PhD Position in Sustainable Finance and Investor Behaviour fra Roskilde Universitet
The PhD project
Could perceived market uncertainty actually lead to a weaker preference of investors towards responsible investments, thereby increasing cost of capital for companies engaged in green innovation? This problem is novel, has yet to be scientifically documented by researchers, and contradicts current understandings of investor behaviour. It leaves a further open question of how the negative impact of uncertainty can be minimized. The answer to this question is especially relevant when we look at big institutional investors like pension funds. The project will explore this urgent problem, to develop new theoretical insights and propose initial policy recommendations for how the negative impact of the current uncertainties on green investor preferences can be reduced.
The project is co-financed by the Sino-Danish Centre (SDC) and is a double degree PhD program from Roskilde University and the prestigious University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. As a PhD fellow, you will have supervisors at both universities. As such, this is a great opportunity for someone wanting to embark on an academic career.
The project will be supervised by Johannes K. Dreyer (RUC), with co-supervisors Assoc. Professor MSO Kristian J. Sund (RUC) and Professor Jiang Yu (UCAS).
The Doctoral School and research environment
You will be enrolled as a PhD fellow at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Business with approximately 30 PhD fellows from all over the world. You will be employed by Roskilde University and receive a salary and support for travel.
The Doctoral School of Social Sciences & Business (ISE) provides PhD training and research within an interdisciplinary, international, and professional environment. It is part of a dynamic community of researchers who share a commitment to understanding society in diverse contexts of change and global engagement. Researchers come from all over the world and engage in topics that are geographically, theoretically and methodologically diverse. The Doctoral School has one PhD program. The program offers work in progress seminars, thematic professional development seminars, feedback and social activities for the enrolled PhD fellows. As a PhD fellow you will be associated with one of the relevant research groups at the department.
You will also be enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Responsibilities and tasks
As a PhD fellow you are trained at an international level to undertake research and teaching assignments. You are responsible for carrying out independent research under supervision and receive constructive feedback in the PhD program in order to finish your PhD thesis. During your employment you are required to take 30 ECTS of course work, gain experience of teaching activities. For more information, please see chapter 3, Ministerial Order on the PhD Program at the Universities and Certain Higher Artistic Educational Institutions and Ph.d.-protokolattet i Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere I Staten.
As this is a double degree with UCAS, you will also be expected to teach quantitative research methods to master’s degree students at the Sino-Danish Centre (SDC) in China, and you will have a mandatory stay of 12 months in Beijing (that can be split in 2 stays of 6 months each), working at the Sino-Danish Centre (SDC), and hosted by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). You will conduct further teaching and supervision work at Roskilde University.
Qualifications
You must hold a master’s degree or equivalent within management, economics, or an equivalent discipline, preferably having completed relevant courses in strategy and/or finance.
We require the following qualifications:
- High proficiency in English, both written and oral
- Relevant MSc or MA degree with high grades
- Knowledge of statistics, as demonstrated by having completed one or more statistics courses at undergraduate or graduate levels
- Willingness to travel and live for a period of at least 12 months in Beijing (please state this clearly in your cover letter)
You are required to be enterprising and to possess good communication skills and to be a visible, involved participant in the Department’s daily activities, in addition to being willing to engage in disciplinary and interdisciplinary collaboration across the department.
Please note that Chinese citizens including citizens from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are not eligible for this position.
Assessment
In the assessment regarding employment, special consideration will be given to;
- Relevant Master’s degree (120 ECTS) or equivalent (according to Danish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education).
- Any additional academic requirements stated in the job advertisement.
In the assessment regarding enrollment, consideration will also be given to the following criteria:
- Educational skills and any further professional qualifications
- Excellent grades at Master’s programme or equivalent
- Quality and relevance of the project description (please provide a 2 page description (+ references) of how you would go about working on this project)
- Quality and relevance of the methodical and theoretical choices
- Consistency and coherence between the research problem and the choice of method and theory
- The realistic and feasible scope of the PhD project
- Ability to complete the PhD project
Questions
For further information about the position, you are encouraged to contact Johannes Kabderian Dreyer, +4546743293, jodreyer@ruc.dk or for administrative or technical questions, please contact PhD coordinator Halime B. Simsek on tel. +45 46742648 or email: ise-phdadmin@ruc.dk.
Terms of employment
The employment is on full time, 37 hours per week and you will refer to Dean Morten Frederiksen. The position will be filled according to the Agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC) and Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
Application procedure
After the deadline for applications the Dean will shortlist applicants for assessment with assistance from the recruitment committee including the chairperson of the assessment committee.
Shortly after the application deadline all applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been selected for assessment.
The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the assessment committee, and each applicant will be given the opportunity to comment on the composition of the committee and - later on - their assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed, all applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application.
Application
To apply for the position go to www.ruc.dk/en/job/
Only applications in English are accepted.
Applications must include:
1. Cover letter
2. CV
3. Documentation of education including grades from Master’s programme or equivalent
4. Your description of the PhD project (no more than 2 pages)
5. Your time schedule of the PhD project
6. If applicable: Documentation for any research experience, work experience or publications.
Please submit your application no later than June 24, 2024.
Material received after this date will not be taken into consideration.
Roskilde University wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
Roskilde Universitets fornemmeste opgave er eksperimenterende, nyskabende former for læring, forskning og problemløsning, som flytter samfundet fremad. Vi uddanner kompetente tværfaglige kandidater og skaber videnskabelige resultater af højeste kvalitet gennem åbenhed, involvering og videndeling.
Roskilde Universitet har ca. 6.500 studerende, 900 ansatte og 800 mio. kr. i årlig omsætning.
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