PhD scholarship in Business History

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the field of Business History at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy (MPP).

The overall aim of the department is to undertake critical investigations of topics relevant to an understanding of business in society. The successful applicant will be positioned in the Business History group (for presentation of the departmental groups of MPP see below). The Business History group currently consists of two full professors, six associate professors and four PhD students. A focus area in the forthcoming years will be entrepreneurship. It is the ambition of the group to enhance its position as an international oriented experimenting and creative research environment that integrates new fields, approaches and methods in research and teaching, in the field of Business History. We therefore welcome applicants with background in history, economic history, history of technology, historical and economic sociology ethnographical history, cultural history, and other related fields.

The search is open with regard to methodological approach and focus area.

Examples of research areas that a scholarship might cover:
- History of Capitalism
- Entrepreneurship in a historical perspective
- Innovation
- Business in developing economies
- Enterprise in society
- Management styles

We also invite applications from scholars with different focus. Core research areas of MPP are public and political management, management philosophy, business history, strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It is the ambition of MPP to strengthen and develop cross disciplinary research and teaching in the intersection between, on the one hand, business and economics and, on the other hand, social science and the humanities. Research and teaching at MPP is committed to continuous challenge of existing disciplinary boundaries, while at the same time providing new knowledge with relevance to CBS stakeholders in particular and society in general.

MPP is divided into four research groups, complemented by an administrative unit that provides professional support within research and education. MPP seeks to ensure an ongoing improvement within the areas of administration and appreciates staff members who take an active part in this development.

Teaching responsibilities of the MPP comprise BA and MA in Business Administration and Philosophy, BSc in International Business, BSc in Business Administration and Sociology, MA in Political Communication and Management, MA in International Marketing and Management, MA in Political Communication & Management, MA in Organizational Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Master of Public Administration. The Department will give priority to applicants with high grades from their universities.

The three-year PhD programme at CBS allows you to conduct research under the supervision of CBS professors, supported by research training courses. The programme is highly international, and you are expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time abroad as a visiting PhD student. See the CBS homepage for more information about the PhD programme, uk.cbs.dk/research/phd_programmes .

It is also required that the applicant shows an interest in joining the Department’s research environment, see http://uk.cbs.dk/mpp .
CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and research institutions but also in government and business where their research qualifications are increasingly demanded. One third of CBS PhD graduates go on to employment outside universities and public research institutions.

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

For further information please contact: Research Director Mads Mordhorst, tel.: +45 3815 3839, e-mail mmo.lpf@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/mpp.
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.
General information:

A PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent of ½ year’s work (840 work hours). The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 23.770 (app. 3,160 euro) up to DKK 28.964 (app. 3,860 euro) depending on seniority, plus a pension contribution totalling 17,1 % of 85 per cent of the base salary.
The salary level and appointment is determined by the Ministry of Finance’s collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

The PhD student will be enrolled at PhD School in Organisation and Management Studies.

To be considered, the candidate should have a basic training at the Masters level (similar to the 3 + 2 Bologna process). An educational background in the social sciences is necessary. The applicant must have successfully completed the Masters degree before commencing PhD at CBS. The applicants must be fluent in English.

The application (see link below) must include a 5 page project description. This research proposal should contain a presentation of an original research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as well as a work-plan.

In addition to the research proposal, the application must include copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level, brief curriculum vitae (CV), a list of papers and publications, and one copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master’s thesis). Applicants must enclose documentation for English language skills.

A committee of experts in the field in question will assess the applications. The assessment of the applicants will be based on the quality and relevance of the project, including an evaluation of the applicant’s ability to accomplish it. Following this assessment, the management of the department will select the winners of the scholarships.

Please find guidelines and further information on scholarships and the Doctoral Programme at uk.cbs.dk/research/phd_programmes/admission.

Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.
Closing date: 8 November 2012
Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk.

Deadline
08/11/2012