Fully funded PhD positions in Finance and Accounting at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM)

8 Nov 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Research Field

Economics » Business economics
Economics » Financial science

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

15 Jan 2026 - 22:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

*Four-year fully funded projects with possible extension and state-of-the-art facilities*

Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM ) is the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM ) and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE ). Each year, ERIM initiates new and internationally oriented PhD research projects focusing on pioneering and innovative research in the fields of management and business research. For more information about ERIM please visit www.erim.eur.nl .

The applications process for the Fulltime PhD programme that starts in September 2026 is now open. The applications deadline is 15January 2026. 

Contribute scientifically to finance and accounting  
The PhD programme in Finance and Accounting aims to enhance understanding of the financial decision-making of companies, managers and market participants, as well as the functioning of financial markets and intermediaries. 

The programme strives for high-quality scientific contributions in all major areas of finance and accounting, and to disseminate its knowledge locally and internationally, using our state-of-the-art facilities. The three broad themes of the Finance and Accounting programme are: asset pricing, corporate finance and accounting. 

RSM currently offers the following PhD projects within the F&A research programme at ERIM:

-          PhD in Finance

-          Experiments in Management Accounting & Control

Other fully funded PhD research projects offered by RSM are Business Processes, Logistics and Information Systems (LIS), Organisation (ORG), Marketing (MKT), and Strategy & Entrepreneurship (S&E).For a list and detailed description of all current RSM PhD Vacancies, please visit the RSM website .  

PhD Online Information Sessions
Find out more about our Full-time PhD programme at one of these two sessions: 

·         Wednesday 26 November 2025, 10:00-11:00 CET. Sign up for this event

·         Monday 1 December 2025, 10:00-11:00 CET. Sign up for this event

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/356160/fully-funded-phd-positions-in-f…

Requirements
Specific Requirements

Admission 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.)
• 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.)

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

Conditions of employment

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.

Additional comments

How to apply

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/356160/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Country

Netherlands

City

Rotterdam

Postal Code

3062 PA

Street

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50

Geofield

Contact

City

Rotterdam

Website

http://www.eur.nl/

Street

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50

Postal Code

3062 PA

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