Transforming society through discerning leadership. A methodological approach from the quantitative and qualitative perspectives

The selected person will join an IIT work team to participate in a three-year research project. The main objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive measurement methodology to monitor the impact and evolution of a disruptive leadership model: discerning leadership. This model of leadership is based on the well-known model of "Ignatian leadership" and overcomes previous models. It can be framed within the spiritual leadership models, yet, it goes one step further, since it introduces the ‘sixth wave’ of research on leadership, based on incorporating spiritual experience as an anthropological and organizational dimension in decision-making and implementation.

The measurement methodology must combine qualitative and quantitative information to construct composite/synthetic socio-economic indicators. For that purpose, the most appropriate quantitative techniques to construct composite indicators must be applied (normalization, weighting, aggregation, robustness analyses, etc.) within a data structure framework that defines the dimensions and categories of the discerning leadership to be measured. This research will be done in close collaboration with the Chair of Leadership and Internationalization of ICADE Business School, which holds the Training Course for Specialist in Discerning Leadership for Ecclesial Organizations (LiDE) as a first approach to implement this revolutionary leadership model.

We offers

Annual full-time contract for a maximum period of 3 years, in which the candidate must develop his/her Ph.D. The job will allow the Research Assistant to establish a very close professional relationship with the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU), thus nourishing his/her research with the experience accumulated during the project and building valuable networks for his/her future employability. The gross salary for the first year is € 24.410 for 2022. In addition, the IIT covers 90% of the cost of training activities and Doctorate Program, and the Research Assistant will have access to all the services offered by the University (Sports, Cultural Activities, Library, etc.).

R e q u i r e m e n t s:

The selected person must have a master's degree. His/her expertise may fall within economics and data science / psychology and data science /engineering and data science, being especially valuable the knowledge in programming, data analysis, statistics and socio-economic issues. Having a good academic report will be considered in the assessment of candidate merits. Although the academic profile must be quantitative, we seek a candidate with a personal interest in leadership and Ignatian Spirituality. Perfect spoken and written Spanish and excellent spoken and written English is required.

D o c u m e n t s:

Curriculum vitae, academic record, cover letter and two recommendation letters