Two PhD Positions in the ERC Project “Misfires and Market Innovation: Toward a Collaborative Turn in Organising Markets”, University College Dublin (UCD)
Applications are sought from candidates interested in pursuing a PhD in Market Studies. Candidates will be based on the main University College Dublin campus, Belfield, and will be registered for the doctoral programme within UCD’s College of Business. The programme of research in which the PhD candidate will engage will form part of the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator project ‘MISFIRES’.
The two successful candidates will engage in an in-depth case exploration of a healthcare market problem and develop a conceptual and empirical approach to understanding this problem. They will liaise with the other team members in cross-disciplinary theoretical development and cross-case comparison. Markets to be investigated range from HIV and Hepatitis C medicines to consumer genomics and others. The successful candidate will have latitude to define and shape their own PhD work within the overall remit of the project.
The PhD will be paid a stipend of €18,000 per annum and receive full fees remission for a maximum duration of four years.
Application Instructions
To apply please send the following documents to irene.ward@ucd.ie:
- Cover letter confirming your eligibility for this position
- CV including grade point averages of past education and GMAT (where available)
- A statement (2 pages max.) on how your interests and expertise align with this project
- An example of your written academic work.
Application deadline is May 25 2018.
Interviews will be held in late June. The successful candidate will ideally start in one of the following PhD intakes: September 2018 or January 2019.