3 PhD Fellowships: Economics and Business 1064 views

The School of economics and business at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has three positions as PhD Research Fellows in economics and business. The fellowship period is 3 years. Starting date is 15.08.2021.

Topics:

• Sustainable Finance: Climate risk and investments, Climate risk reporting, or Sustainable investments
• Environmental taxes
• Deforestation Diagnostics: identifying context-relevant policies to reduce tropical deforestation

About the position:

• The main goal of the PhD positions is the development of research capacity and competence. The successful applicants will participate in the School’s PhD programme in Economics and Business.
• The period of appointment is three years but may be extended to three and a half years if the PhD student contributes to teaching, supervision, research assistance, exam grading, and administration at the School.

Requirements:

• Applicant must have an academically relevant education corresponding to a five-year Norwegian degree programme, where 120 credits are at Master’s degree level. Relevant educations are Master’s degrees in economics, business, or similar.
• Candidates without a Master’s degree have until 30 June, 2021 to complete the final exam.
• An average grade of B or better for the overall Master’s degree and a grade of B or better on the Master’s theses are required.

Application:

Apply online and the application must include

• Cover letter – statement of motivation and research interests and an outline of the proposed doctoral research project (2 – 5 pages)
• CV (summarizing education, positions and academic work – scientific publications)
• Copies of the original Bachelor and Master’s degree diploma, transcripts of records and letters of recommendation
• Documentation of English proficiency
• List of publications and academic work that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee
• Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number)