{"data":{"id":154903,"slug":"doktorand-i-entreprenorskap-och-innovation","type":"job","title":"PhD Student in Entrepreneurship and Innovation","description":"Are you ready to take the next step in your academic journey? As a PhD student with us, you will work closely with leading researchers in a strong and international research environment, with access to advanced laboratory equipment and good funding opportunities. You are offered a secure position, high-quality supervision, and room to grow, both as a researcher and as a person.\nWould you like to conduct research close to one of Sweden's most strategic industrial initiatives \u2013 and together with researchers and colleagues at SSAB contribute to the transition to fossil-free steel? Then you will become part of a team that collectively works on a unique transformation project. As a PhD student, you will have a central role in the collaboration between the research group and SSAB and can continuously contribute to improving practice, while developing your competence in driving change. You qualify for both a continued research career and sought-after positions in industry.\n\nSubject Description\nEntrepreneurship and innovation encompasses organizational development with a special focus on business development based on innovative products, services, production solutions, or ways of leading and organizing operations.\n\nProject Description\nThe project is carried out in close collaboration with SSAB and focuses on how established production systems in Nordic base industry can develop capacity for large-scale transition to green steel. You will be part of a joint team with researchers and representatives from SSAB who together develop knowledge and drive the work forward. The transformation involves not only technological change, but also requires new ways of working, leadership practices, and forms of organization that prepare operations for new processes, requirements, and business logics.\nThe project is expected to contribute to the research frontier within entrepreneurship and innovation by developing knowledge about how entrepreneurial ways of working can be institutionalized in established industrial systems during structural transition. At the same time, the project contributes empirically grounded knowledge about how Nordic production can be developed to meet the requirements for sustainable and competitive production of green steel.\n\nResponsibilities\nA PhD student position involves both theoretical and practical work. As a PhD student, you are a central link between the research group and SSAB: you capture the organization's questions and ensure that knowledge and experiences flow between the parties. An important part of the work is to regularly be on site at SSAB's operations, follow the transformation work, and continuously collect data through, for example, observations and interviews. You work closely with the project team while driving your dissertation work. You are trained in scientific work by publishing articles and participating in national and international conferences, taking PhD courses, and may also have the opportunity to try the teaching role.\n\nQualifications\nWe are looking for an analytically strong and curious person with good methodological competence and a genuine interest in how innovation and entrepreneurial leadership function in industrial organizations. You thrive at the intersection of academia and business, take responsibility for your own tasks, and actively contribute to a team. The role requires that you can build trust in different professional contexts and feel comfortable regularly working in an industrial operation. Experience from process industry is a merit. You are motivated by combining theoretical depth with practical relevance and want to contribute to both scientific development and industrial transition.\nAs a person, you are persistent, structured, and comfortable working in complex environments where different perspectives meet. You have a well-developed ability to express yourself both verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English. Knowledge of Finnish is a merit since SSAB also conducts operations in Finland.