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PhD Student at the School of Business, University of Iceland: Maintaining "Impact Fidelity" Throughout the Investment Lifecycle

The University of Iceland School of Business invites applications for a PhD student position, funded for 3 years. The PhD candidate will work on the research project Maintaining 'Impact Fidelity' Throughout the Investment Lifecycle, within the seizmic Doctoral Network (SEIZMIC-DN), funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and in collaboration with the Aurora European University Network (Aurora). In addition to their own PhD project, the PhD student is expected to contribute to the deliverables of SEIZMIC-DN (see details below).Research Project and Field of WorkThe PhD project will be one of 15 projects within the doctoral network, which all contribute to the overall goal of understanding social entrepreneurship scaling. Within that network, this thesis will contribute to a work package on Impact Investing for Social Entrepreneurship Scaling. The candidate will:Conduct a comprehensive literature review on how social enterprises and impact investors measure impact.Develop a theoretical model for how social enterprises maintain their social impact focus ('impact fidelity') throughout the lifecycle of impact investments, and under what circumstances this focus is threatened.Identify mechanisms and strategies used by impact investors to enforce that investees uphold certain social impact criteria during and after receiving investments.Expected results include a literature review on 'impact fidelity', a framework describing mechanisms impact investors use to sustain social impact objectives throughout the investment process, and a database to test the effectiveness of various strategies used to enforce impact fidelity.The candidate will collaborate with other doctoral candidates, contributing to relevant deliverables within SEISMIC-DN, including Impact Investing for SE Scaling Case Studies and Pedagogical materials for SE scaling education.For further information about the organizations involved in this project, please refer to the following web pages:SEIZMIC-DN: https://www.seizmic.eu/mscaAurora: https://aurora-universities.eu/about/The University of Iceland: https://english.hi.is/university/the_universitySchool of Social Science: https://english.hi.is/school_of_social_sciencesFaculty of Business Administration: https://english.hi.is/school_of_businessTo sign up for an online information session for all open SEIZMIC-DN PhD positions:https://copenhagenbusiness.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0rNDnUcFEjn7seW

PhD Student at the Environment and Natural Resources Graduate Programme, University of Iceland: Transparency and impact measurement in social business model design

The Environment and Natural Resources Graduate Progamme at the University of Iceland invites applications for a PhD student position, funded for 3 years. The PhD candidate will work on the research project Transparency and impact measurement in social business model design, within the seizmic Doctoral Network (SEIZMIC-DN), funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and in collaboration with the Aurora European University Network (Aurora). In addition to their own PhD project, the PhD student is expected to contribute to the deliverables of SEIZMIC-DN (see details below).Research Project and Field of WorkThe PhD project will be one of 15 projects within the doctoral network, which all contribute to the overall goal of understanding social entrepreneurship of scaling. Within that network, this thesis will contribute to a work package on Social Business Model Design. The candidate will:Carry out a review of previous research on impact measurement, scalability of social business models, and the theory of change in social entrepreneurship.Collect interview data, from the in-depth depth case studies, from entrepreneurs and stakeholders from their ecosystems and networks. Conduct a focus-group study among recipients of impact measures. Contribute to the understanding of how transparency and impact measurement in business model design enables successful scaling, design a single framework of impact competencies that make business models scalable, and show how social impact measurement can be included in social business model design.Expected results are (i) A comprehensive framework outlining the influence of sustainability and certification processes on social business scalability. (ii) An analysis of the impact of B Corp certification on social enterprise growth and market presence. (iii) A set of guidelines for integrating transparency and impact measurement in social business model design. The candidate will collaborate with other doctoral candidates, contributing to relevant deliverables within the SEIZMIC-DN. For further information about the organizations involved in this project, please refer to the following web pages:SEIZMIC-DN: https://www.seizmic.eu/mscaAurora: https://aurora-universities.eu/about/The University of Iceland: https://english.hi.is/university/the_universitySchool of Social Science: https://english.hi.is/school_of_social_sciencesEnvironment and Natural Resources Graduate Programme: https://english.hi.is/environment_and_natural_resources_phdFaculty of Business Administration: https://english.hi.is/school_of_businessTo sign up for an online information session for all open SEIZMIC-DN PhD positions:https://copenhagenbusiness.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0rNDnUcFEjn7seW

PhD Student at the School of Education, University of Iceland: Feedback and Mentoring Enhancing Social Entrepreneurship

