项目介绍

2025年2月13日

Copenhagen Business School’s Department of Business Humanities and Law invites applications for one vacant PhD scholarship within one or more of the research areas of the department.

The expected start date is 1 September 2025.

Firmly rooted in interdisciplinary scholarship, the business humanities research areas of the department include:

Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership
We welcome research proposals that relate to entrepreneurship, including transformation, innovation, new venture creation, and market development; ethics in business, including responsibility, decision-making dilemmas, and the broader implications of business for society; and leadership, including emphasis on interpersonal relationships within organizations and workplace dynamics related to change processes.

Governance, Culture and Learning
We welcome proposals for doctoral work that relate to governance, including investigation of structures and processes of governance on different levels of organizations; culture, including ‘culture in business’ and ‘culture as a business’; and learning, including studies of learning processes in organizations and business.

While we encourage applications aligned with these themes, we also welcome innovative proposals that fall within the broader scope of business humanities research.

About Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL) at CBS

Core research areas of the Department of Business Humanities and Law are organized into different Units: 

• Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership; 
• Governance, Culture and Learning; and 
• CBS Law. 

Faculty within these groups have research backgrounds in various areas of law, political science, sociology, philosophy, history, anthropology, literature, theology, aesthetics, design and innovation, tourism and leisure management, cultural economics, leadership and strategy, pedagogic study, and other fields.

What unites faculty is an overriding concern for the organization of the human within its multiple environments: work, technology, nature, economy, civil association, the state, and corporation. BHL also participates in numerous interdisciplinary cross-CBS activities. In line with this concern, the PhD should demonstrate a capacity to bridge several of these environments and place the human at the heart of the project. Further information about the department and its research environments is available here: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-business-humanities-and-law/research.

About the PhD programme
The three-year PhD programme at CBS gives you the opportunity to conduct research under the supervision of CBS’s associate professors and professors, supported by research related PhD courses. The programme is highly international, and you are expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time at another research institution as a visiting PhD student. See the CBS homepage for more information about the PhD programme, https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programme. 

CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and research institutions but also in government and business where their research qualifications are in high demand.

CBS is devoted to ensuring excellence, transformative and relevant teaching and research. Candidates who wish to join us are expected to be interested in working in an organisation of this type and it is expected that the applicant shows an interest in joining the department’s research environment. 

Application and admission requirements
The department will give priority to applicants with high grades from their universities.

To be considered the applicant must

• have a basic education at master’s level (corresponding to the 3 + 2 Bologna process)
• have received the grade of 10 (or equivalent) for the master’s thesis according to the Danish 7-point grading scale (https://ufm.dk/en/education/the-danish-education-system/grading-system)
• have a weighted grade point average of at least 8.2 on the Danish 7-point grading scale for the bachelor’s and master’s degree combined or alternatively a weighted grade point average must be at least 9.5 for the master’s degree alone. If the grade point average is not met, documentation for being in the top 40% of the class is also accepted. In rare cases, the grade requirement can be waived.
• have a relevant educational background in the humanities or social sciences
• have completed the master’s programme before starting the PhD programme at CBS
• master academic English at a high level in writing and speaking

The application (see link below) must include a five-page PhD project description. The project description must include:

• a presentation of an original research question
• a description of the initial theoretical framework and method
• a presentation of the proposed empirical material
• a work plan for the three years

More information can be found here: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programmes/admission

In addition to the project description, copies of the following must be included:

• diploma for bachelor’s and master’s degree or other certificates at an equivalent level as well as the grade transcripts
• documentation for being in the top 40% of the class (if grade requirements are not met)
• a concise curriculum vitae (CV)
• A list of articles and publications (if applicable)
• one example of a selected written work (e.g. master’s thesis)
• documentation of English language skills is not required for the application but may be requested if the applicant is shortlisted for interviews.

The PhD student is enrolled in the CBS PhD School. Further information about PhD scholarships and the PhD programme can be found at https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programme.

For further information please contact Head of Department Mitchell Dean, e-mail: mde.bhl@cbs.dk, Unit Director Christian Garmann Johnsen, e-mail: cgj.bhl@cbs.dk, or Unit Director Stina Teilmann-Lock, e-mail: st.bhl@cbs.dk

Information about the department can be found at www.cbs.dk/bhl.

Employment and salary

A PhD scholarship runs for a period of three years and includes teaching obligations corresponding to 416 work hours. The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The monthly salary is currently approximately DKK 28,993 up to DKK 35,015 depending on seniority and a pension contribution totalling 17.1%. The scholarship includes tuition fees, office space, course and travel costs (according to the current CBS agreement). 

Salary level and employment take place in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Academics’ Central Organization.

 Recruitment procedure 

The Recruitment Committee shortlists at least two-five applicants to be assessed by the Assessment Committee. Applicants are informed whether their application has proceeded for assessment.

Applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and will receive their personal assessment later. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview. Please note that a positive assessment does not automatically result in an interview. Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application. 

The application must be sent via the online link below. 

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see above), by the application deadline.

Details about Copenhagen Business School are available at www.cbs.dk/en.