PhD in Economics at Copenhagen Business School

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 ManagementPorcelaenshaven 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 internationalisatio n. 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