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.