Innovation Advisor

Description:

University of Borås offers more than just a job – here you are involved in making an impact and contributing to development. We want you to feel good both at and outside of work. Therefore, we offer flexible working hours, a generous vacation agreement, and favorable conditions for parental leave. There is also an opportunity for professional development through international exchanges with other higher education institutions and organizations. With our central location, you have easy access to the city's offerings and good commuting options. Grants and Innovation Office (GIO) is a department that provides specialized support to the university's researchers and project leaders. As an Innovation Advisor, you can contribute to making research benefit society through collaboration with the public sector, private industry, and civil society actors. Does this sound like a job for you? We welcome your application! Your Responsibilities We are looking for someone who wants to contribute to strengthening the university's innovation advisory services. As an Innovation Advisor, you assist the university's management, researchers, and students with support regarding the utilization of research results, management of intellectual property and rights, as well as external financing opportunities. You are the natural contact point between University of Borås and other networks/arenas that work to promote innovation and utilization (Innovation Office West (IKV), Industrial Dynamics, Science Parks/Incubators, SNITTS, among others). You also contribute to quality assurance of project applications, primarily regarding the description of dissemination, utilization, and impact of research results. Your main responsibilities include: supporting the university's staff regarding strategic management of research results with the aim of enabling utilization providing advice on external innovation financing initiation and implementation of proactive initiatives, with focus on intellectual property and financing opportunities for utilization representing the university in regional and national innovation arenas and networks building and maintaining networks and collaborations at regional, national, and international levels supporting the university's researchers and students in identifying, developing, managing, protecting, financing, and presenting their intellectual property and ideas providing support in research application processes, particularly in sections related to describing dissemination, utilization, and impact of research results representing the university in Innovation Office West (IKV) and enabling the university's staff to apply for IKV funds for utilization (VFT financing) collaborating proactively and strategically with the university's various academies and their researchers to strengthen the university's innovation capacity assisting Science Park Borås (SPB) with tailored support for strengthened collaboration with other parts of the university. The work is largely conducted independently, with significant personal responsibility, but with support from GIO's other functions and the university's administrative support. As an Innovation Advisor, you are expected to prepare documents such as reports and materials of various kinds. You will also conduct presentations and lectures, both in Swedish and English. Your Qualifications To be eligible for employment, you should have a degree at least at the master's level, knowledge of and experience with the innovation system, and strong communication skills in Swedish and English. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability. You need to have good pedagogical ability with documented ability to plan and conduct presentations. Furthermore, documented ability to collaborate and maintain relationships is required. You should have good administrative ability and be able to plan and follow up on your work. You are communicative, responsive, and proactive. You have a good ability to adapt your work based on the organization's needs and are responsible and trustworthy. Meriting Qualifications: Doctoral degree. Experience in innovation advisory services. Experience in planning/conducting proactive seminars and similar activities. Experience collaborating with the region's innovation office. Experience in innovation advisory services regarding EU financing. Experience in mentoring/advising at the academic level. Knowledge of funders relevant to the position. Experience with R&I financing valuable for Library and Information Science, Commerce and IT, Healthcare, Educational Work, Resource Recovery, and Textiles and Fashion. Your Employment Employment type: Permanent. A six-month probationary period may apply. Scope: 100% Start date: As soon as possible. Work location: Borås. Reference number: PA2026/73 How to Apply We welcome your complete application including reference number and attachments via our recruitment system by June 25. https://www.hb.se/om-hogskolan/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-soker-du-jobb-hos-oss/ University of Borås encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives as this enriches and strengthens our operations. We strive for equal gender distribution among staff and value diversity in our operations. Want to Know More? University of Borås is a state agency, which means you receive special benefits, generous vacation, and a favorable occupational pension. https://www.hb.se/om-hogskolan/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ https://www.hb.se/om-hogskolan/jobba-hos-oss/ Contact the following persons if you want to know more: https://www.hb.se/genvagar/kontakt/anstalld/anita-brnic-kristo/, recruiting manager. Trade union questions are answered by: Saco-S: Matilda Johansson, 033-435 40 00. OFR/S: reached via email: mailto:[email protected]. We decline all direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies as well as recruitment advertising vendors.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Borås

Address

Allégatan 1

GPS

57.7163713, 12.9247245copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

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6

Published

4. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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