Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Posted: 23-Jun-25
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Type: Full-time
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The House of Innovation (HOI) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) currently invites applications for an Assistant Professor (tenure track, tenure upon hire can be considered for senior applicants) position with a focus on Entrepreneurship. HOI is a cross-disciplinary research environment, with scholars working in Technology & Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, and Operations & Supply Chain Management.
Candidates for this position are expected to have strong qualities in both research and teaching in Entrepreneurship. In research, the successful candidate should exhibit the ability to publish in top-tier academic journals, as evidenced by a promising research pipeline, an active presence in the international research community, and publications in leading journals (if available).
In teaching, experience from designing and delivering courses in relevant areas of entrepreneurship, as well as from coaching student projects and theses, is considered a merit. Candidates will be expected to interact and collaborate with faculty in the department as well as from other disciplines and to exercise intellectual leadership in their discipline.
The position is tenure track or tenured depending on experience and qualifications. The tenure track is a three- plus three-year position, with promotion to tenured associate professor subject to satisfactory research, teaching and citizenship performance.
We take a broad perspective on entrepreneurship and seek candidates who are interested in any entrepreneurship topic and context. SSE and HOI have a particularly strong environment for research into tech-based start-ups and scale-ups. We are very closely connected to the vibrant entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in Stockholm. Many world-leading companies operate in and around Stockholm and HOI is the home of SSE Business Lab which was recently ranked the #8 start-up hub in Europe by Financial Times. We are also very closely connected to and supported by the dynamic Nordic family enterprise and family office community that opens exciting research opportunities in different core areas of entrepreneurship in relation to family enterprise.
An ideal starting date for successful applicants is August 2026, but we are open to discussing other dates. Salaries are competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and are set on an individual basis.
We will be holding informal interviews in conjunction with the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025 in Copenhagen, July 25-29, 2025. To be considered for an interview slot at the Academy of Management, please submit your expression of interest by email, including your curriculum vitae and job-market paper, with the subject heading “Entrepreneurship tenure-track position”, by July 16th (CET) to careers.hoi@hhs.se
We will conduct a first round of interviews soon after the August 31st deadline and host campus visits by invitation in the Fall of 2025.
Formal submission will be via the SSE Varbi online platform (https://hhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:839645/). To apply, please submit:
- A cover letter articulating the candidate’s fit with the position description, including research interests and teaching experience.
- A curriculum vitae.
- A separate document listing both published articles (if any) and articles submitted to journals.
- Copies of representative research.
- Names and contact information of three people willing to provide references.
To ensure that your application will receive full consideration, please submit your full application via Varbi by August 31st, 2025 (CET).
The application for the informal meeting during the Academy of Management will not be taken as a formal application. Please submit your application via Varbi to be considered for this position.
Inquiries
Should you have any questions regarding this call, feel free to contact:
Professor Mattias Nordqvist (mattias.nordqvist@hhs.se)
Assistant Professor Marco Mismetti (marco.mismetti@hhs.se )
About the House of Innovation (HOI)
The House of Innovation, a recently formed unit within SSE, offers an excellent, interdisciplinary research, education and outreach environment focused on innovation, digitalization and entrepreneurship (https://www.hhs.se/en/research/research-houses/house-of-innovation/). HOI collaborates with a broad, influential network of academics, corporations, government agencies, and civil society actors, with the aim to contribute to the advancement of society and of the international community. HOI has an international group of scholars with currently 8 professors, 4 associate professors, 12 assistant professors, 18 PhD students and 37 research fellows and postdocs.
HOI faculty members regularly publish in top academic journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Management Science, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Information Systems Research, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Research Policy and Harvard Business Review. They serve on editorial boards, in editorial positions, and in academic leadership positions. They frequently receive substantial grants from leading Swedish and European funding institutions to conduct state-of-the-art research, and serve on national and international policy committees, thus contributing to the shaping of society and of innovation ecosystems.
The benefits of becoming a faculty member at HOI include, but are not limited to:
- Enjoying a favourable balance between teaching and research activities (course load reduction from 4 courses (40%) to 2 courses (20%) during the tenure track period (3+3 years)).
- You may be eligible to apply for a 7-year expert tax relief. If granted, this reduces your effective tax rate from approximately 28% to 22%.
- Tapping into cross-disciplinary expertise in innovation, entrepreneurship, information systems and operations/supply chain management.
- Teaching highly talented and motivated students/participants, from undergraduate to master and doctoral levels, as well as in MBA and Executive Education programs. Our master programs are ranked 15th (Management) in 2024 and 23rd (Finance) in the world by Financial Times in 2024. SSE Executive Education is ranked 16th in the world for open programs by FT. Our admissions processes are highly selective.
- Working in a young, dynamic, international, diverse environment. Recent faculty hires to SSE come from environments such as London Business School, Bocconi, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Northeastern University, New York University, HKUST, RSM among others.
- Being part of, and contributing to, the Stockholm entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in a wide and comprehensive way. HOI hosts the academic Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation &Technology, the Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Center for Innovative and Sustainable Business Development, the Scania Center for Innovation and Operational Excellence, The Center for Family Enterprise, The Transformative Innovation Center, CDA – the Center for Data Analytics, the MISUM Sustainable Business Development through Entrepreneurship and Innovation Platform, and Swedish Center for Digital Innovation (SCDI Sthlm). We also run the SSE Business Lab start-up incubator and coordinate SSE’s involvement in the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES), a consortium with the six major universities in Stockholm providing innovation and entrepreneurship education across the wider Stockholm area and beyond.
- Leveraging the extensive and active network of corporate partners of SSE to conduct relevant empirical research and joint projects. The SSE Corporate Partners network includes the large majority of leading Swedish multinational companies, such as SEB, Ericsson, H&M, Scania and Electrolux, as well as international organizations, such as McKinsey & Company, PwC, ABB and IBM.
More about the House of Innovation can be found at: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/research-houses/house-of-innovation/.
About the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)
The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordics and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Through creativity and collaboration, the Stockholm School of Economics provides an environment where ambitious students and accomplished researchers meet to address contemporary challenges within business and economics, particularly those concerning sustainability, diversity and innovation.
Apart from delivering world class education within business and economics, SSE students are trained to be successful decision makers and leaders of the future. https://www.hhs.se/en/about-us/organization/mission-and-vision/
SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.