PhD Student Venture Capital & Venture Clienting (f/m/d)

Volkswagen Group Services GmbH; Wolfsburg; Hybrid; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Das Volkswagen Group Innovation Team sucht einen PhD Student im Bereich Venture Capital & Venture Clienting. In einem internationalen Umfeld arbeiten Sie an innovativen Projekten und werden von erfahrenen Fachleuten betreut. Ziel ist es, Lösungen zu entwickeln, die sowohl geschäftlichen als auch gesellschaftlichen Nutzen bieten.

Leistungen

Attraktives Gehalt

30 Urlaubstage (+ 24.12. und 31.12. frei)

Besondere Konditionen für den Kauf und das Leasing von Fahrzeugen

Kostenlose Seminare zur wissenschaftlichen Arbeit

Teilnahme am Doktoranden-Netzwerk

Qualifikationen

• Interesse an Technologietransfer und Innovationsmanagement.
• Idealerweise erste praktische Erfahrungen durch Praktika oder berufliche Tätigkeiten.

Aufgaben

• Zusammenarbeit in interdisziplinären Projektteams im Venture Capital.
• Erstellung einer umfassenden Literaturübersicht über Corporate Venture Capital.

Kenntnisse

Analytische Fähigkeiten

Teamarbeit

Ausbildung

Guter bis sehr guter Studienabschluss in Wirtschaft, Naturwissenschaften, Ingenieurwesen oder einem verwandten Bereich

Jobbeschreibung

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PhD Student Venture Capital & Venture Clienting (f/m/d)

The Volkswagen Group Innovation operates within an international innovation network with locations in Europe, China, the USA, Israel, Japan, and Singapore. Together with our internal customers, we develop new product ideas that not only measure up to the competition but also offer a societal benefit. In the field of venture capital, Volkswagen Group Innovation works closely with the Mergers & Acquisitions team and is building an interdisciplinary team for venture capital projects and collaboration with startups within the Volkswagen Group. As part of a Ph.D. program, you will work in this interdisciplinary team and be supervised by both areas. Shape the mobility of tomorrow with us – apply now and become part of our innovation network!

Possible Tasks within this Role

• Collaborating in interdisciplinary project teams to design and implement best practices in the areas of venture capital (VC), venture clienting, and innovation transfer
• Creating a comprehensive literature review on the topic of corporate venture capital (CVC) and venture clienting with a focus on success factors and various possible structures
• Analyzing existing studies, including extracting key insights and deriving hypotheses
• Conducting an empirical analysis on the structural "sweet spot" of CVC and venture clienting
• Analyzing the relationship between key performance indicators (KPIs) of innovation transfer and the financial success of VC investments or Venture Clienting activities

The final doctoral topic is defined together with the professor. The prerequisite for the cooperation is the confirmation of supervision as well as a confirmed delimitation of topics by the professor of a university or research institution entitled to confer a doctorate.

Qualification requirements

• Good to very good university degree qualifying for doctoral studies in economics, natural sciences, industrial engineering, or a related field
• Strong interest in technology transfer, innovation management, entrepreneurship, and new technologies
• Ideally, initial practical experience in technology transfer, innovation management, or entrepreneurship through internships or work experience
• Excellent teamwork skills, strong analytical abilities, and a responsible working style
• English language level B2 and German language level C1

Keywords

Scientific Research, Startup Collaboration, Interdisciplinary Teams

What we offer

• Attractive salary & 30 vacation days (+ 24.12. and 31.12. off)
• Special conditions for the purchase and leasing of vehicles
• Free seminars on scientific work and interdisciplinary qualifications
• Participation in the doctoral network for scientific exchange with science representatives and other doctoral candidates within the Volkswagen Group

Contact person for this posting: Fabian Wenzel

Job ID: 14977

Location:

Wolfsburg, DE, 38436

Department: Research and Development

Working Model: Full-time

Contract Type: Fixed-term

Remote Working: Up to 80%

Volkswagen - that's why

We want to revolutionize and shape the mobility of tomorrow sustainably. For this purpose, we are looking for talents who are willing to break completely new ground with us and are not afraid to make mistakes. We are looking for personalities who want to achieve something extraordinary. And talents who believe in the innovative power of big ideas. Are you in?

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