Two Assistant Professorships in Philanthropy and Ecosystem Change
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Two Assistant Professorships in Philanthropy and Ecosystem Change
Copenhagen Business School invites applications for two Assistant Professorships in the organizational study of philanthropy and ecosystem change within the Department of Organization. These positions offer an opportunity to join a vibrant research environment exploring how global philanthropy shapes organizational and wider institutional transformation. The preferred starting dates are April 2026 and September 2026, respectively, or shortly thereafter.
The Assistant Professors will join an established research team led by Associate Professor Jane Bjørn Vedel. The team investigates how large-scale funding from global philanthropic organizations contributes to organizational and ecosystem change. These changes encompass, for example, organizational transformations in forms, governance, and learning, as well as ecosystem shifts in professions, actor roles, and coordination mechanisms.
The team primarily conducts qualitative research but also welcomes scholars with complementary quantitative expertise. Its work focuses on meso- to macro-level dynamics and benefits from unique access to major philanthropic foundations. The team’s shared ambition is to produce high-impact journal publications in the fields of Management and Organization Studies while maintaining an ongoing dialogue with foundation executives and stakeholders affected by philanthropy.
The two successful candidates will contribute to a specific externally funded research project, supported by a Novo Nordisk Foundation grant, examining large-scale global research ventures at universities established through major philanthropic donations. Each candidate will focus on one of two interrelated research areas (subprojects):
Candidates are expected to have a strong background in Management, Organization, and/or Strategy, and to demonstrate both the ability and willingness to work collaboratively within a high-performing research team. They should also be committed to presenting work-in-progress at leading international conferences in the field of management and organization.
Both Assistant Professorships are fixed-term positions (3 years) with a combination of research and teaching obligations (66% research and 34% teaching). The successful candidates are expected to teach in areas of organization and management at CBS.
The Department of Organization (IOA) pursues a problem-oriented, business in society approach to understanding and intervening in organizations and organizational life. Our research is focused upon organizing processes and their outcomes, and driven by an interest in organization and management as a practical, situated, contested and changing matter. Our approach is interdisciplinary and combines social-scientific traditions such as organization theory, sociology, ethnography, political economy, and social psychology. Methodologically, our research is predominantly qualitative and often involves case study and fieldwork methodology.
To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant(s) chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department. The successful applicant is obliged to participate in the assistant professor program at CBS on teaching principles and methods in order to fulfill the pedagogical requirements made at the end of the term of employment as assistant professor.
Responsibilities
The assistant professors are expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position.
Qualification
The applicant must hold a PhD or the equivalent. Emphasis is placed on the applicant’s research potential, which means that a researcher with a large research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production.
The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programs. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organization of this type.
For further information please contact: Associate Professor Jane Bjørn Vedel jbv.ioa@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/IOA.
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organization.
Application
Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.
Application must include:
Recruitment procedure
The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants, when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.
The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.
Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.
Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.
One of CBS’ strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or unnecessary personal information in their application.
Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk.
Closing date: December 1, 2025
The Assistant Professors will join an established research team led by Associate Professor Jane Bjørn Vedel. The team investigates how large-scale funding from global philanthropic organizations contributes to organizational and ecosystem change. These changes encompass, for example, organizational transformations in forms, governance, and learning, as well as ecosystem shifts in professions, actor roles, and coordination mechanisms.
The team primarily conducts qualitative research but also welcomes scholars with complementary quantitative expertise. Its work focuses on meso- to macro-level dynamics and benefits from unique access to major philanthropic foundations. The team’s shared ambition is to produce high-impact journal publications in the fields of Management and Organization Studies while maintaining an ongoing dialogue with foundation executives and stakeholders affected by philanthropy.
The two successful candidates will contribute to a specific externally funded research project, supported by a Novo Nordisk Foundation grant, examining large-scale global research ventures at universities established through major philanthropic donations. Each candidate will focus on one of two interrelated research areas (subprojects):
- A meso-level, intra-venture study of how such organizational entities evolve over time within global partnership structures.
- A macro-level analysis of how the broader institutional context shapes these ventures’ development and trajectories.
Candidates are expected to have a strong background in Management, Organization, and/or Strategy, and to demonstrate both the ability and willingness to work collaboratively within a high-performing research team. They should also be committed to presenting work-in-progress at leading international conferences in the field of management and organization.
Both Assistant Professorships are fixed-term positions (3 years) with a combination of research and teaching obligations (66% research and 34% teaching). The successful candidates are expected to teach in areas of organization and management at CBS.
The Department of Organization (IOA) pursues a problem-oriented, business in society approach to understanding and intervening in organizations and organizational life. Our research is focused upon organizing processes and their outcomes, and driven by an interest in organization and management as a practical, situated, contested and changing matter. Our approach is interdisciplinary and combines social-scientific traditions such as organization theory, sociology, ethnography, political economy, and social psychology. Methodologically, our research is predominantly qualitative and often involves case study and fieldwork methodology.
To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant(s) chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department. The successful applicant is obliged to participate in the assistant professor program at CBS on teaching principles and methods in order to fulfill the pedagogical requirements made at the end of the term of employment as assistant professor.
Responsibilities
- Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programs, including Executive Education
- Individual and group based research meeting high international standards
- Promoting CBS’s academic reputation
- Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects
- Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School
- Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the department and to CBS-wide tasks
- Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular
- Research, including responsibility for the academic development of the relevant discipline
- Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching
- Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences.
The assistant professors are expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position.
Qualification
The applicant must hold a PhD or the equivalent. Emphasis is placed on the applicant’s research potential, which means that a researcher with a large research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production.
The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programs. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organization of this type.
For further information please contact: Associate Professor Jane Bjørn Vedel jbv.ioa@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/IOA.
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organization.
Application
Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.
Application must include:
- A statement of application.
- Proof of qualifications and a full CV.
- Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index and/or Google Scholar.
- A teaching portfolio documenting teaching qualifications and pedagogical development. The portfolio must include an overview of the applicants past teaching achievements and practice and its impact on the students, reflections on pedagogical competencies and core strengths, the educational competencies the applicant would like to develop, and the teaching opportunities they would like to pursue in the nearest future. Internal applicants must use the CBS Teaching Portfolio format. It is available at www.share.cbs.dk. Please make a pdf of each of the spreadsheets from part B of the portfolio.
- Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international co-operation.
- A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritize their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement.
- Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration.
Recruitment procedure
The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants, when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.
The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.
Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.
Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.
One of CBS’ strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or unnecessary personal information in their application.
Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk.
Closing date: December 1, 2025