Application deadline: 18-07-2014Start date: 01-11-2014Department/Location: Økonomisk Institut

The Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for a PhD scholarship within the project entitled “Biased Attention and Economic Decision-Making”. The successful candidate will be employed from November 1st, 2014. 

The project
Classical economic theory builds on a simple but powerful model of rational behavior: People are assumed to have unlimited cognition and make choices so as to maximize their well-being by attending to all available information. However, since the amount of information we are continuously confronted with is vast and cognitive resources are limited, our attention is restricted, implying that we often neglect important aspects of the environments we act in. The 3 year PhD project will focus on formally integrating the psychological mechanisms guiding our attention into economic theory and to theoretically as well as experimentally analyze how the resulting limited and biased attention can cause deviations from standard economic predictions. The PhD project will be a cross-disciplinary project investigating the consequences of biased attention for consumer choice, firm behavior, financial markets and policy makers.

Qualifications
The PhD candidate should preferably have prior programming skills and a strong interest in experimental research. 

The 5+3 PhD study programme
In order to be eligible for a scholarship in the 5+3 PhD study programme the applicant must have completed a two year master’s degree programme or have earned 120 ECTS credits at an equivalent academic level before starting his or her employment. Applicants should check the specific study programmes for more detailed descriptions of the entry requirements. PhD students are paid a salary in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). The PhD student has a work obligation of up to 840 hours over the 3 year period of time without additional pay. The work obligation can for instance include teaching.

Applications

• The Faculty welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of age, gender, race, religion, ethnic background and citizenship. 

• In order to be awarded a PhD scholarship the applicant has to enrol as a PhD student at the Faculty of Social Sciences, cf. the rules of the Danish Ministerial order No 1039 of 27 August 2013. You will find general information about the PhD program on the website of the Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/english/ (in English) and http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen (in Danish).

• An assessment committee will evaluate the applications. The applicants will be notified of the composition of the assessment committee. When the assessment committee has finished the evaluation each applicant will receive the evaluation of his/her application.

The application must be submitted electronically no later than July 18th, 2014. Applications received after deadline or by regular mail will not be taken into account.

The application must be submitted either via the Graduate School´s website: 
http://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/english/applicants/application/applications_advertisement/  (in English) orhttp://samf.ku.dk/phd-skolen/til_ansogere/ansoegning/ansoegere_ku_stipendier/ (in Danish)

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Postdoc in Business Model Research for SMEs in Emerging Markets

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The Department Management Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) offers a position opening for a postdoc, who will conduct state-of-the-art research with respect to Business Model of SMEs in emerging market. The position is funded by the Danish Industrial Fund (“Industriens Fond”) for three years.

Responsibilities and tasks
Department Management Engineering is seeking a candidate for a postdoc position concerning Business Model of SMEs in emerging markets, starting as soon as possible, but no later than 1 October 2014. This position is a part of the research project "Growth Opportunities of Danish SMEs in Emerging Market (GODSEM)", which is funded by the Danish Industrial Fund (“Industriens Fond”) for three years. The postdoc will work at DTU Department Management Engineering in close collaboration with other members of the research team.

The purpose of this project is to accelerate the growth of Danish start-ups and SMEs with regard to their global expansion into emerging markets through establishing new growth strategy. The postdoc will work on research aiming at supporting growth of Danish SME’s through addressing new business model development in emerging markets: this includes issues related to creating new value propositions, setting up customer relationships, adjusting new pricing strategy, establishing partnerships, and bringing new ideas developed in emerging market back to the Western market.

The postdoc will investigate the business model design and implementation by using state-of-the-art research methods, ideally both qualitative and quantitative, based on a large number of collaborating companies. Alternatively, action research methods are also welcome. It is also required for the postdoc to support organizing workshops, facilitate sub-projects, and actively communicate with industry.

Teaching is an optional task for the postdoc and will not be expected to account for an extensive part of the job responsibilities.

