PhD in Finance

The Department of Finance at the Copenhagen Business School invites applications for PhD scholarships in finance – both under the traditional three-year PhD scheme and under the 4+4 PhD scheme. Several scholarships are potentially available within any area of finance including one scholarship within pension finance. The application process is a joint process, and all applications will be considered for all types of scholarships.

For the general scholarships, we welcome applications in all areas of finance including

• Financial markets
• Securities pricing
• Risk management
• Corporate finance
• Entrepreneurial finance 
• Household finance
• Pension finance

One scholarship is within pension finance. The student accepted for this position will be associated with the Pension Research Centre (PeRCent). PeRCent is funded jointly in cooperation between Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and partners from the pension sector in Denmark. More information about PeRCent can be found at www.cbs.dk/pct.

All scholarships initially cover a three-year period of study. Extended funding is available for successful candidates who wish to pursue an academic career. PhD students are required to teach. The teaching responsibilities of the Department include undergraduate and graduate teaching in finance and statistics.

About the program
The three-year PhD program at CBS allows students to conduct research under the supervision of CBS faculty, supported by research training courses. The program is highly international, and students are expected to participate in international research conferences and to spend time abroad at another research institution as a visiting PhD student. Students are also expected to actively participate in the Department’s research activities, such as seminars and conferences organized by the Department. 
 

PhD students from the Department of Finance have become researchers at leading universities and business schools, such as University of Chicago (Booth), Bocconi University, BI Oslo, UVA Darden School of Business, WU Vienna University, Cass Business School, London Business School and the EPFL in Lausanne, and at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, at Goldman Sachs, at Cornerstone Research and in leading Danish financial institutions.  

Closing date: February 21, 2022 

See the full advertisement and apply online here.

Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/finance.
Details about Copenhagen Business School are available at www.cbs.dk