The admissions process only occurs annually and also the submission deadline is definitely 31st March.

The Department of economic Studies conducts research and offers education at undergraduate to graduate levels within the following areas: accounting finance, entrepreneurship, worldwide business, marketing, organisation management.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2017

Info on vacant PhD positions is going to be proven here from March 1, 2017. The applying will be posted digitally.

Info on eligibility needs and application procedure

Responsibilities of the doctorate student are mainly fond of his/her very own research education, which lasts 4 years. The job might also involve, to some limited extent (maximum 20%) other departmental responsibilities, mainly associated with teaching undergraduate courses by which situation the positioning might be extended to maximum 5 years. (begin to see the General Study Arrange for PhD studies at Department of economic Studies, Uppsala College, within the right hands column).

Local salary guidelines for doctorate students apples for any doctorate studentship (doktorandtjnst). You might be used like a doctorate student for no more than eight years, but no more than the same as 4 years of full-time study.

Needed qualifications. for admittance to the doctorate programme running a business Studies, you must satisfy the general and particular entry needs the Faculty Board has organized and become considered to achieve the ability needed to take advantage of the doctorate programme in other respects. (begin to see the General Study Plan within the right hands column). Criteria for assessment of applications: see link within the right hands column “Processing of applications”.

British language needs. applicants having a master’s degree from an British-speaking college or programme don’t need to provide further evidence of their British skills. Details about Recognized British tests

The applying will include the next documents:
1. certified transcripts of educational records, diplomas along with other relevant documents that prove general and special eligibility.
2. an investigation proposal in British or Swedish. The study proposal should address the primary research questions and also the relevance from the project, relate the work to relevant previous research within the field, and offer issues regarding data and methodology. Should you obtain a PhD position associated with a particular project, your proposal could be associated with the work of your liking. The proposal could be max. 12,000 figures including spaces (about 4-5 A4-pages).
3. a reason letter. Within the motivation letter you’ll have to specify regardless of whether you obtain a general PhD position or among the project positions.
4. thesis degree (master thesis or equivalent, electronic copy of books, articles, scripts, etc.) in British or Swedish. Observe that an expert thesis that hasn’t yet been finished and assessed through the application deadline is offered respite until May 30.
5. Other documents, CV etc.
6. TOEFL test (or equivalent tests, see link above). However, observe that applicants having a master’s degree from an British-speaking college or programme don’t need to prove their British skills by submitting a TOEFL test.

7. Two letters of reference/recommendation (for instance from college teachers or employers). The recommendations should condition in what manner the referent has known you. We’re particularly thinking about an exam from the applicant when it comes to our admissions criteria (see link within the right hands column “Instructions for rec letters”). References should email their letters to &#101&#108&#105&#x73&#97&#98&#101&#116&#x68&#46&#x68&#97&#108&#108&#x6d&#x65&#x6e&#64&#x66&#101&#x6b&#x2e&#117&#x75&#x2e&#x73&#101

An assessment committee assesses the applications and offers a suggestion that candidates ought to be known as for interviews. Requires interviews to selected candidates occur normally in the finish of April. Further, a particular Assignment is going to be passed out to selected applicants (among individuals interviewed). The Mind of Department, in consultation using the department’s Admission Committee, helps make the decisions. Final decisions are usually made in the finish of May.

The PhD program starts first September every year.

The PhD Programme running a business Studies

Would you like to continue dealing with questions out of your master thesis? Would you enjoy dealing with the foot of complex issues? Would you like to generate new understanding to researchers and practitioners? Do you love to write? Would you like a genuine challenge? Then your PhD programme running a business studies might suit you .

Do you know the career? Research in the Department concentrates on worldwide business, marketing, accounting finance, management organisation, and entrepreneurship. The PhD program aims to supply excellent scholarly training. PhDs hold positions as researchers and academics in Norway and abroad at various universities and business schools. There’s also possibilities to operate outdoors of academia. Recently, graduates in the PhD programme happen to be offered positions in the industry Community with various NGOs, the press and government bodies.

Exactly what does the PhD program seem like? Work toward a doctoral is anticipated to consider 4 years of full-time study, featuring its courses (90 ECTS) and thesis work (150 ECTS). Accepted students are supplied with funding. Some funding can also be given for travel along with other expenses. PhD students frequently take part in broader studies transported out by groups of researchers within the department.

The doctorate student and theOrher supervisors (two senior researchers) setup a person study plan outlining the way the research is going to be conducted and which classes are appropriate. The School Board monitors and Looks at the individual study plan annually.

Many doctorate students spend some time (2-4 several weeks) in a foreign college. In past years, our doctorate students have visited leading institutions like the London School of Financial aspects, and Harvard College in america.

Throughout the first semester the doctorate students follow an opening (compulsory) course programme known as SUBS. The programme is really a joint effort between Stockholm School of Financial aspects, Uppsala College and also the Swedish College of Farming Sciences (SLU).

The programme structure

The curriculum
comprises 240 ECTS credits (90 which are suitable for courses and 150 which are satisfied using the PhD thesis), which matches 4 years of full-time study.

Research Seminar/Hgre seminarium
doctorate students are anticipated to provide the work they do (thesis manuscript) at least one time annually in the weekly research seminar (Hgre seminariet) in the department. Doctorate students are members of among the five research areas within the department (worldwide business, marketing, accounting finance, management organisation and entrepreneurship). Each area (sector) comes with an agenda and conferences are held a minimum of every two days.

Courses
the curriculum includes courses on research methods and courses specialising however business studies fields. A few of these classes are compulsory for those doctorate students. Courses can also be taken at other departments or universities. New doctorate students play in the SUBS-programme which is composed of four courses (7.5 credits each) concentrated towards the first semester (fall).

The doctorate thesis
may be the core from the PhD programme. Within the thesis, doctorate students apply scientific methodology to some research condition in business studies aiming in the growth of research within the field. The caliber of the thesis should achieve the amount needed for publication inside a scientific journal. In the public defence, the thesis is scrutinized by an exterior examiner from another college (national or worldwide).

Funding
takes the type of a scholarship or perhaps a doctorate studentship (doktorandtjnst). The doctorate studentship is connected with the potential of teaching or being employed as a senior investigator assistent for 25 % of times. There’s no tuition.

Work Place
doctorate students are allotted a shared office in the department.

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For more information, please contact:

PhD Administrator Elisabeth Hallmn, Ekonomikum, Kyrkogrdsgatan 10C, Box 513, 751 20 Uppsala, Norway, phone +46 ()18-471 1369, e-mail elisabeth.hallmen@fek.uu.se