Postdoc in Academic Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystems
Explore challenge-driven knowledge valorisation and academic spin-off creation in a pan-European Horizon project.
Best for:Best for postdoctoral researchers in innovation studies, economics, or management with strong empirical research skills.
Overview
The Technical University of Denmark invites applications for a 1.5-year postdoctoral position within DTU Entrepreneurship, tied to the Horizon Europe project EUIT. The researcher will investigate collaborative models between universities, industry partners, and investors to support academic spin-offs and knowledge valorisation. Responsibilities include designing evaluation frameworks, conducting qualitative and quantitative empirical research, and authoring peer-reviewed publications and policy briefs. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with international project partners across Europe to establish transferable innovation frameworks.
What you'll do
- Develop conceptual and analytical frameworks for studying knowledge valorisation and academic entrepreneurship.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a common monitoring and evaluation framework.
- Collect and analyze comparative evidence from successful and unsuccessful pilot cases across European ecosystems.
- Conduct interviews, qualitative case studies, and quantitative analyses of project monitoring data.
- Prepare research articles for publication in peer-reviewed international journals and present at conferences.
- Contribute to the validation of a transferable European Challenge-Driven Valorisation Framework.
- Collaborate with international partners to produce policy briefs, reports, and knowledge exchange activities.
Requirements
Degree required: PhD in entrepreneurship, innovation studies, management, economics, public policy, or a related field
Language: English; strong written and oral proficiency required
Instruction: English
Publications: Evidence of capability to publish in international peer-reviewed journals
- Experience designing and conducting empirical research using qualitative and/or quantitative methods
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with international research and practitioner partners
- Holds a PhD degree in a relevant discipline
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-11-30
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