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*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.
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 strategy and entrepreneurship
The PhD programme in Strategy and Entrepreneurship focuses on strategic renewal and firm performance and how the drivers of both can bring about purposeful change within organisations. The four research themes of the Strategy and Entrepreneurship programme are: corporate governance and competitiveness, entrepreneurship, global strategy, and new managerial roles & organisational forms. Although each draws on its own methodological traditions, faculty members necessarily apply a wide range of methods and frequently rely on meta-analysis, event history modelling, fs/QCA, and ethnographic observations.
RSM currently offers the following PhD project within its S&E research programme at ERIM:
Other fully funded PhD research projects offered by RSM are Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems (LIS), Organisation (ORG), Marketing (MKT), and Finance & Accounting (F&A). For a list and detailed description of all current RSM PhD Vacancies, please visit the RSM website.
PhD Online Information Sessions
Find out more about our Full-time PhD programme at one of these two sessions:
More information about the Full-time PhD in Business and Management programme can be found on the RSM website.
Admission requirements
To be considered for a PhD position in Business and Management, you are expected to:
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.
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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