We are currently recruiting a set of talented and driven Chalmers students to complete their master’s thesis projects with Center for Business Innovation (CBI).

What’s in it for you

From the perspective of the students, there are several benefits:

• Students have the potential to make a very significant impact on a growth oriented firm
• Students get to work closely together with faculty
• Students can do a thesis project that has a good fit with the MEI topic area and
• Students get satisfaction of working in a project that (really) has the commitment of the management of the client firm
• Students get competitive monetary compensation

The upcoming Business Innovation Project 2011

The client for the 2011 BIP is a medium-sized, Swedish, fast growing, technology-based firm. They have an established product that has been successful in the marine business and are now looking to apply their technology to achieve growth in a different customer industry. The main task of the Business Innovation Project will be to identify and evaluate the most promising solvable customer problems in the new industry, in particular to: identify, validate and quantify the initial target segment.

More information

• There will be a information and questions meeting at 12.00-13.00 on Thursday Oct 28th in Innovation Engineering and Management seminar room. Sign up to attend by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Sign up for lunch by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Bring a friend. :-)
• Check out the CBI homepage on Business Innovation Projects
• Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Or contact  Marcus Linder / Sören Sjölander / Jonas Hjerpe directly

Application

The BIP recruitment process consists of one or two interviews with key CBI staff and sometimes previous BIP students. The interview outcome determines applicant credentials for the final in-depth interview round. Final interviews will evaluate personal, technical and business skills.

To apply for initial interviews, applicants must include resumé (in English), cover letter (<250 words) and university grades as well as Chalmers grade average submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it no later than Sunday November 7th 2010.

What we look for

• Highly motivated individuals who are goal oriented
• Creative, numerical and strong analytical rationale
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Proactive leaders with strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge about innovation, business models and business opportunity identification/generation
• Specific technical skills and experiences are highly desirable
• Lingual fluency in English is key

A BIP is particularly suited to MEI-students, but we are open to any students who can demonstrate that they are knowledgeable enough in relevant areas of innovation. In particular areas corresponding to the Chalmers "Creating New Business"-course by Sören Sjölander.

Kind Regards,

Marcus Linder

Chalmers BIP 2011 Recruiting Team

Center for Business Innovation

Chalmers University of Technology