PhD positions in Economics & Business

The Faculty of Economics and Business offers an inspiring study and working environment for students and employees. International accreditation enables the Faculty to assess performance against the highest international standards. It also creates an exciting environment of continuous improvement. FEB's programmes, academic staff and research do well on various excellence ranking lists.

FEBRI, the graduate school and research institute of the Faculty of Economics and Business has 9 PhD positions in the field of Economics & Business available.

What are you going to do?

The aim of our PhD programme is to deliver highly qualified researchers. For this purpose, we offer PhD positions to excellent candidates who recently graduated. The PhD programme covers four years and leads to a PhD degree. These four years are primarily spent on writing research papers for the PhD thesis and on participation in international conferences, workshops, and seminars.

All PhD candidates are supervised by at least two supervisors who are a fellow of the research institute.

PhD candidates contribute 20% of their time to teaching.

The ideal candidate is ambitious, highly motivated and wishes to make a career in research. They have a thorough training in research skills, speak and write English fluently and have obtained excellent results in the Master phase.

We give preference to candidates who have a Research Master degree or equivalent degree in Economics or Business. Applicants with degrees in other areas will only be taken into account if sufficiently related to our research programmes. Equivalent means that, in addition to holding a regular master of science degree, applicants can prove that they have sufficient research-related experience and knowledge. Examples of such equivalence include: an MPhil degree from a well-reputed university or having completed a research-oriented Honours programme with a minimum of 30 EC. 

• 232 vacation hours per year, based on a 38-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). You can also work more or fewer hours in exchange for more or fewer free hours. For example, with a 40-hour workweek, you save 96 extra free hours, and with a 36-hour workweek, you lose 96 hours.
• End-of-year bonus of 8.3% and 8% holiday allowance.
• Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.

At the University of Groningen (UG), researchers from all fields of academia and technology are working on academic challenges and societal questions. Lecturers prepare their students for meaningful careers within or outside the academic world. Interdisciplinary research and teaching, sharing of knowledge, collaboration with businesses, government institutions, and societal organizations are aspects that are of the utmost importance to this European top university. The UG aims to be an open academic community with an inclusive and safe working climate that invites you to add your value.

Shaping a better future together – your career starts at FEB The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the University of Groningen is a vibrant academic community with a clear mission: to develop knowledge that matters. With students and staff from over 100 countries, we foster an international working and learning environment where societal impact, world-class research, and innovation are at the core. At FEB, you’ll join committed colleagues who inspire and challenge one another. Whether you're a researcher, lecturer, or support professional, your skills and ambition will contribute to educating tomorrow’s leaders and thinkers. We encourage personal development and provide plenty of room for initiative and growth. Ready to take the next step in your career? Explore our vacancies and become part of one of the Netherlands’ leading faculties.

The PhD programme is embedded in FEB’s research institute with seven excellent research programmes.

1. Accounting

2. Economics, Econometrics & Finance

3. Global Economics & Management

4. Innovation & Organization

5. Marketing

6. Operations Management and Operations Research

7. Organizational Behavior

In addition, we invite candidates interested in research on one of the five FEB themes, namely Healthy Society, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, Leadership and Governance, Future Prosperity and Sustainability, Energy Transition and Climate Change.

Do you have any questions or need more information?

Questions about the content of the job?
Rina Koning (Policy Officer): A.C.Koning@rug.nl

Questions about your application process?
Rina Koning (Policy Officer): A.C.Koning@rug.nl