The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of VU University
Amsterdam offer:
6 PhD positions in Business and Management f/m
For each 1.0 fte
Vacancy number:
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEWEB) of VU
University Amsterdam aims to combine high quality education with excellent
research. The Faculty offers three Dutch taught Bachelor’s programmes
(Economics and Business Economics, Econometrics and Operations Research and
Business Administration), one English taught Bachelor’s programme
(International Business Administration), eight English taught Master’s
programmes and thirteen postgraduate programmes. The faculty has several
research groups with an outstanding international reputation. FEWEB
accommodates approximately 5000 students and 1500 postgraduate students.
Over 500 staff members are employed at the Faculty.
Amsterdam Business Research Institute
Amsterdam Business Research Institute (ABRI) was established in 2009 and
builds on a long history of research and teaching at the Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration of VU University Amsterdam. ABRI
consists of six research tracks and involves renowned Dutch and
international research fellows. ABRI offers a full time PhD programme in
Business and Management where the focus is not only on excellent research
but also on academic career development.
The PhD position
PhD students can rely on the intensive supervision and the extensive
training offered by the faculty’s leading researchers in the field. They
will follow the 3-year PhD programme of the Amsterdam Business Research
Institute (ABRI). The Faculty offers opportunities to attend conferences,
to meet other international researchers and to participate in high-quality
discussion groups in support of writing papers for publication. The
prospects for the Faculty's doctoral graduates on the labour market are
excellent, both inside and outside the academic world.
Tasks
The PhD student is required to conduct independent research, supervised by
a professor, and to incorporate the findings of his or her research in a
doctoral dissertation. In addition, the PhD student will be involved in
teaching activities at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration.
Requirements
Applicants should have a MPhil / Research master or an equivalent programme
(e.g. Junior Researcher Programme) with good grades in Economics, Business
Administration, Operations Research, Sociology, or a related discipline. We
expect candidates to show a proactive research orientation and to be
proficient in written and spoken English. GMAT/GRE test results are
required from all applicants. The candidates are expected to apply with
their own research proposals written in accordance with the standard NWO
(Dutch Science Foundation) guidelines. The topic of the research proposal
must fit with one of more research programmes of ABRI.
Further particulars
The appointment will be for a total of three years. The initial appointment
will be for a period of 12 months, extendable up to three years upon a
positive evaluation. You can find information about our excellent fringe
benefits of employment at
www.workingatvu.nl.
Salary
The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic
personnel, and amounts € 2.379,- gross per month during the first year and
increases to € 2.612,- gross per month during the third year, based on a
full-time employment.
Application
For more information on the application procedures and the proposal form,
please check
http://www.abri.vu.nl/en/doctoral-education/phd-programme/phd-
vacancies/index.asp .
The applications should be sent before March 17, 2014 to Mw. Ina Putter
(
i.putter@vu.nl).
Start of the programme: September 1, 2014.
Deadline for application: March 17, 2014.