Dear Colleagues,   Can you please help to circulate this job advert to the AIB mailing list? Many thanks!   Best wishes,   Xiaolan   Dr Xiaolan Fu Director, Technology and Management for Development Program Director, MPhil Development Studies University of Oxford     ***** Research Officer, DILIC Project
Oxford Department of International Development, Oxford University
Grade 7: Salary £29,249 - £35,938 p.a.
The Technology and Management for Development Program (PTMD) is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral Research Officer to work on the research project “The Diffusion of Innovation in Low Income Countries” (DILIC). Activities include original research and fieldwork, participating in the day-to-day activities of the project, and producing both sole-authored and co-authored publication including monographs and journal articles. The postholder will contribute to the advancement of the PTMD research by organising a range of activities including seminars, workshops, conferences and other events. The successful candidate will have completed (or be close to completing) a doctorate in a relevant social science (Science and Technology Studies; Economics; Business and Management Studies; Development Studies; African Studies), and will have relevant research experience, preferably relating to innovation, technology and industrialisation in developing countries. Based in Oxford, the post will require travel overseas for up to 36 weeks over the period of employment. This full-time post is funded for two years, to start in September 2012 or as soon as possible.   This research project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to investigate how technological innovation is diffused and adopted in Low-Income Countries (LICs). The award is part of a new joint programme between the ESRC and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) on economic growth in developing countries which aims to fund world-class research on issues relating to inclusive economic growth in LICs. The project is lead by Oxford University and involves collaboration with leading experts from UNU-MERIT and Africa. The research aims to: ·         Understand the barriers to innovation creation and diffusion in LICs under institutional, resource and affordability constraints and the space for innovation policy; ·         Analyse the determinants of knowledge diffusion in LICs from leading innovators to latecomers, in particular the role of university-industry linkage and inter-firm networks; ·         Examine the effect of external knowledge diffusion to LICs, in particular the productivity impact of South-South trade and FDI with a special focus on Chinese trade and FDI in Africa; ·         Develop an SME open innovation network model to increase frugal innovation for the poorer societies in LICs. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Only applications received before noon UK time on Thursday 10 May 2012 can be considered.
Contact Person :	Luci Cummings	Vacancy ID :	102668
Contact Phone :		Closing Date :	10-May-2012
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For more details please see:

http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/about/vacancies/current-vacancies/vac_ro030412

Dr Xiaolan Fu
Director, Technology and Management for Development Program
Director, MPhil Development Studies