PHD Finance Scholarships 2017

PHD Finance Scholarships 2017
TheDepartment of Finance at the Copenhagen Business School invites applications for PhD scholarships in finance. Four scholarships are potentially available of which one is a general scholarship within any area of finance; one is within alternative investments, and two scholarships are within the field of financial frictions.
One scholarship is available within any area of finance, and examples of research areas that this scholarship might cover are: •Financial markets •Securities pricing •Risk management •Corporate finance •Household finance

One scholarship is within alternative investments. The student will be associated with the Pension Research Centre (PeRCent) in collaboration with an external partner which is an asset management firm within alternative assets.
Two scholarships are available within the field of financial frictions and the students will be associated with the Center for Financial Frictions (FRIC), which is a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation. Financial frictions are costs or impediments in connection with financial transactions, for example due to transactions costs, borrowing constraints, credit risk, capital requirements, or asymmetric information.
All scholarships initially cover a three-year period of study. Extended funding is available for successful candidates who wish to pursue a university career.
The PhD student will be required conduct teaching. Teaching responsibilities of the Department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching in finance and statistics.
About the program The three-year PhD program at CBS allows students to conduct research under the supervision of CBS professors, supported by research training courses. The program is highly international, and students are expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time abroad as a visiting PhD student. Students are also expected to actively participate in the Department's research activities, such as seminars and conferences organized by the Department. See http://uk.cbs.dk/phd for more information about the PhD program and http://uk.cbs.dk/finance for information about the Department of Finance.
The Department of Finance has placed PhD candidates at leading academic institutions (including BI Oslo, WU Vienna University, Cass Business School, London Business School and the EPFL in Lausanne), at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, at Goldman Sachs, and in leading Danish financial institutions.
Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programs. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organization of this type.
The starting date is normally August 1 or September 1, but may be agreed upon individually.
For further information please contact: Julie de Molade, tel.: +45 3815 3737, e-mail jdm.fi@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/finance.
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance's agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.
General information A PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent of 1/2 year's work (840 work hours). The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 29,317.00 (app. 3,944.00 C) and DKK 35,444.00 (app. 4,768.00 C) per month including pension contributions, depending on seniority.
The salary level and appointment is determined by the Ministry of Finance's collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.
The PhD student will be enrolled at the PhD School in Economics and Management Please see the CBS website for more information about the PhD program, http://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programmes.
Requirements To be considered, the candidate should have a basic training at the Masters level (similar to the 3 + 2 Bologna process). The applicant must have successfully completed the Master's degree before commencing PhD at CBS, but we also welcome applications from individuals close to completion of the Master's degree. Generally, a completed MBA education does not fulfil this requirement. The applicants must be fluent in English.
The successful applicant must have shown academic excellence with a record of top grades from previously completed programs. Priority will be given to candidates who have both a strong quantitative background and strong previous training in financial economics.
Application procedure The application (see link below) must include a 5 page project description. This research proposal should contain a presentation of an original research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as well as a work-plan.
In addition to the research proposal, the application must include copies of a Master's degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level, brief curriculum vitae, a list of papers and publications if relevant, and one copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master's thesis).
Applicants must enclose documentation for English language skills. Documentation of GRE and/or GMAT scores as well as two letters of recommendation are strongly encouraged. For submitting GMAT scores, look up Copenhagen Business School in the GMAC register and choose the PhD Program. For submitting GRE scores, our school code for the GRE is 7035. For submitting letters of reference, please have them sent directly to Julie de Molade, jdm.fi@cbs.dk.
Recruitment procedure The Recruitment Committee expects to conduct a shortlisting of applicants to be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.
Applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.
Please find guidelines and further information on scholarships and the Doctoral Programme at http://uk.cbs.dk/phd.
Closing date: April 4, 2017 at 23:59:59 CET Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below. Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline. Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk Closing date: 04/04/2017 Apply online
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