In order to strengthen our efforts in this research, we have recruited a large number of collaborative companies and organizations, which will support our research tasks when needed. For more information about the GODSEM project please check www.godsem.dk.

Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate who has:

Further qualifications include:

We offer
We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international environment focusing on education, research, public-sector consultancy and innovation, which contribute to enhancing the economy and improving social welfare. We strive for academic excellence, collegial respect and freedom tempered by responsibility DTU is a leading technical university in northern Europe and benchmarks with the best universities in the world.

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union to employees' status. The employment period is twoy ears, with a possibility to extend it for another year.

The workplace will be at in building 426, DTU Lyngby Campus, Denmark.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Associate Professor Jason Li-Ying, tel: +45 4525 4856, e-mail: yinli@dtu.dk.

For further information about the overall research project, see www.godsem.dk.

Application procedure
Please submit your application no later than on 31 July 2014. Applications must be submitted as one PDF filecontaining all materials to be given consideration. To apply please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DTU Management Engineering aims to develop and utilize new knowledge about Systems Analysis, Production and Service Management, Management Science, and Technology and Innovation Management to benefit society. In that way the Department contributes to knowledge based growth and welfare with focus on competitiveness, productivity, sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship. Research and education at DTU Management Engineering is carried out in close cooperation with international research environments and industrial and public partners. DTU Management Engineering has 279 employees consisting of 139 academic staff, 68 PhD students and 72 technical and administrative staff. Furthermore, we employ a large number of external associate professors each term which contribute to making our education programs relevant by including cases from the business sector. More than 20% of our employees are from abroad and in all 38 different nationalities are represented at the Department. Additional information can be found at www.man.dtu.dk.

DTU is a technical university providing internationally leading research, education, innovation and public service. Our staffs of 5,700 advance science and technology to create innovative solutions that meet the demands of society; and our 10,000 students are educated to address the technological challenges of the future. DTU is an independent academic university, collaborating globally with business, industry, government, and public agencies.

Researcher in Economics of Transportation

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DTU Transport is the largest transport research institution in Denmark, and one of the largest university based transport research departments in Europe. The research at the department lies broadly within the transport domain based on different methodological disciplines. The research is applied in teaching, public sector consultancy and innovation all with the aim to benefit society. Transportation economics plays a significant role in the department’s research based support of the Danish Ministry of Transport within evaluation of transport policies and effects of regulation.

Responsibilities and tasks
The position involves project based research at an international level and public sector consultancy. The general aim is to assess the effect of transport policies, developing and applying microeconomic theory and microeconometrics. All aspects of travel demand are considered, emphasising the relationship between the transport sector and the economy in general, as well as issues related to congestion and environmental impacts. The specific research could be focused on topics like:

Transportation economics has close relations to the department’s other research themes, in particular to transport modelling and governance.

The public sector consultancy involves evaluation of a wide range of policy instruments including capacity provision, pricing and taxation, regulation of parking, information provision and methods for welfare economic evaluation.

As most of the research at DTU Transport is externally funded, research is organised in project teams, and project management as well as active participation in fund-raising will be expected with increasing experience. Furthermore, the successful candidate is expected to contribute to our national and international networking activities.

Qualifications and general assessment criteria
Researcher is a position, where we expect the candidate to qualify as Senior Researcher within a 3-4 year period. Applicants must hold a relevant PhD and must have demonstrated promising research abilities, including ability to publish scientifically.

The assessment of the applicants will be based on:

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Confederation of Professional Associates. The allowance will be agreed with the relevant union. The period of employment is three years.

Further information
Please contact Professor Mogens Fosgerau, mf@transport.dtu.dk or tel. +45 4525 6521 or Section leader Camilla Riff Brems on cab@transport.dtu.dk or tel. +45 4525 6557, for additional information about the position.

Applications
Please submit your online application no later than Monday August 4, 2014. Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online," fill in the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

Research publications and public sector reports to be considered in the assessment must be attached.

