PhD Fellowships in Strategic Management from Radboud University (Funded)

Radboud University, located in the Netherlands, has collaborated with Atos; an international leading information technology services company. The two institutions have provided students with the FINDER programme, which includes five PhD fellowships in Strategic Management. A successful candidate will be responsible for investigating the innovative collaboration arrangement amongst organizations – grassroots, incumbents, and the wider society - as they inclusively explore digital technology for new products or market development.

The FINDER research scope spans industries and job functions, requiring candidates to synthesize complex information and to approach problems nimbly in a manner that can be transferred to both academics and practitioners. It demands a sophisticated understanding of the context in which business is done, the effect of technology in driving these collaborative processes, and of the stakeholders involved. FINDER’s integrated curriculum prepares students to drive change at the vanguard of business and technology by challenging them to consider multiple perspectives and to create innovative solutions to problems that are not only profitable to business but also relevant and responsible towards society at large.

The fellowship offers

1. Employment: 1.0 FTE.
2. The gross starting salary amounts to €2,266 per month based on full-time employment, and will increase to €2,897 in the fourth year (P scale).
3. In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
4. As a FINDER Marie Curie PhD Fellow you will be appointed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years.
5. You will be classified as a PhD Candidate in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO).
6. Generous benefits from the Marie Curie apply for the first three years (including relocation and extended conference funding facilities and a travel allowance), after which, in the fourth year, standard Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO) conditions will apply.
7. Training and research on the intersection of academia and business.
8. Generous travel allowances for conference and research purposes.
9. You will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service where our Dual Career Officer will assist with family related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation.

Eligibility

Applicants are required to:

• Hold a (Research) Master’s degree.
• Have an evidence of independent research skills.
• Experience in empirical research.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently, to prioritize tasks, manage time and meet deadlines.
• Fluency in English.
• Proactive and self-organizing.
• Willingness to relocate.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• High motivation to perform rigorous academic research and collaborate with industry.
• Willingness to work flexibly where necessary to fulfill the needs of the research project, including international travel and completing the industrial placement.

Desirable:

• Affinity with the FinTech theme.
• Affinity with new technology and forms of collaboration as technology and new business model drivers.
• Knowledge of social network modeling.
• Knowledge of R (statistics program) or other advanced statistical modeling programs or advanced qualitative research methods.