Doctoral Researcher
Il y a 5 mois
The student is expected to carry out research in the business and management field on a topic that critically evaluates how businesses are responding to these violations and building strategies to detect or prevent modern slavery and/or enable the rehabilitation of victims. The student will gather empirical material, policy reports and academic literature on an industry context, set of organizations or group of businesses (i.e., entrepreneurial ventures, not for profit firms, private firms, family firms, social/ hybrid or non-governmental organizations), who are building responsible management structures and strategies to address this societal problem in their organisation(s), sector, supply chain/value chain, and/or labour chains.
The student is required to have an understanding of, and be willing to, specialize in qualitative research methodologies that involve some of the following: discourse analysis, life stories, narrative, semiotics, conversation analysis, content and text based analysis, ethnography, participant observation, hermeneutics, ethnomethodology, grounded theory, case study work which, amongst other things, emphasis contextual sensitivity, ethical issues, holistic perspectives and understandings not as static entities but of organizational phenomena ‘in process’.
**Your Role...**:
- The doctoral work and training will be undertaken in Luxembourg at the University of Luxembourg but the project is co-supervised with Professor Alexander Trautrims of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. Some research visits to the Rights Lab of Nottingham University will be possible
- The doctoral researcher is expected to contribute to research projects in the area of organizational responsibilities towards human rights violations; discourses of modern slavery and their meaning/relevance for organizational research; strategic responses to these violations and/or the laws and institutional developments related to Business and Human Rights; new organizational forms being created in the anti-slavery space
**Qualifications...**:
- Master’s degree in business, management, entrepreneurship, business ethics, innovation, business strategy, corporate social responsibility and/or sustainability
- A first degree in management, business administration, or industrial relations
- It is also advantageous if the student has an interest/or work experience in sociology, social theory, linguistics or semiotics, political economy, post or de-colonial theory, race issues, human rights, diversity, social integration, activism and/or social movements
- Have the linguistic skills to evolve in a multilingual environment; fluency in English (minimum level 6.5 IELTs for non
- native English speakers); and a good understanding of a second language (i.e.French or German) will be considered an advantage
- Applications are welcome from survivors of modern slavery and/or trafficking
**In Short...**:
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 36 Month (extendable to 48 months if required)
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
- Location: Kirchberg
- Employee and student status
- Job Reference: UOL05977
The yearly gross salary for every PhD at the UL is EUR 39953 (full time)
In particular, we offer:
- Regular personal exchanges with the supervisor and the members of the thesis committee, and a high quality research environment provided by the Doctoral School of Economics and Management; and the Rights Lab of Nottingham University
- An exciting international and multilingual research environment and the possibility to work within a research team focused on enforcement in multi-level regulatory systems
- Personal workspace
- Travel opportunities for training and learning
**How to apply...**:
- A motivation letter.
- This should demonstrate your interest in researching and gathering material on industries, and organizations that are building responsible or ethical strategies in response to labour exploitation/human rights challenges; and/or the new strategies, practices or organizational forms that are emerging in the anti-slavery space. It should also demonstrate your experience or interest in one/some of the following: sociology, social theory, linguistics, intersectionality, post or de-colonial theory, race issues, human rights, diversity, social integration, activism and/or social movements
- A detailed curriculum vitae (with list of publications and copies thereof, if applicable)
- A transcript of concluded university studies
- The name, current position and relationship to the applicant, of one referee
**About us...**:
The** University of Luxembourg** is an **international research** university with a distinctly **multilingual** and **interdisciplinary** character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and I
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