PhD Scholarships in Finance, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway (2016)

BI Norwegian Business School is one of Europe's largest educational institutions, with over 20.000 students. As Norway's foremost provider of business education BI builds on a unique tradition of combining academic rigour and professional relevance. Our programmes range from bachelor's to master's and PhD programs. BI is also known for its many tailor made programmes for the continuous education market.

BI has some of Europe's leading academic environments within the fields of economics, finance, strategy, marketing and management. As an employee at BI Norwegian Business School you will meet exciting challenges in an engaging and international environment, with over 800 colleagues who daily contribute to the development of the knowledge society.

BI Norwegian Business School: The Department of Finance is currently inviting applications for new doctoral scholarships, start date August 2016. The PhD specialization in Finance focuses on developing doctoral students' theoretical knowledge and methodological skills required to become successful researchers in the area of finance. We encourage applications from students with solid quantitative skills and a strong background in disciplines such as finance, economics, statistics, and mathematics, who are interested in an academic career in research and teaching and possess strong communication and analytical skills. We welcome research interests and project proposals, theoretical or empirical, in areas such as asset pricing, corporate finance, corporate governance, portfolio management, banking, market microstructure, experimental finance, and behavioral finance. After successful completion of the programme, we expect our graduates to be employed at leading academic institutions, research departments of international or national regulatory organizations, or investment firms.

The Department of Finance consists of highly international faculty (currently from more than 15 nationalities) with PhDs from some of the world’s best schools (Berkeley, Brown University, Carnegie-Mellon University, University of Chicago, UCLA, USC, among others). The department has a strong focus especially on asset pricing and corporate finance research. It hosts the Centre for Asset Pricing Research (CAPR) http://www.bi.edu/research/research-centres/the-centre-for-asset-pricing... which supports faculty research groups, workshops, and seminars, and the Centre for Corporate Governance Research (CCGR) http://www.bi.edu/Research/Research-Centres/Centre-for-Corporate-Governa... which sponsors and provides data for research in corporate governance and corporate finance. The doctoral programme is an important element of the department’s research agenda and of BI’s vision of being one of the leading research business schools in Europe. The selected candidates will be working closely with faculty and will join a group of 7-10 PhD students in the department. Their place of work will be at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo.

Applicants must have completed a two-year (120 ECTS) master’s degree with thesis work (preferably a Master of Science) by early autumn 2016 to be considered for a scholarship. An MBA degree does not fulfill the requirements for admission. A grade point average of B or higher is required. The four-year scholarship is set according to the Norwegian State Salary Scale and currently pays NOK 436 000 annually. The position is linked to The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (Statens Pensjonskasse). The scholarship involves 25% TA/RA responsibilities. If applicants are otherwise equally qualified, female applicants will be given preference. Additional information about the PhD specialization in Finance may be found on BI’s website http://www.bi.edu/research/doctoral-programme/finans/

The application can only be submitted electronically by using the "Send Application" button on the right hand side in this announcement. No e-mail or hard copy applications will be accepted.

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