Inland School of Business and Social Sciences, The PhD programme Innovation in Services in the Public and Private Sectors (INSEPP), invites candidates to apply for a four-year PhD research fellowship, which includes 25% teaching duties. The candidate will contribute to the broad field of innovation studies, focusing specifically on democratic innovations in organizational management and enhanced participation of stakeholders in decision-making.
The purpose of the PhD Research Fellowship for the admitted candidate is to undergo a research training programme that leads to the successful completion of a doctoral degree. The candidate must apply to the PhD programme INSEPP and is expected to participate actively in INSEPP’s activities.
The candidate will be part of the Department of Organisation, Leadership and Management. In addition to INSEPP, this milieu represents a valuable resource to the PhD studies. There are also various research groups that the candidate can participate in.
Depending on the faculty`s needs, and the candidate`s competence and preferences, employment can be made for a three-year position without teaching duties.
The place of work for this position is the Lillehammer Campus.
The PhD candidates will be a part of an international team of innovation researchers at INN University and integrated into the research group Lillehammer Olympic and Paralympic Studies Centre (LOSC). The project is part of the LOSC’s four-year plan, and the prospective PhD candidate would contribute to the teaching, researching, and networking within the research group. The predefined project is under the supervision of Associate Professor Svein Erik Nordhagen and Associate Professor (Professor II) Jörg Krieger. The PhD candidate will also collaborate with the Research Unit Sport and Body Culture at Aarhus University. In addition, the project foresees a research stay abroad at an external institution.
The principle of democracy is currently tested on several levels in an international sporting context, coinciding with a discernible decline in liberal democratic values worldwide. Notably, sport organizations are exhibiting a return to hierarchical decision-making, athletes are challenging established power structures within the global sport system, and sportswashing is contributing to the erosion of liberal democratic values in diplomatic relations between states. Thus, sport leaders must face those issues and are forced to redefine democratic processes in the future. In short, innovations are required to realign the international sport system.
Against this background, the PhD project seeks to critically explore the implementation of democratic principles within an international sporting framework. The primary objective is to investigate norms, challenges, and strategies involved in incorporating democratic principles into policymaking within the realm of international sports. By fostering a conceptual and empirical understanding of democracy in sports, this project aims to provide both the academic community and sports practitioners with insights into how democratic innovations can effectively address the current challenges facing global sports. Utilizing qualitative research methods, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within the outlined framework while also exploring their own unique ideas and perspectives.
Potential dimensions for exploration, depending on the candidate's prior experiences and interests, include:
(1) Examining the historical evolution of democracy within international sports and assessing the relevance of established norms and values in contemporary society.
(2) Evaluating participatory and deliberative models of democracy from a political science perspective and considering their potential as alternative innovations for the global sport system.
(3) Investigating the effective implementation of democratic innovations at the management level, considering the international framework within which sport leaders operate.
For information on PhD position in general, see Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as
postdoctoral fellow, research fellow, research assistant and specialist candidate.
Evaluation of candidates for the position will be based on a total assessment of educational background, experience and personal suitability, as well as motivation and other eligibility requirements, as defined in the advertisement. In addition, the following will be emphasized: quality of the project description, documented independent research and development work or experience relevant to the project.
The position and associated tasks must be carried out in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations for government employees, including also the Act on Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology, etc. Candidates who, after assessment of the application and attachments, come into conflict with the criteria in the latter act, will not be able to take up the position at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Necessary approvals must be maintained throughout the employment relationship.
Relevant applications will be considered by an expert committee. The application and all attachments are to be submitted electronically and should include the following:
Attachments must be uploaded as separate files. If the attachments exceed 30 MB, they must be compressed prior to upload. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all attachments are uploaded. Documents submitted after expiry of the deadline will not be considered in the evaluation of your application.
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