship. We are looking for dynamic and motivated researchers (m/f) in the field of entrepreneurship who will be able to attract research funding and expand international research collaboration.

Teaching: The candidate will teach courses in the field of entrepreneurship and is expected to take initiatives to develop a new major in the field of entrepreneurship. The specific teaching responsibilities will depend on the profile of the candidate. The candidate is expected to meet the KU Leuven educational standards for academic curricula with a strong commitment to quality of education. The candidate is also expected to supervise master theses and to act as an advisor to PhD students.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Interested candidates should hold a Ph.D. in (Business) Economics, Management, or Entrepreneurship.

Candidates are expected to have an excellent research record in the field of entrepreneurship. The quality of the candidate's research should be demonstrated by publications in top international peer-reviewed journals, or for junior applicants by promising ongoing research projects and papers. The candidate has experience or affinity with empirical research in the field and with the use of quantitative research methods.

The candidate preferably has teaching experience in the field of entrepreneurship and can demonstrate strong didactic skills.

At KU Leuven the main language of instruction is Dutch. Successful applicants who are not proficient in Dutch, will be provided language training in order to be able to also instruct in the Dutch language within three years time. Near-native proficiency in the English language is expected of all applicants.

OFFER: The department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation offers you a dynamic and internationally oriented research environment. For more information, please consult: http://www.econ.kuleuven.be/research/MSI/. The department of MSI is one of the research departments of the Faculty of Economic and Business (FEB). In recent years several independent accreditation commissions systematically ranked FEB highly in terms of its quality of teaching and research. One of the FEBīs most important assets is its extensive national and international network both in academia and in the business world. Leuven is a historical town, but also a dynamic and vibrant city in the centre of Belgium. It is located within a twenty-minute drive from Brussels, the capital of Belgium and of the European Union, and less than two hours from Paris, London and Amsterdam. The successful candidate will be hired in the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, professor or full professor according to his/her qualifications.

APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information please contact Prof. dr. Luc Sels, tel.: +32 16 3 76309, mail: luc.sels@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. Rene Belderbos, tel.: +32 16 3 26912, mail: rene.belderbos@kuleuven.be. For problems with your online application, please contact: solliciteren@kuleuven.be

You can apply for this job no later than September 30, 2013 via the online application tool at: https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/domein/9002/9000