We are a startup delivering no-nonsense innovation and impact solutions for social, commercial and public partners. We are currently growing our service line called ‘Urban Innovation Lab’ which supports stakeholders in European cities in developing and running ‘social innovation labs’. These living labs are multi-stakeholder initiatives supported by a carefully designed and professionally facilitated creative process and pervasive technologies to help players in a district or a city create shape their future, e.g. co-create an innovative & sustainable public space or build a socially coherent & engaged community. We combine innovation process management, design thinking, innovation technologies and collaborative methods expertise to deliver state-of-the art support for such innovation labs. We are one of only a few companies in Europe with this very specialized expertise. As urban innovation labs / living labs / social innovation labs become an increasingly popular form of open innovation on urban or local levels, being run by national and local governments, NGOs and businesses alike, we see the potential of very high growth in this domain. To leverage this opportunity, we are looking for an Innovation Associate to join our company. The job will be guided by the rules of H2020 Innovation Associate programme (please see the details here:
https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/horizon-2020-sme-innovation-associate-researchers )
Innovation Associate will research the current state-of-the-art of the urban social innovation scene globally and in particularly in Europe, map the most successful initiatives, potential partners and the locations with the best fit for this form of innovation support, develop the service itself (including the collaborative process and a toolbox of urban social innovation tools, techniques, templates and technological support), develop the social impact assessment methodology suitable for the lab context, participate in (potential) client meetings, assist in client proposal preparations, write and publish thought leadership pieces and represent the company in relevant events, networks, and conferences. Moreover, the Research Associate will support us in developing the content for the currently created digital platform to disseminate our results, and elicit interest from potential clients and partners. The ideal candidate meets the following requirements:
- a PhD or equivalent in innovation management or social design
- fluency in English and French (asset)
- strong interest and/or experience in social innovation, smart cities topics and/or social impact assessment
- skilled in qualitative (interviews, ethnography, case studies) and basic quantitative research methods
- high affinity with or interest in online technologies and tools (crowdsourcing, portals, online collaboration)
- advanced interviewing and written communication skills essential
- advanced command of Word, Excel and PowerPoint required
- experience in online survey development and/or workshop facilitation would be an asset
IMPORTANT: Eligibility
The required profile to be recruited must at least have reached R2 level in the European Framework for Research Careers. This means he or she must:
o Hold a PhD (or equivalent);
o Have demonstrated expertise in line with the job advertisement;
o Comply with the Transnational mobility criteria: the researcher must come from a different country than the place of employment (irrespective of his/her nationality). This means that at the time of recruitment (September 2017), researchers must have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country where the company is established for no more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the reference date (from 01/09/2014 until 31/08/2017). Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.
How to Apply:
please submit your resume, motivation letter and 2-3 contact persons for references.
Limitless sarl is an equal opportunity employer.
Personal data will be processed under the Agreement in compliance with applicable EU and national law on data protection.
“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 739636”