\n\nBasic eligibility for education at the research level is held by those who have 1. completed a degree at an advanced level, 2. completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at an advanced level, or 3. in some other way within or outside the country acquired essentially equivalent knowledge. In addition to basic eligibility, knowledge within business economics, industrial economics, management, or related fields is required.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.ltu.se\/forskning\/utbildning-pa-forskarniva\/forskningsamnen-och-allmanna-studieplaner\/humanistiskt-samhallsvetenskapligt-omrade-allmanna-studieplanerInformation\nEmployment as a PhD student is time-limited for 4 years; teaching and other institutional service may add up to 20% of full-time. Place of service Lule\u00e5. Intended start date no earlier than November 1, 2026, or by agreement.\n\nFor each position, preliminary salary transparency is indicated based on the position's requirements, responsibilities, and market conditions.\n\nhttps:\/\/www.ltu.se\/om-universitetet\/arbeta-hos-oss\/att-soka-en-anstallning#h-Informationomlonet\n\nFor further information, you are welcome to contact Professor Mats Westerberg, 0920-49 1808, mats.westerberg@ltu.se\n\nhttps:\/\/www.ltu.se\/om-universitetet\/arbeta-hos-oss\/att-soka-en-anstallning#h-FackligakontaktpersonerApplication\nWe prefer that you apply for the position using the application button below where you attach a cover letter and CV\/list of qualifications and copies of verified degree certificates. Please mark your application with the reference number below. Both the application and degree certificates must be written in Swedish or English.\n\nDeadline for applications: September 15, 2026\nReference number: 4291-2026","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Doktorand i Entrepren\u00f6rskap och innovation","description_original":"\u00c4r du redo att ta n\u00e4sta steg i din akademiska resa? Som doktorand hos oss f\u00e5r du arbeta n\u00e4ra ledande forskare i en stark och internationell forskningsmilj\u00f6, med tillg\u00e5ng till avancerad labbutrustning och goda finansieringsm\u00f6jligheter. Du erbjuds en trygg anst\u00e4llning, handledning av h\u00f6g kvalitet och utrymme att v\u00e4xa, b\u00e5de som forskare och som person.\nVill du forska n\u00e4ra en av Sveriges mest strategiska industrisatsningar \u2013 och tillsammans med forskare och medarbetare p\u00e5 SSAB bidra till omst\u00e4llningen till fossilfritt st\u00e5l? D\u00e5 blir du en del av ett team som gemensamt arbetar med ett unikt f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringsprojekt. Som doktorand f\u00e5r du en central roll i samarbetet mellan forskargruppen och SSAB och kan l\u00f6pande bidra till en b\u00e4ttre fungerande praktik, samtidigt som du utvecklar din kompetens i att driva f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring. Du kvalificerar dig b\u00e5de f\u00f6r en fortsatt forskarkarri\u00e4r och f\u00f6r efterfr\u00e5gade roller i industrin.\u00c4mnesbeskrivningEntrepren\u00f6rskap och innovation omfattar organisationsutveckling med s\u00e4rskilt fokus p\u00e5 f\u00f6retagsutveckling baserad p\u00e5 innovativa produkter, tj\u00e4nster, produktionsl\u00f6sningar eller s\u00e4tt att leda och organisera verksamheten.ProjektbeskrivningProjektet genomf\u00f6rs i n\u00e4ra samverkan med SSAB och fokuserar p\u00e5 hur etablerade produktionssystem i nordisk basindustri kan utveckla kapacitet f\u00f6r en storskalig omst\u00e4llning till gr\u00f6nt st\u00e5l. Du kommer ing\u00e5 i ett gemensamt team med forskare och representanter fr\u00e5n SSAB som tillsammans utvecklar kunskap och driver arbetet fram\u00e5t. Transformationen inneb\u00e4r inte enbart teknologisk f\u00f6r\u00e4ndring, utan kr\u00e4ver ocks\u00e5 nya arbetss\u00e4tt, ledarskapspraktiker och former f\u00f6r organisering som g\u00f6r verksamheten redo f\u00f6r nya processer, krav och aff\u00e4rslogiker.Projektet f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntas bidra till forskningsfronten inom entrepren\u00f6rskap och innovation genom att utveckla kunskap om hur entrepren\u00f6riella arbetss\u00e4tt kan institutionaliseras i etablerade