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Fully funded PhD Positions in Business and Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Erasmus University Rotterdam in Netherlands
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Sociology
Funding
Four-year fully funded and salaried PhD positions; salary and benefits follow the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). Includes holiday allowance of 8 per cent, end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent, vacation days, state-of-the-art research facilities, and financial support from the ERIM Support Programme for research-related activities.
Deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Country
Netherlands
University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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About this position
Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, through the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), is offering four-year fully funded PhD projects in business and management. The programme is internationally oriented and runs within ERIM, the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management and the Erasmus School of Economics.
Students can join research across five broad areas:
- Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems — including logistics, supply chain management, innovation management, transportation, inventories, terminal operations, sustainability, procurement, public transport, business networks, and information and communication systems and technologies.
- Organisation — including business ethics, corporate governance, innovation, organisational behaviour, sustainability, leadership, and teams.
- Marketing — including consumer behaviour, marketing management and strategy, marketing modelling, and consumer neuroscience.
- Finance & Accounting — including asset management, corporate finance, real estate finance, financial accounting, financial econometrics, financial markets, investments, management accounting, risk management, and banking.
- Strategy & Entrepreneurship — including strategy, entrepreneurship, strategic renewal, managerial roles, top management teams and leadership, corporate entrepreneurship, strategic innovation, exploitation, exploration and ambidexterity, and international business.
The projects are designed for full-time doctoral researchers and are backed by state-of-the-art research facilities. The advert emphasises a research environment focused on pioneering and innovative work in management and business research, with support for research-related activities through ERIM’s support programme.
Successful candidates will be appointed as employees of Erasmus University Rotterdam within an established doctoral research setting at ERIM and RSM.
Funding details
Four-year fully funded and salaried PhD positions; salary and benefits follow the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). Includes holiday allowance of 8 per cent, end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent, vacation days, state-of-the-art research facilities, and financial support from the ERIM Support Programme for research-related activities.
What's required
Applicants are expected to hold an MSc, MA or MPhil degree in business or economics, or in a related field such as psychology, sociology, engineering, or mathematics depending on the project. Candidates should have excellent results in prior study, show explicit interest in and motivation for scientific research, and ideally have GMAT or GRE scores at or above the 85th percentile; applications without GMAT/GRE are possible but must show additional evidence of excellence. TOEFL or IELTS is required: for TOEFL, a minimum total score of 100 with no section below 23 for tests taken before 1 January 2026, or at least 5 in every section on the revised TOEFL scale from 1 January 2026 onwards; for IELTS, an overall band score of 7.5 with at least 6.5 in each section. Test results must not be more than five years old for GMAT/GRE and not more than two years old for language tests. Selection also considers CVs, academic references, and interviews with potential supervisors.
How to apply
Apply through the online application process linked in the advert. For additional information, email the ERIM Full-time PhD Doctoral Office at [email protected].
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