Scholarship for those students who have Accounting and Finance, Organizational Performance and Employment Relations, Leadership, Management

Kent Business School (KBS) invites applications for a full time research studentship leading to the degree of PhD commencing in January 2011. Kent Business School is the business and management department of the University of Kent. Over the last five years the School has experienced a major shift in research culture and undergone
considerable expansion appointing over 19 senior research-active academics. In the 2008 RAE, 55% of our research was classified as “world leading and internationally excellent” and the Business School leapt from the middle of the RAE table to the top third of all UK Business Schools.

The School has a fully dedicated staff of 57 academics with international expertise and research backgrounds from 20 countries. The School currently has nearly 80 research students of which over half are from the EU or UK. PhD students attend a rich and varied programme of research and business seminars and participation in a yearly Poster
Competition.

Applications are invited for a funded full-time PhD Research Studentship in any area of Management. The studentship covers Home/EU fees and provides a monthly stipend (approximately £13,500 p.a). The ideal candidate would normally be expected to hold a 2:1 or First class honours degree plus a master’s degree, or equivalently an upper 5-year undergraduate degree if coming from Europe. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential. Applications will be assessed based on previous academic achievements and relevant skills.

Application deadline: 31 October2010