Fully funded PhD Positions in Organisational Behaviour, Human Resource Management and Sustainability and Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)

Job description

*Four-year fully funded projects with possible extension and state-of-the-art facilities*
Erasmus Research Institute of Management (
ERIM
) is the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (
RSM
) and the Erasmus School of Economics (
ESE
). Each year, ERIM initiates new and internationally oriented PhD research projects focusing on pioneering and innovative research in the fields of management and business research. For more information about ERIM please visit
www.erim.eur.nl
.
Contribute scientifically to organisation research
The PhD programme in Organisation Research aims to develop and test fundamental theory in applied organisational research. It covers issues from the micro to the macro level of analysis. The programme has two “centres of gravity” that provide focus and visibility to the programme’s research efforts: Organisational Behaviour, and Value-Based Organising. Both centres have a distinct focus, but also actively search for overlapping and interdisciplinary areas of research.
RSM currently offers the following
PhD projects within its ORG research programme
at ERIM:
o
PhD position in Organisational Behaviour/Human Resource Management
o
PhD in Business Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
Other fully funded PhD research projects offered by RSM are Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems (LIS), Marketing (MKT), Finance & Accounting (F&A), and Strategy & Entrepreneurship (S&E).
For a list and detailed description of all current RSM PhD Vacancies, please visit the
RSM website
.
More information about the Full-time PhD in Business and Management programme can be found on the
RSM website

Requirements

Admission requirements

To be considered for a PhD position in business and management, you are expected to:
hold an MSc, MA or MPhil degree in business or economics, or from related fields such as psychology, sociology, engineering, or mathematics (depending on PhD project)
have excellent results in your first degree or graduate study
show explicit interest in and motivation for scientific research
ideally have a GMAT-test (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE-test (Graduate Record Examinations) scores that places you in or above the 85th percentile of the test takers. It is possible to apply without GMAT or GRE scores, but we will look for additional evidence of excellence. (The test results should not be more than five years old.)
have TOEFL or IELTS test results. The internet-based TOEFL requires a minimum total score of 100, with no section score (writing, speaking, reading, or listening) falling below 23, for tests taken before 1 January 2026. For tests taken from 1 January 2026 onwards (revised TOEFL scale), every section score must be at least 5. For IELTS, the minimum overall band score is 7.5 and all section scores (writing, speaking, reading, and listening) should be at least 6.5. (The language test results should not be more than two years old.)
In addition to these formal requirements, candidates for the programme are selected on the basis of their CVs, academic references, and interviews with the potential supervisors.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment

Our PhD projects are fully funded and salaried positions, meaning that appointed PhD candidates are employees (promovendi) of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). EUR has
attractive employment conditions
, which include a holiday allowance of 8 per cent, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent, and a generous number of vacation days.
Successful candidates are appointed on a full-time basis for a duration up to four years with possible extension.
PhD candidates also benefit from the state-of-the-art
research facilities
and financial support from the ERIM Support Programme (ESP) that ERIM set up for a wide range of research-related activities such as conference participation, international job markets, external courses, scientific and educational literature, visits to international supervisors, and international research studies.

Additional information

How to apply

All applicants are required to follow our
online application process
.
Additional information can be obtained from the ERIM Full-time PhD Doctoral Office by emailing:
phdadmissions@erim.eur.nl
.
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