The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Italy (http://www.unicatt.it/ucsc_EV.htm), Department of Economics and Business Administration Sciences (S.E.GEST.A.), is seeking applicants for a two-year position of research assistant in 'entrepreneurship and innovation in public research centers'.
The research assistant is expected to develop a comprehensive review of extant international literature on entrepreneurship and innovation in public research centers, research spin-off firms and academic spin-off firms.
Intensive field research is also required in a small number of European centers of excellence, in order to analyze in-depth the organizational structures and the processes of successful public research centers.
Applicants should have a Degree in Management Sciences and documented scientific research experience. Applicants should also be fluent in Italian and English. A Ph.D. degree in Management Sciences is particularly welcomed.
The complete call for applications will be downloadable as of the 1st of December 2007 from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart's web-site – 'Concorsi' section (http://www3.unicatt.it/pls/unicatt/consultazione.mostra_pagina?id_pagina=1940). Alternatively, the complete call can be requested to the project coordinator, Prof. Alessandro Baroncelli (alessandro.baroncelli@unicatt.it), in which case the applicant's CV is kindly requested.
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