UK; PhD Research Studentships in Supply Chain Management and Sustainability

Queen’s University Management School is delighted to offer two PhD Research Studentships each covering approved University tuition fees and a maintenance allowance of £13,290 per annum. Commencing 1 October 2009 for three years the studentships will be in the following areas:

Supply Chain Management

The successful applicant will be required to work as part of the Centre for Food Traceability research team at Queen’s University Belfast. The PhD project will address the business impacts of integrating sustainability considerations into the supply chain on a company’s strategy, policy and operations. Empirical work will focus on the agri-foods sector and be linked with industrial partners.

For informal enquiries relating to the Supply Chain research project, please contact Dr Anthony Potter (a.potter@qub.ac.uk)

Sustainability

The sucessful applicant will be required to work as part of the Sustainability and Management research team at Queen’s University Belfast. The PhD project will address a research question relevant to the field of corporate sustainability management/corporate sustainability performance evaluation/sustainable finance.

For informal enquiries relating to the Sustainability research project, please contact Professor Frank Figge (f.figge@qub.ac.uk)

Academic Requirements

Applicants should hold a Masters degree in a relevant area, or hold or expect to obtain a 1st class honours or high 2:1 degree in a relevant subject.

As part of the application process, applicants are required to submit a research proposal, which clearly demonstrates how your experience and interests align with the aims of the research project. Proposals should be for empirical research involving qualitative and/or quantitative methods. Applications are encouraged from people seeking to pursue an academic career.
Funding information

Funding applies to:
EU applicants (including UK)

Contacts and how to apply

Administrative contact and how to apply:

For further information on Queen’s University Management School, please visit our website http://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/. For further information on the Sustainability and Management research group within the Management School, please visit http://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/sustainability.

Application Details

Interested applicants should apply online at: http://pg.apply.qub.ac.uk/ by Friday 1 May 2009.
Application deadline:

1 May 2009