Denmark: PhD Scholarships in Economics, Copenhagen Business School

PhD Scholarships in Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

PhD scholarship - Department of International Economics and Management - Copenhagen Business School

The Department of International Economics and Management, Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the research areas of the department:

- Corporate Governance
- International Business
- Emerging Markets

Please visit the department’s profile at www.cbs.dk/int and please consult the general information on the CBS PhD Programme.

After consulting the relevant CBS websites and if there are specific questions on the position, you may contact Head of Department, Niels Mygind, nm.int[ at ]cbs.dk

General information:
CBS offers high scholarships and accepts only top applicants. To be awarded the scholarship, one must be enrolled as a PhD student. To be considered for enrolment, the candidate should have a basic training at the Masters level, and must be fluent in Danish and/or English. Enrolment in the PhD programme furthermore depends on the acceptance of the application, which must include a short project description, usually pre-pared in co-operation with the Department. This research proposal should contain a presentation of the in-tended research question, including the theory and methodology expected to be used. Indicative examples of research themes could be:

- The determinants and effects of board composition
- Private equity ownership: causes and consequences
- Causes of the current financial crises: leverage, board failure and compensation bias
- Managing innovation in Multinational Companies,
- Outward FDI from emerging markets
- The role of emerging markets in the global financial crisis

In addition to the research proposal, the application must include a completed compulsory form, copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level, brief curriculum vitae (CV), a list of papers and publications, and one copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master’s thesis).

All parts of the application must be submitted in four copies, except the selected written work, which may be submitted in only one copy. Electronic submissions are not accepted.

A PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent of 6 months work (840 work hours).

The scholarship includes the waiving of tuition, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 24.118 up to DKK 29.125 depending on seniority plus a pension contributions total-ling 17,1 % on 80 per cent of the base salary.

The salary level and appointment is determined by the Ministry of Finance’s collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

A committee of experts in the field in question will assess the applications. The assessment of the applicants will be based on the quality and relevance of the project, including an evaluation of the applicant’s ability to accomplish it. Following this assessment, the management of the department will select the winner of the scholarship.

Please find compulsory application form, guidelines, and further information on scholarships and the Doc-toral Programme

The application must be submitted to:

Copenhagen Business School
Department of International Economics and Management
Porcelaenshaven 24
DK-2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark

Marked “PhD - 33-3357″

Applications received by e-mail or discs will not be taken into consideration.

All interested researchers irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, or nationality are invited to apply for the position.

Copenhagen Business School
Solbjerg Plads 3
2000 Frederiksberg
Denmark

Closing date: January 12, 2009