PhD
scholarship in International Marketing (2016-224-01154)

At the Faculty of
Social Sciences, Department of Business and Management, a position as PhD
Fellow within International Marketing is open for appointment on 1 October 2016
or as soon as possible thereafter.

Job
description

Markets are
increasingly becoming global and even small companies are internationalizing
their activities. Furthermore, companies from emerging markets are increasingly
as latecomers looking for opportunities on markets abroad. This overall
globalization of the economy and business is the frame for the PhD position.

Preference is given
to applicants with a particular interest in International marketing
communications in perspective of e-communication. Focus could be on
B-to-C-markets and/or B-to-B-markets and the use of big data.

It is expected that
the proposed project includes field work and qualitative and/or quantitative
data analysis.

The PhD project is
an integral part of strengthening the field of International Marketing within
the Department of Business and Management and the candidate will be connected
to the International Business Centre (IBC)
within the Department of Business and Management.

The PhD scholarship
has a duration of three years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the
scholarship that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the
Doctoral School of the Faculty of Social Sciences, in accordance with the
regulations of Ministerial Order No. 1039 on the PhD Programme at the
Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions. According to
the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed at
regular points in time. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment
that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The Faculty of
Social Sciences wishes to ensure that PhD scholarships provide career
opportunities both within and outside of the university. For that reason, PhD
scholarships are formed in a manner ensuring that the competencies achieved in
the position qualifies to both a career within research and a career in the
private and/or public sector. No later than one year before the termination of
the position, you are offered an interview in order to clarify your further
career.

Qualification
requirements

Applicants to the
PhD scholarship must hold a degree equivalent to a Danish Master’s degree.
Applicants enrolled at a Danish Master program who expect to graduate before
the date of appointment must forward a copy of their thesis contract and
documentation for the date of their final exam.

Applicants are
expected to have a solid background within business administration in general
and in particular a solid background within international business or
international marketing. Applicants are expected to have strong analytical
abilities and exhibit high degrees of independence and maturity in their
research work. A good proficiency in English is required in order to be able to
teach in English and to prepare the PhD-thesis in English. Furthermore, the
applicants are expected to have a very high grade for the master thesis and
also a very high overall grade. For non-Danish speaking applicants, it is
expected that they take Danish language courses.

Application
requirements

Applications for
enrolment and allocation of scholarship must include the following:

• Letter
  of motivation
• Project
  proposal (approx. 5 pages (A4)) containing the research project title, an
  outline of the course of study and a description of the overall problem
  areas.
• Curriculum
  vitae.
• Diplomas
  confirming academic degrees (Bachelor and Master degrees), including
  transcripts.
• A copy
  of the applicant’s Master’s degree thesis and published articles (if any).
• Foreign
  applicants must forward verified IELTS test (International English
  Language Testing System). Exempted are applicants with a Master’s Degree
  from Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and Canada.
• Co-author
  statement. If publications that have been written in cooperation with
  others are submitted, a declaration from each of the authors must be
  enclosed. The declaration must state the extent of the applicant’s
  contribution to the total work and be signed by the authors.
• References/recommendations
  from at least two professors

Assessment

The assessment of
the applicants will be undertaken by an expert assessment committee.

Contact

For further
information on the content, please contact Professor John Kuada, kuada@business.aau.dk

For further
information about practical issues concerning the application procedure contact
Lone Corfixen, lc@adm.aau.dk.

The application is
only to be submitted online by using the “Apply online” button below.

Agreement

Appointment and
salary in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic
Staff at Universities No 242 of 13 March 2012 and The Ministry of Higher
Education and Science Circular concerning the job structure for academic staff
at universities of 19 August 2015. Salary will be in accordance with the
agreements in force.

Vacancy
number

2016-224-01154

Deadline

Thu Sep 01 00:00:00
CEST 2016