Tenure Track faculty position in Innovation Management at the Stockholm School of Economics

The House of Innovation (HOI) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) currently invites expressions of interest for a tenure-track position (Assistant Professor level) with a focus on Innovation Management.  

Candidates are expected to have a background in a field such as Technology and Innovation Management, Digital Innovation, or Technology Strategy. A PhD in a related field is required by the time of assuming the position. 

We are a cross-disciplinary research environment, with scholars working in Technology & Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, and Operations & Supply Chain Management. Stockholm is consistently ranked as a top-ten environment for tech-based entrepreneurship and innovation. HOI has its own incubator and excellent access to the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem as well as to many world-leading companies operating in and from Stockholm. Our students are highly talented and motivated, and our programs are highly regarded. 

Candidates are expected to have strong qualities in both research and teaching. In research, the successful candidate should exhibit the ability to publish in top-tier, peer-reviewed, international journals, as evidenced by a promising research and publication pipeline, a presence in the international research community, and publications in leading journals (if available). In teaching, experience from designing and delivering courses, as well as from coaching student projects, is considered a merit. Candidates will be expected to interact and collaborate with faculty from other disciplines and to exercise intellectual leadership in their discipline. 

The vacant assistant professorship is a 3+3 year tenure-track position with research and teaching obligations. Promotion to tenured associate professor is possible with satisfactory teaching and publication performance.  An ideal starting date for successful applicants is August 2025, but we are open to discussing other dates. Salaries are competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and are set on an individual basis. 

We will conduct a first round of interviews soon after the September 15th deadline and host campus visits by invitation in the Fall of 2024. 

Formal submission will be via the SSE Varbi online platform (https://hhs.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:749329/). To apply, please submit: 

• A cover letter articulating the candidate’s fit with the position description, including research interests and teaching experience. 
• A curriculum vitae. 
• A separate document listing both published articles (if any) and articles submitted to journals. 
• Copies of representative research. 
• Names and contact information of three people willing to provide references. 

To ensure that your application will receive full consideration, please submit your full application via Varbi by September 15th, 2024 (CET). 

The application for the informal meeting during the Academy of Management will not be taken as a formal application. Please submit your application via Varbi to be considered for this position. 

About the House of Innovation (HOI) 

The House of Innovation, a recently formed unit within SSE, offers an excellent, inter-disciplinary research, education and outreach environment focused on innovation, digitalization and entrepreneurship (https://www.hhs.se/en/research/research-houses/house-of-innovation/). HOI collaborates with a broad, influential network of academics, corporations, government agencies, and civil society actors, with the aim to contribute to the advancement of society and of the international community. HOI has an international group of scholars with currently 7 professors, 4 associate professors, 12 tenure-track assistant professors, 19 PhD students and 41 research fellows and postdocs.  

HOI faculty members regularly publish in top academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Management Science, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Information Systems Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Research Policy and Harvard Business Review. They serve on editorial boards, in editorial positions, and in academic leadership positions. They frequently receive substantial grants from leading Swedish and European funding institutions to conduct state-of-the-art research, and serve on national and international policy committees, thus contributing to the shaping of society and of innovation ecosystems.   

The benefits of becoming a faculty member at HOI include, but are not limited to: 

• Enjoying a favorable balance between teaching and research activities (from 20% to 40% teaching). 
• Tapping into cross-disciplinary expertise in innovation, entrepreneurship, information systems and operations/supply chain management.   
• Teaching highly talented and motivated students/participants, from undergraduate to master and doctoral levels, as well as in MBA and Executive Education programs. Our master programs are ranked 19th (Management) in 2023 and 23rd (Finance) in the world by Financial Times in 2024. SSE Executive Education is ranked 17th in the world for open programs by FT. Our admissions processes are highly selective. 
• Working in a young, dynamic, international, diverse environment. Recent faculty hires to SSE come from environments such as London Business School, Bocconi, Harvard U, INSEAD, New York University, HKUST, RSM among others. 
• Being part of, and contributing to, the Stockholm entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in a wide and comprehensive way. HOI hosts the academic Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation &Technology, the Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Center for Innovative and Sustainable Business Development, the Scania Center for Innovation and Operational Excellence, The Center for Family Enterprise, The Transformative Innovation Center, CDA – the Center for Data Analytics, the MISUM Sustainable Business Development through Entrepreneurship and Innovation Platform, and Swedish Center for Digital Innovation (SCDI Sthlm). We also run the SSE Business Lab start-up incubator and coordinate SSE’s involvement in the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES), a consortium with the six major universities in Stockholm providing innovation and entrepreneurship education across the wider Stockholm area and beyond.   
• Leveraging the extensive and active network of corporate partners of SSE to conduct relevant empirical research and joint projects. The SSE Corporate Partners network includes the large majority of leading Swedish multinational companies, such as SEB, Ericsson, H&M, Scania and Electrolux, as well as international organizations, such as McKinsey & Company, PwC, ABB and IBM. 

More about the House of Innovation can be found at: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/research-houses/house-of-innovation/. 

About the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) 

The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Through creativity and collaboration, the Stockholm School of Economics provides an environment where ambitious students and accomplished researchers meet to address contemporary challenges within business and economics, particularly those concerning sustainability, diversity and innovation. 

Apart from delivering world class education within business and economics, SSE students are trained to be successful decision makers and leaders of the future. Our educational mission has over the years strengthened SSE students, and you can read more about it here. 

SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.