Fully funded PhD positions in Marketing Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)

Fully funded PhD positions in Marketing Management at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)

Published Deadline Location
7 Nov 15 Jan Rotterdam
*Four-year fully funded projects with possible extension and state-of-the-art facilities*

Job description

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.

The applications process for the Fulltime PhD programme that starts in September 2025 is now open. The applications deadline is 15 January 2025

Contribute scientifically to marketing.  

The PhD programme in Marketing focuses on both managerial and consumer decision-making processes in marketing. The programme’s mission is to contribute to the body of knowledge of marketing in a way that has academic rigour, leads to new scientific insights, and has practical relevance. The three broad themes of the Marketing programme are: consumer behaviour, marketing management and strategy, and marketing modelling.

RSM currently offers the following PhD project within its MKT research programme at ERIM:

-          PhD in Doctoral Research in Marketing

-          PhD position in Decision Neuroscience

-          PhD in Quantitative Marketing in the Domain of Algorithmic Fairness

Other fully funded PhD research projects offered by RSM are Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems (LIS), Organisation (ORG), Finance & Accounting (F&A), and Strategy & Entrepreneurship (S&E). For a list and detailed description of all current 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

Specifications

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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 or GRE test result that places you in or above the 85th percentile of the test takers. It is possible to apply without GMAT/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. For an internet-based TOEFL test, ERIM requires a total score of at least 100 and all section scores (writing, speaking, reading, and listening) should be at least 23. A minimum score of 600 is required on paper-based TOEFL test. 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

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 a possible extension.

PhD candidates also benefit from the state-of-the-art research facilities and financial support programme through 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.

Department

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.

Specifications

  • PhD
  • University graduate
  • ERIM/MKT

Employer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

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Location

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062PA, Rotterdam

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