The Chair of Managerial Economics at ESCP Business School, Berlin campus, led by Professor Kai Barron, is seeking a Research Assistant (PhD Track) to join the Berlin PhD Programme. This opportunity is ideal for candidates interested in cutting-edge research at the intersection of managerial economics, behavioral economics, public policy, and efforts to reduce inequality. The position is a 75% contract, initially limited to three years, with a start date of September 1, 2026. The research group i...

KU Leuven’s Research Centre for Operations Management is offering a full-time PhD position focused on integrating human preferences and fairness into scheduling processes, such as surgery, patient, and staff scheduling. The project leverages multi-objective optimization, machine learning, and data-driven methods to analyze efficiency–fairness trade-offs, with a strong emphasis on practical impact in healthcare and related fields. The successful candidate will join the Operations Management Resea...

Vlerick Business School, in collaboration with Glowi, is offering a business-sponsored PhD position focused on AI-driven Employee-Customer Relationship Management in the service sector. This unique opportunity is ideal for candidates passionate about leveraging data analytics and artificial intelligence to create real business impact. The research will explore innovative applications of AI and data analytics to enhance customer relationship management, with a strong emphasis on practical busines...

Curtin University Malaysia is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in Organizational Behavior (OB) and Human Resource Management (HRM). The opportunity is open to motivated and research-oriented candidates with a strong academic background and a demonstrated research aptitude. Applicants should hold a Master’s degree with at least a 25% research component and consistently good grades. Publications in journals or conference papers are considered an added advantage. The research a...

The DFG Cluster of Excellence TransforM at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is inviting applications for 1-2 doctoral or postdoctoral positions to help develop and run the Startup-Industrial-Exchange Hub (SIX). This research infrastructure aims to connect academic research on transformation and innovation with the Munich innovation ecosystem, including partners such as UnternehmerTUM and the Rise Europe network. The positions are ideal for candidates interested in linking research to rea...

This interdisciplinary PhD project at The University of Manchester explores the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an autonomous digital sales agent, focusing on its impact on customer engagement, sales performance, and the behavior of human sales teams. The research aims to advance understanding at the intersection of marketing, management, and computer science by investigating how AI-driven conversational interfaces—both text and voice-based—can detect latent purchase inten...

This collaborative PhD studentship at King’s Business School, King’s College London, offers an exciting opportunity to explore the business case for battery traceability, focusing on product passports and circular value creation. The project is conducted in partnership with Circularise, a technology company specializing in blockchain-based product passport solutions. As the world transitions to a circular economy, businesses must anticipate and operationalize future product life cycles, creating...

The ARC Training Centre for Smart & Sustainable Horticulture at Western Sydney University is offering an industry PhD scholarship for a highly motivated candidate to join a research group focused on optimising the yield and quality of horticultural crops grown in protected facilities. The project is based at the Hawkesbury Campus and is part of a collaboration with the University of Adelaide, University of Western Australia, and industry partner Valucky. The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environm...

This PhD opportunity at The University of Manchester focuses on developing agent-based, AI-driven digital twins to support coordinated decarbonisation of global maritime transport networks. Maritime transport is a critical sector for global productivity but is also a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With increasing regulatory and market pressures, including UK/EU/IMO policy frameworks, the sector faces the urgent challenge of reducing lifecycle GHG emissions without compromising e...