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Fully funded PhD positions in Finance and Accounting at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) Erasmus University Rotterdam in Netherlands
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Finance
Funding
Four-year fully funded and salaried PhD position with possible extension; salary and benefits under the Dutch universities collective labour agreement (CAO-NU), including 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and vacation days. ERIM Support Programme provides financial support for research-related activities.
Deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Country
Netherlands
University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
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Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, through the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), is offering fully funded PhD projects in Finance and Accounting within an internationally oriented research environment. The programme is designed to build strong scientific understanding of how companies, managers, and market participants make financial decisions and how financial markets and intermediaries function.
The Finance and Accounting research area is organised around three broad themes: asset pricing, corporate finance, and accounting. Within this area, RSM currently lists PhD projects in Finance and Research in Accounting and Taxation. The positions are part of ERIM, the joint research institute of RSM and the Erasmus School of Economics, which supports pioneering research in management and business fields.
Successful candidates will join a state-of-the-art research environment with access to modern facilities and the wider ERIM research community. The project structure is full-time and research-intensive, and the institute emphasizes internationally oriented work with opportunities to contribute to high-quality scientific outputs in finance and accounting.
The advert also notes that RSM offers additional fully funded PhD opportunities in other business fields, reflecting a broader doctoral research environment across management disciplines at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Funding details
Four-year fully funded and salaried PhD position with possible extension; salary and benefits under the Dutch universities collective labour agreement (CAO-NU), including 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and vacation days. ERIM Support Programme provides financial support for research-related activities.
What's required
Applicants should 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. They should have excellent results in their first degree or graduate study and show explicit interest in and motivation for scientific research. Ideally, applicants should have GMAT or GRE scores at or above the 85th percentile; applications without these scores are possible but require additional evidence of excellence, and the test results must be no more than five years old. Applicants must also provide TOEFL or IELTS results no more than two years old: TOEFL iBT minimum total score 100 with no section below 23 for tests taken before 2026-01-01, or on the revised TOEFL scale every section at least 5 for tests taken from 2026-01-01 onward; IELTS minimum overall band 7.5 with all section scores at least 6.5. Candidates are also assessed on CVs, academic references, and interviews with potential supervisors.
How to apply
Apply through the online application process. For additional information, contact the ERIM Full-time PhD Doctoral Office at [email protected].
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