PhDs in business management with specialization in circular economy (# of pos: 2)

The Faculty of Economics and Administration at the Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic) is inviting PhD applicants who would like to complete a PhD in the field of business management with a specialization in the circular economy. Students and recent graduates with a background in management, business administration, business informatics, and related disciplines are invited to apply.

Successful applicants will work within the Research Institute for Sustainable Business . You will be supervised by one of senior scholars from the research group.

In terms of current capacity and planned research projects, we are currently seeking PhD candidates for the following supervisors and topics:

Assoc. prof. Alena Klapalová

Associate professor in Business Management, principal investigator of the Horizon Europe project "Digitalised Value Management for Unlocking the potential of the Circular Manufacturing Systems with Integrated Digital Solutions", an expert in the fields of circular business models and reverse logistics.

Topics:

• Ownership issues in access-based consumption
• Influencers and access-based consumer behavior

Assoc. prof. Radoslav Škapa

Associate professor in Business Management, co-investigator of the Horizon Europe project "Digitalised Value Management for Unlocking the potential of the Circular Manufacturing Systems with Integrated Digital Solutions", an expert in the fields of circular economy, digital tools in business, and reverse logistics

Topic:

• Product tracking and other digital tools as enablers for circular economy

If you wish to apply, please check profiles of potential supervisors at and submit

• Letter of application, including description of areas of expertise, research interests, and experience
• Complete CV

to the prospective supervisor according to your research interest and his/her area of expertise: Assoc. prof. Alena Klapalová ([email protected] ), Assoc. prof. Radoslav Škapa ([email protected] )

Once your future supervisor agrees, you may officially apply via our online application . A fee for one application at the Faculty of Economics and Administration is 600 CZK. The online application requires you to submit the following documents (in English):

• Dissertation project (based on the topic you agreed on with your future supervisor)
• Structured professional CV
• Letter of motivation
• Proof of achieved education

Application deadlines:

30th November 2022, 23:59 (course start date in February 2023)

• Dissertation project may be submitted by the 20th December 2022.

30th April 2023, 23:59 (course start date in September 2023)

In case of any questions regarding the PhD programs in general or the application process, please contact Lucie Přikrylová ([email protected] ).

You can also find information on our website . We recommend to read the Terms and Conditions of Admission to the Faculty of Economics and Administration as well.

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