RSM currently offers the following PhD project within its S&E research programme at ERIM:
More information about the Full-time PhD in Business and Management programme can be found on the RSM website.
Where to apply
Website: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/363549/fully-funded-phd-position-in-strategy-and-entrepreneurship-at-rotterdam-school-of-management-erasmus-university-rsm/apply/
Requirements
Specific Requirements
To be considered for a PhD position in Business and Management, you are expected to:
- hold an MSc, MA or MPhil degree in business or economics, or from related fields such as psychology, sociology, engineering, or mathematics (depending on PhD project)
- have excellent results in your first degree or graduate study
- show explicit interest in and motivation for scientific research
- ideally have a GMAT or GRE test result that places you in or above the 85th percentile of the test takers. It is possible to apply without GMAT/GRE scores, but we will look for additional evidence of excellence. (The test results should not be more than five years old.). Please note that if you have taken a GMAT test in 2026, your GMAT total score should be at least 650 to meet ERIM requirements.
- have TOEFL or IELTS test results. For an internet-based TOEFL test, ERIM requires a total score of at least 100 and all section scores (writing, speaking, reading, and listening) should be at least 23. A minimum score of 600 is required on paper-based TOEFL test. For IELTS, the minimum overall band score is 7.5 and all section scores (writing, speaking, reading, and listening) should be at least 6.5. (The language test results should not be more than two years old.). Please note that if you have taken a TOEFL test in 2026 (1-6 scale), all of your TOEFL iBt section scores should be at least 5 to meet ERIM requirements.
In addition to these formal requirements, candidates for the programme are selected on the basis of their CVs, academic references, and interviews with the potential supervisors.
Additional Information
Benefits
Our PhD projects are fully funded and salaried positions, meaning that appointed PhD candidates are employees (promovendi) of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Salary and benefits are in accordance with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU). EUR has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8 per cent, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent, and a generous number of vacation days.
Successful candidates are appointed on a full-time basis for a duration up to four years with a possible extension.
PhD candidates also benefit from the state-of-the-art research facilities and financial support programme through the ERIM Support Programme (ESP), that ERIM set up for a wide range of research-related activities such as conference participation, international job markets, external courses, scientific and educational literature, visits to international supervisors, and international research studies.
Selection process
All applicants are required to follow our online application process.
Additional information can be obtained from the ERIM Full-time PhD Doctoral Office by emailing phdadmissions@erim.eur.nl.
Website for additional job details
https://www.academictransfer.com/363549/
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Country: Netherlands
City: Rotterdam
Postal Code: 3062 PA
Street: Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
Contact
City: Rotterdam
Website: http://www.eur.nl/
Street: Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
Postal Code: 3062 PA