Applications and enclosures received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

DTU Transport (www.transport.dtu.dk) is a university department with activities in public sector consultancy, teaching, and innovation. DTU Transport carries out projects in collaboration with the public and private sector in Denmark and abroad. The projects comprise both short-term and very specific commissioned assignments and long-term developmental assignments. DTU Transport offers approximately 20 courses ranging from initial courses in traffic and transport planning to advanced model- and method-oriented courses within traffic and transport.

DTU is a technical university providing internationally leading research, education, innovation and public service. Our staff of 5,700 advance science and technology to create innovative solutions that meet the demands of society; and our 10,000 students are educated to address the technological challenges of the future. DTU is an independent academic university collaborating globally with business, industry, government, and public agencies.

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a PhD scholarship in Economics and, in particular, within the special topic of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) productivity spillovers.   

Briefly about the topic: The literature of FDI productivity spillovers is large and diverse. This literature estimates the productivity effect that the presence of foreign firms has on domestic firms. What this literature has not achieved, yet, is separating the different mechanisms under which the presence of FDI affects domestic firms’ productivity, viz. demonstration effects, labour market mobility effects, and competition effects. Few papers have attempted this, but more needs to be done. During the three years of the Ph.D. the candidate should focus on improving this by identifying the particular mechanisms underlying spillovers. Of course, other issues within the topic of FDI productivity spillovers can also be considered.

For more information contact Prof. Pascalis Raimondos-Møller (prm.eco@cbs.dk). Please note that due to summer holidays responses may not be immediate. This is also the case if you contact the Department Head or PhD coordinator mentioned below.

The three-year PhD program at CBS allows you to conduct research under the supervision of CBS professors, supported by research training courses. PhD students are enrolled in the department’s PhD training program which includes a package of courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics. The program is highly international, and you are expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time abroad as a visiting PhD student at another university.  It is also required that the applicant shows an interest in actively contributing to the department’s research environment. See the CBS homepage for more information about the PhD program and moreinformation about the PhD program at Department of Economics.

CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and research institutions but also in governmental institutions and in business where their research qualifications are increasingly demanded. Half of CBS PhD graduates go on to employment outside universities and public research institutions.

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

For further information on the general PhD program please contact: Head of Department Peter Møllgaard, tel.: +45 3815 2584, e-mail hpm.eco@cbs.dk or PhD coordinator, Associate Professor Anette Boom, tel.: +45 3815 2593, e-mail ab.eco@cbs.dk

General information
A typical PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent of ½ year’s work (840 work hours). The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with DKK 23.770 (app. 3,160 euro) monthly up to DKK 28.964 (app. 3,860 euro) depending on seniority, plus a pension contribution totaling 17,1 % of 85 per cent of the base salary.

The salary level and appointment is determined by the Ministry of Finance’s collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

To be considered, the candidate should have a basic training at the Master´s level (equivalent to the 3 + 2 Bologna process). An educational background in the social sciences is necessary. The applicant must have successfully completed the Master’s degree in Economics or related fields before commencing the PhD program at CBS. The applicant must be fluent in English.

The Department will give priority to applicants with high grades from their universities. The application must include a 5 page project description. This research proposal should contain a presentation of an original research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as well as a preliminary work plan.

In addition to the research proposal, the application must include copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level, grade transcripts, brief curriculum vitae (CV), a list of papers and publications, and a selected written work (e.g. Master’s thesis).

A committee of experts in the field in question will assess the applications. The assessment of the applicants will be based on the quality and relevance of the project, including an evaluation of the applicant’s ability to accomplish it. Following this assessment, the management of the department will select the winner of the scholarship.

The PhD student will be enrolled in the CBS PhD School in Economics and Management. Date of commencement is expected to be October 1, 2014, at the latest.

The application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.

Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at uk.cbs.dk.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Closing date: 08/01/2014