Argyro (Iro) Nikiforou

[Three-year PhD scholarship funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); funding based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.] DTU Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Denmark is offering a three-year PhD scholarship in Entrepreneurship, AI, and Labor Market Disruption . The project, The New Landscape of Necessity Entrepreneurship: Understanding Entrepreneurial Transitions in an Era of AI- and Automation-Driven Labor Market Disruption , examines how artificial intelligence and automation shape people’s transitions into entrepreneurship, especially for individuals who become entrepreneurs after unemployment. The PhD candidate will join an international research team led by Associate Professor Argyro (Iro) Nikiforou at DTU, Professor Marc Gruber at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and Professor John C. Dencker at Northeastern University. The project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and combines large-scale surveys, Danish administrative registry data, and qualitative interviews across Denmark, Switzerland, and Greece. This position is a strong fit for a motivated candidate interested in entrepreneurship research, human capital, technological change, and labor market dynamics. The successful applicant will work on research questions related to entrepreneurial transitions, business creation, and performance, while also developing their own questions within the project’s overall scope. Responsibilities include developing theoretical frameworks, applying quantitative and qualitative methods, collecting and analyzing survey and registry data, contributing to survey and interview design, preparing journal papers, and presenting findings at conferences and to policy audiences. Eligibility highlights include a Master’s degree, strong interest in quantitative research and analytical skills, excellent English communication skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in an international research environment. Funding is described as a PhD scholarship with terms based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The application deadline is 2026-11-08 . Applicants should review the full job advertisement and submit through the DTU application link. Technical University of Denmark is one of Europe’s leading technical universities, with an international research environment and a strong focus on creating societal value through science and technology. This position offers access to rich international datasets, a collaborative network of leading scholars, and an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research on AI-driven labor market disruption and necessity entrepreneurship.

Open postdoctoral position at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) , specifically within DTU Entrepreneurship . The project is centered on academic entrepreneurship , knowledge valorisation , innovation , and entrepreneurship , with a strong policy and ecosystem angle. The advertised research questions focus on how universities, industry partners, and investors can collaborate earlier to support academic spin-offs, which challenge-driven approaches to knowledge valorisation work best, and how evidence from European innovation initiatives can be translated into transferable frameworks and policy recommendations. This is a postdoc opening and is presented as a hiring call. The post does not mention a scholarship, stipend amount, tuition, or other funding details, and it does not list formal eligibility requirements beyond the research interests implied by the topic. Interested candidates should follow the application link provided in the post and review the full vacancy information there. Questions can be directed to the poster.