The University of Iceland, School of Education invites applications for a PhD student position, funded for 3 years. The PhD candidate will work on the research project Feedback and mentoring in Social Entrepreneurship Education, within the seizmic Doctoral Network (SEIZMIC-DN), funded by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and in collaboration with the Aurora European University Network (Aurora). In addition to their own PhD project, the PhD student is expected to contribute to the deliverables of SEIZMIC-DN (see details below).Research Project and Field of WorkThe PhD project will be one of 15 projects within the doctoral network, which all contribute to the overall goal of understanding social entrepreneurship scaling. Within that network, this thesis will contribute to a work package on Education and competencies. The candidate will:Carry out a review of research literature on feedback and mentoring mechanisms in educational and professional learning contexts, focusing particularly on entrepreneurship and innovation-related competency development.To empirically examine the role of feedback in acquiring SE competencies in higher education and practitioner courses, using both quantitative survey and qualitative in-depth interviews and focus-group interviews with students and academic instructors. Develop a feedback and mentoring model tailored for social entrepreneurship scaling competencies, applicable in both academic and practitioner training programs.The candidate will collaborate with other doctoral candidates, contributing to relevant deliverables within SEISMIC-DN, including the juxtaposition of human feedback/mento- ring versus AI based feedback/ mentoring. For further information about the organizations involved in this project, please refer to the following web pages:SEIZMIC-DN: https://www.seizmic.eu/mscaAurora: https://aurora-universities.eu/about/The University of Iceland: https://english.hi.is/university/the_universitySchool of Education: https://english.hi.is/school_of_education/school_of_educationFaculty of Subject Teacher Education: https://english.hi.is/faculty_of_subject_teacher_educationTo sign up for an online information session for all open SEIZMIC-DN PhD positions:https://copenhagenbusiness.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0rNDnUcFEjn7seW

Postdoctoral researcher position in observational cosmology

We are advertising a postdoctoral researcher position at the Science Institute at the University of Iceland with a focus on observational cosmology. The researcher will join the CMBeam project team funded through a grant from the European Research Council. This is a two-year position with the possibility of a one-year extension.

PhD student position in observational cosmology

We are advertising a PhD student position in observational cosmology with a focus on the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The program will take place within the Physics Department at the University of Iceland. The position is funded for a minimum of three years with funds from the European Research Council. 

Assistant professor in Information Science, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland

The University of Iceland is looking for a full-time Assistant Professor in the field of Information Science with a focus on information behaviour, including the organization, management and sharing of information and knowledge.

Post-doctoral or research position - department of Speech language pathology - research on language development (Icelandic as a second language)

The posting involves a full-time postdoctoral or a research position for two years.  A part-time position over a longer period will also be considered as per a further agreement.The position is funded by the Icelandic Research Fund (www.rannis.is) through the project grant Individual differences in L2 and L3 proficiency in Iceland: Availability and use of learning opportunities. The research is under the direction of Elin Thordardottir, adjunct at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland and professor at McGill University in Canada. The research mainly concerns the language proficiency and language use of older children and adolescents for whom Icelandic is their second language.

Doctoral Student in Epidemiology

The Centre of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, seeks a Ph.D. student in Epidemiology. It's a full time position for two and a half years, funded through the Icelandic Research Fund.The doctoral student will work on a project studying the experiences and outcomes of adolescent girls and young women accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) in Mozambique. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at substantially increased risk of HIV acquisition compared to their male peers, accounting for 75% of HIV infections in their age group. PrEP is highly efficacious and is becoming a cornerstone of HIV prevention efforts in many key populations around the world. However, in practice, evidence on effectiveness of PrEP among women in sub- Saharan Africa has been mixed, largely due to challenges with retention in care and medication adherence.Mozambique has one of the top ten HIV epidemics in the world, but PrEP introduction has lagged behind neighboring countries. In Central Mozambique, PrEP is targeted toward adolescent girls and young women, and is distributed at public health clinics. The project aims to describe the current PrEP care cascade in Manica Province, Mozambique; assemble a cohort of AGYW initiating PrEP in Mozambique and collect data on patient factors associated with poor retention in care; describe provider experiences with PrEP service expansion and associations with facility performance; and conduct formative work for a clinical trial of a systems improvement intervention for PrEP services in Mozambique.

Adjunct 2 in English Linguistics, School of Humanities

The University of Iceland is inviting applications for a full-time Adjunct 2 position in English Linguistics, starting in the spring term of 2025. This role focuses on teaching English linguistics, with a particular emphasis on introductory courses in theoretical linguistics, the history of the English language, and English essay writing.