Euromed Management School Marseille
Position announcement
Research Assistant with PhD Research Studentship in Corporate Sustainability
Euromed Management Marseille ranks among the top ten of French business
schools with a strong focus on responsibility, innovation and diversity.
Euromed Management School is offering a position as Research Assistant with
a PhD Research Studentship in the area of Corporate Sustainability. The
position is part of an international research project on the assessment of
corporate sustainability performance with the Sustainable Value approach.
The position will be located in Marseille with the opportunity to pursue a
PhD Research Studentship at Queens University Management School Belfast
which is one of the research partners of Euromed Management School in this
project. Tuition fees at Queens University for the PhD Research Studentship
are covered. Commencing 1 September 2009 for three years the position does
not involve any teaching load and is remunerated according to the standard
rates for research assistants at Euromed Management School.
Mission
The successful applicant will be required to work in an international
research project on corporate sustainability assessment funded by a Swedish
research foundation in close collaboration with colleagues at Euromed
Management School and international research partners. This includes data
collection on corporate sustainability performance, the application and
development of the Sustainable Value approach to assess corporate
sustainability performance of a sample of Nordic companies, and the
development of a sustainability performance index. The PhD project will
address a research question relevant to the field of corporate
sustainability management/corporate sustainability performance
evaluation/sustainable finance. Preferably, it will be closely related to
the research undertaken in the international research project.
For informal enquiries concerning the position, please contact Dr Tobias
Hahn (
tobias.hahn@euromed-management.com).
Academic Requirements and Profile
The following academic requirements apply to the position:
Applicants should
* hold a Masters degree or equivalent with outstanding results in a relevant
area,
* have a strong interest in corporate sustainability, financial markets and
the assessment and analysis of corporate sustainability performance,
* display strong written and oral English skills as the working language
within the research project will be English, and
* display strong analytical skills and a strong motivation to work in an
ambitious international research context.
Applications are encouraged from people seeking to pursue an academic
career. French language skills as well as experience with qualitative and/or
quantitative tools for statistical analysis are desirable. The position will
require regular travel within Europe.
For further information on Euromed Management School, please visit our
website
http://www.euromed-management.com.
Application Details
Application including a full CV and a letter of motivation should be sent in
electronic form by email. Furthermore, as part of the application,
applicants are required to submit a research proposal, which clearly
demonstrates how your experience and interests align with the profile of the
position. Proposals should be for empirical research involving qualitative
and/or quantitative methods. Due to the requirements of the funding scheme
of the research project only applicants holding an EU passport or indefinite
visa or persons being resident in the EU for the last 3 years not as a
student are eligible. Interested applicants should send their application to
Anne-Marie Levo (
anne-marie.levo@euromed-management.com) by Friday 19 June 2009.
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