industrisystem under strukturell omst\u00e4llning. Samtidigt bidrar projektet med empiriskt grundad kunskap om hur nordisk produktion kan utvecklas f\u00f6r att m\u00f6ta kraven p\u00e5 h\u00e5llbar och konkurrenskraftig produktion av gr\u00f6nt st\u00e5l.ArbetsuppgifterEn doktorandtj\u00e4nst inneb\u00e4r b\u00e5de teoretiskt och praktiskt arbete. Som doktorand \u00e4r du en central l\u00e4nk mellan forskargruppen och SSAB: du f\u00e5ngar upp verksamhetens fr\u00e5gor och ser till att kunskap och erfarenheter r\u00f6r sig mellan parterna. En viktig del av arbetet \u00e4r att regelbundet vara p\u00e5 plats i SSAB:s verksamhet, f\u00f6lja f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringsarbetet och l\u00f6pande samla in data genom exempelvis observationer och intervjuer. Du arbetar n\u00e4ra projektteamet samtidigt som du driver ditt avhandlingsarbete. Du tr\u00e4nas i vetenskapligt arbete genom att publicera artiklar och delta i nationella och internationella konferenser, l\u00e4ser doktorandkurser och kan \u00e4ven f\u00e5 m\u00f6jlighet att prova l\u00e4rarrollen.KvalifikationerVi s\u00f6ker en analytiskt stark och nyfiken person med god metodkompetens och ett genuint intresse f\u00f6r hur innovation och entrepren\u00f6riellt ledarskap fungerar i industriella organisationer. Du trivs i gr\u00e4nslandet mellan akademi och n\u00e4ringsliv, tar ansvar f\u00f6r egna uppgifter och bidrar aktivt i ett team. Rollen kr\u00e4ver att du kan skapa f\u00f6rtroende i olika professionella sammanhang och k\u00e4nner dig bekv\u00e4m med att \u00e5terkommande arbeta i en industriell verksamhet. Erfarenhet fr\u00e5n processindustri \u00e4r meriterande. Du motiveras av att kombinera teoretisk f\u00f6rdjupning med praktisk relevans och vill bidra till b\u00e5de vetenskaplig utveckling och industriell omst\u00e4llning.Som person \u00e4r du uth\u00e5llig, strukturerad och bekv\u00e4m med att arbeta i komplexa milj\u00f6er d\u00e4r olika perspektiv m\u00f6ts. Du har en utvecklad f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att uttrycka dig i b\u00e5de tal och skrift p\u00e5 s\u00e5v\u00e4l svenska som engelska. Kunskaper i finska \u00e4r en merit eftersom SSAB ocks\u00e5 bedriver verksamhet i Finland.Grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righet till utbildning p\u00e5 forskarniv\u00e5 har den som har 1. avlagt en examen p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, 2. fullgjort kursfordringar om minst 240 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng, varav minst 60 h\u00f6gskolepo\u00e4ng p\u00e5 avancerad niv\u00e5, eller 3. p\u00e5 n\u00e5got annat s\u00e4tt inom eller utom landet f\u00f6rv\u00e4rvat i huvudsak motsvarande kunskaper. Ut\u00f6ver den grundl\u00e4ggande beh\u00f6righeten kr\u00e4vs kunskaper inom f\u00f6retagsekonomi, industriell ekonomi, management eller angr\u00e4nsande \u00e4mnen.https:\/\/www.ltu.se\/forskning\/utbildning-pa-forskarniva\/forskningsamnen-och-allmanna-studieplaner\/humanistiskt-samhallsvetenskapligt-omrade-allmanna-studieplanerInformationAnst\u00e4llning som doktorand \u00e4r tidsbegr\u00e4nsad p\u00e5 4 \u00e5r, undervisning och annan institutionstj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ring kan tillkomma upp till 20 % av heltid. Tj\u00e4nstg\u00f6ringsort Lule\u00e5. T\u00e4nkt tilltr\u00e4de tidigast 1 november 2026 eller enligt \u00f6verenskommelse.F\u00f6r varje tj\u00e4nst anges ett prelimin\u00e4rt https:\/\/www.ltu.se\/om-universitetet\/arbeta-hos-oss\/att-soka-en-anstallning#h-Informationomlonetransparens som baseras p\u00e5 befattningens krav, ansvar och marknadsl\u00e4ge.F\u00f6r ytterligare information \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att kontakta professor Mats Westerberg, 0920-49 1808, mailto:mats.westerberg@ltu.sehttps:\/\/www.ltu.se\/om-universitetet\/arbeta-hos-oss\/att-soka-en-anstallning#h-FackligakontaktpersonerAns\u00f6kanVi ser helst att du s\u00f6ker befattningen via ans\u00f6kningsknappen nedan d\u00e4r du bifogar personligt brev samt CV\/meritf\u00f6rteckning och kopior av verifierade examensbevis. Var v\u00e4nlig och m\u00e4rk din ans\u00f6kan med referensnumret nedan. 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