PhD scholarship - Department of International Economics and Management
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
Closing date: January 12, 2009
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@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 prepared in
co-operation with the Department. This research proposal should contain a
presentation of the intended 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 ½ year's 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
24.118up to DKK 29.125 depending on seniority plus a
pension contributions totalling 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 Doctoral 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.
CBS focuses on innovation, partnership with the
business community and internationalisation. As a Learning University CBS
demands high quality in teaching, research and staff. CBS has around 15.000
students distributed among a wide range of degrees in social science and
humanities including a very dynamic environment for executive programmes. CBS
has around 400 full-time researchers and around 500 administrative employees.
Deadline: 2009-01-12
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