Phd in Marketing

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Amsterdam, Nederland Universiteit van Amsterdam Voltijd

PhD in Marketing

**Faculteit/Dienst**:Faculteit Economie & Bedrijfskunde**Opleidingsniveau**:Master**Functie type**:Wetenschappelijk Personeel**Sluitingsdatum**:24 mei 2024**Vacaturenummer**:12908-
**What are you going to do?**- The PhD student will work in close collaboration with the supervisory team and other faculty on tasks that include:
- Identifying novel research questions based on real-world phenomena or extant theory;
- understanding the theoretical foundations and prior literature relevant to understanding the phenomena;
- identifying the fundamental variables and relationships that are most important to studying the phenomena, and formalizing them in a measurement model or set of experimental hypotheses;
- gathering observational data to test hypotheses or measure phenomena;
- identifying the critical assumptions needed to draw inferences from empirical results;
- writing code to analyse secondary data;
- presenting research findings at international conferences;
- writing up findings for publication in international journals;
- attending classes and seminars (including those offered at other universities) to further develop thinking and research skills;
- participating in and contributing to departmental research functions (PhD Day, research seminars, research meetings);
- teaching-related activities (to a limited degree), including undergraduate tutorials and the supervision of MSc and/or BSc thesis projects.
- The actual project will be defined by the student and the supervisory group and thus requires creativity, self-direction, and passion for top-notch scientific research. The research will be in the domain of Responsible Retailing and in the broader field of quantitative marketing. The project will be in line with the UvA's strategic priorities, which aim to promote the societal impact and visibility of our research.- Expected output: The PhD student will generate research that can be published in top-tier peer-reviewed journals in marketing, such as the Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, and Journal of Marketing. The research group has a strong record of publishing in these and other top journals in related fields. The final results of the PhD project are published in a PhD dissertation, and most marketing PhD dissertations at ABS aim to be published in top-tier academic journals.- Starting date of the position: preferably September 1, 2024 or January 1, 2025.**What do we require?**Your experience and profile**
- Formal requirements:
- Masters’ degree (preferably a Research Master´s or MPhil degree) in Marketing or a related field;
- GMAT or GRE score of no more than five years old (for students with a Master’s degree obtained from a non-Dutch university). An indication of the minimum score required is 85%;
- Task-related requirements:
- Excellent speaking and writing ability in fluent English, ideally with experience writing for a scientific audience;
- willingness and motivation to independently formulate research projects and carry them through to completion;
- excellent organizational skills;
- experience conducting empirical research;
- Statistical skills and command of standard software packages for analyzing data (e.g., R, Julia, Python, Stata), and a strong willingness to develop these skills further.
- Additional requirements:
- Strong motivation to pursue an international career as a leading scholar;
- strong commitment to methodological rigor and scientific integrity;
- energy and passion for quantitative methods that allow for inferences on marketing phenomena (i.e., shown by choice of thesis topic or course specialization);
- intellectual curiosity, eagerness to learn, and openness to criticism;
- proof of “good citizenship” beyond academic achievements (i.e., volunteering experience).

**Our offer**
- We offer an employment contract for 38 hours a week with an initial period of 18 months, and after an intermediate evaluation after 18 months there is the possibility to extend it for 30 months (in total the contract will be for four years), preferably starting from September 1st, 2024. The end-result should be a PhD thesis. An educational plan will be drafted that includes attendance of courses and (international) conferences.- The gross monthly salary will range between € 2,770;
- in the first year to € 3,539;
- in the last year for full-time employment (38 hours per week), excluding holiday allowance (8%) and year-end bonus (8.3%). The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.-
- Additionally, the University of Amsterdam offers excellent benefits and various schemes and regulations to promote a good work/life balance, such as:
- A maximum of 29 days of annual leave based on full-time employment;
- solid pension scheme (ABP);
- contribution to commuting expenses, an internet and homework allowance;
- excellent work (from home) facilities.

**What else do we offer you?**
- A function in which your own initiative and input a


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