Ph.D. Scholarships BI Norwegian School of Management

BI Norwegian School of Management offers a four year Ph.D. programme in business administration. The programme features six areas of specialisation: Finance, Economics, Strategic Management, Marketing, Leadership and Organization in addition to Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are pleased to announce eight Ph.D. Research Scholarships available for four of the areas of specialisation.

Strategic Management
Marketing
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Leadership and Organization

The next intake for Finance and Economics will be in 2010.

The four-year program is designed for talented students who wish to pursue an
international career within academia and who can contribute on the international arena with their research and publications. This is in keeping with the school’s vision of being one of the leading research business schools in Europe. Applicants must have completed a two year (120 ECTS) Master’s Degree with thesiswork (preferably a Master of Science) by September 2009 to be considered for a scholarship. An average of grade B or better is required. If applicants are otherwise equally qualified, female applicants will be given preference. For further details on admission requirements, please see the Ph.D. Regulations published on our website. Accepted applicants will be subject to rigorous mentoring and follow-up by the research faculty.

The four-year scholarships are set according to the Norwegian State Salary Scale, and currently pay NOK 341,800 per year. The positions are linked to The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (Statens Pensjonskasse) The scholarships require 25% (35 hours pr. year) teaching, grading and/or research assistant responsibilities. Students will have their place of work at BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo, Norway.
The application must be submitted electronically.

• Certificate of a Master of Science degree or equivalent, please include transcripts of grades
• Other relevant certificates and transcripts
• A project proposal (5-10 pages including topic, proposed method, schedule)
• CV
• Letters of recommendations from relevant employers/tutors providing evidence of your skills as a researcher
• Certificates from previously completed courses at the doctoral level, if requesting approval of these for the PhD programme at BI Norwegian School of Management (see last section of § 3.1.1 in our PhD Regulations)
• A complete list of all publications and/or other documented relevant activities

Candidates may at a later stage be asked to forward further information or be called in for an interview. Candidates who are accepted for the programme must provide a detailed progress plan with milestones for the four years og study. Please note that works or other documentation forwarded after the application deadline will not be considered.

Information about the doctoral programme, admission requirements, and the application can be obtained from the doctoral administration at BI Norwegian School of Management, E-mail:phd@bi.no

DEADLINE

Application deadline: May 25th 2009
Applications should be marked with the relevant area of specialisation. Please make sure that you have all the required attachments before you press ‘submit’ to send your application.

FURTHER INFORMATION

http://bi.easycruit.com/vacancy/296011/45453?iso=no