PhD Researcher: Private Equity

Updated: about 1 month ago
Deadline: 31 Mar 2024

PhD Researcher – Private Equity

Vlerick Business School is a triple-accredited, top-ranked international business school at the heart of Europe – with a solid scientific foundation that provides the backbone for knowledge with lasting impact. We strive to make coming to Vlerick feel like a transformative experience that ignites the entrepreneurial leadership fire. In doing so, we help form positive change-makers ready to challenge the status quo and make things happen.

Vlerick is a school, but we run it as a company, aligned with the high standards we foster in our different programmes. We are looking for an enthusiastic and driven PhD Researcher on the field of Private Equity.

Your Mission:

As a PhD researcher in the field of Private Equity (i.e., venture capital, growth capital and late stage private equity), you will:

  • Perform fundamental (& applied) research in the context of Private Equity and how new sustainability (ESG) regulations have an impact on the investment behavior of private equity firms
  • Disseminate knowledge by writing academic papers, reports, articles and attending academic conferences and workshops
  • This Ph.D. will be a joint degree combining Ghent University and Tilburg University


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