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POSTING DATE: April 15, 2019

CLOSING DATE: April 30, 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University

POSITION SUMMARY:

"Lab2market: Mobilization of Research Innovations"

Funded by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

The new Lab2Market program will foster increased numbers of science- and engineering-based startups emerging from post-secondary research. These ventures may accelerate their growth at university-linked incubators and accelerators. The Lab2Market program is based on similar successful I-Corps program in the U.S. and I-CURe program in the U.K. 

The Lab2Market pilot program will be an intensive eight- to twelve-week program which requires significant commitment with extensive travel. The curriculum provides real-world, hands-on, immersive learning about what it takes to evaluate commercial opportunity around the innovation. This will include substantial collaboration with other sites in Atlantic Canada – notably Memorial, UNB and UPEI – as well as the other Nodes and Sites across Canada in the I-INC network. 

Requirements of Project: Your research will examine the antecedents of, and metrics for, the emergence of innovation driven entrepreneurship and the mobilization of innovation and technology particularly from 'bench science' and other laboratory/research settings The successful candidate will work closely with members of the interdisciplinary research team led by Prof. Louis Beaubien, Nominated Principal Investigator.

Duties will also include teaching up to two classes in entrepreneurship and innovation and providing support to the Dalhousie innovation eco-system, including CDL Atlantic, the Sandboxes, but most principally, the Lab2Market program.

Qualifications: Social Scientist with experience in research around innovation. Completed PhD in economics, business or a related field by August 31, 2019. Prior work on government and social policy around innovation and entrepreneurship would be an asset; as would experience teaching and experience with teaching the "Lean" method of entrepreneurship.

Salary: $50,000

Start Date: July 1, 2019 (negotiable but no later than Sept. 1, 2019)

Duration of appointment: 1-2 year (negotiable).

Deadline for application: April 30, 2019

Interested parties should forward the following materials to louis.beaubien@dal.ca:

• Current curriculum vitae
• Statement of short- and long-term career goals that includes identification of ongoing research interests and suggested projects
• Names of 3 referees including their affiliation and contact information
• Writing samples
• University transcripts

Only applications submitted to the e-mail address above will be considered. We thank all applicants, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity