PhD position in Management at the University of Mannheim, (GESS), Germany

Call For Applications
PhD in Management at the University of Mannheim, Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences, Germany

OVERVIEW:
– APPLY NOW: Fully-funded PhD in a doctoral program in management
– Early Application Deadline: 15 January 2025
– Application Deadline: 31. March 2025
– Program Start: September 2025
– Where? Mannheim, Germany

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim offers excellent opportunities for the most qualified students in business and economics with strong quantitative skills and enthusiasm for research to pursue a full-time PhD Program at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Business (CDSB) or Center for Doctoral Studies in Economics (CDSE) starting in September 2025.

The internationally competitive doctoral programs enrols up to 40 students each year with 40% international students in the student body.

Benefit from an internationally recognized interdisciplinary teaching and training concept across the boundaries of the economic and social sciences according to your research interests, which will lay the foundation for a successful research career. Conduct research in a stimulating research environment across the program disciplines. Our courses are taught by distinguished/outstanding and dedicated faculty.

DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT: Our Management Ph.D. program spans diverse research domains, including Strategy, Human Resources, Organization Theory, Organization Behaviour, Entrepreneurship, and Public- and Non-Profit Management. It equips students with core competencies in analytical and empirical research methods. Additionally, students can enrol in courses that elucidate contemporary tools like machine learning and Natural Language Processing, integral to the prevailing methodological requirements in management research. We provide access to expansive datasets essential for addressing relevant research questions, coupled with opportunities for data collection through experiments (lab, field, online) or surveys. By promoting research stays abroad, we cultivate a global perspective and carefully prepare students for the international job market. Thanks to our extensive network of internationally renowned scholars, our program provides an excellent platform for aspiring researchers in the field of management.

DISCOVER GESS:
– All PhD programs in English.
– Modern doctoral program with a structured course program and skills courses in teaching, academic writing, and presenting.
– Guaranteed funding for the duration of the program.
– Stimulating research environment.
– Work with the outstanding faculty of our triple accredited Business School (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) that persistently publishes in the top academic journals.
– Gain new insights from research stays with partner universities worldwide.
– Enjoy access to major databases and excellent libraries.
– Modern offices and equipment.
– Boost your career options with a professional job market training.
– No tuition fees – government funded first-class education.

The research findings of our students and graduates are regularly published in leading journals of the fields. Our graduates pursue careers both in academia and the private sector, taking up professorships, assistant professorships, and postdoctoral positions at internationally renowned academic institutions and research positions at public institutions (government, central banks, international organizations). Excellent past placements include Boston College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University Bloomington, Illinois State University, Princeton University, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, UT Austin, Yale University, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Oxford, Bocconi University, Aalto University, Aarhus University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Tilburg University, Toulouse School of Economics, International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, OECD, European Commission.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Application Deadline: 31 March 2025

For early offers we provide an early application deadline: 15 January 2025. Candidates that are not accepted in the early round will be reconsidered with all other applications after the final deadline of 31 March.

For more information on our programs and application requirements, please visit the website https://www.uni-mannheim.de/gess/apply or contact the doctoral office at gess.office@uni-mannheim.de