The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) invites applications for positions as research scholar tenable for four years at the Department of Finance and Management Science. The department has a research active faculty that offers a stimulating
environment for PhD studies and research in management science. Current management science research at the department includes energy markets, natural resources management, regional science, operations management, environmental issues, and management control.

For more information, please consult the programme’s webpage at:
http://www.nhh.no/for/PhD/management-science.

Applicants are required to hold a master’s degree (five years’ duration) or an equivalent degree relevant to the planned area of specialisation in the PhD programme and to the PhD thesis, such as managerial economics, management control, industrial engineering, computational mathematics, statistics or business administration with an emphasis on quantitative methods and modelling.

Students who are completing their master’s degree during the current semester, with the intention of starting the PhD programme in the autumn semester 2007, are also invited to apply. The qualifying education must be completed before enrolment in the PhD programme.

Applicants with a qualifying degree from a non-Norwegian institution must ensure that official documentation of their GMAT or GRE scores are sent directly to NHH. Applicants must have a minimum total score of 550 points in the GMAT or a GRE test with at least 660 points on the Quantitative reasoning section and 500 points on the Verbal reasoning section. GMAT and GRE scores must be from within the last five years.

Finally, applicants need to have a good working knowledge of English, as the entire programme is taught in English. Students from non-English speaking countries are required to have passed TOEFL with at least 550 points for the written test or 213 for the computer-based version, or score at least 6.0 in the IELTS. Students that have two years or more of higher education where the language of tuition was English, do not need to take TOEFL or IELTS.

Appointment presupposes admission to the PhD programme at NHH. In the event of equivalent qualifications, female applicants will be given preference.

Further information on the positions and on the PhD programme can be found at http://www.nhh.no/phd. Research scholars are required to take part in the work of the department they are connected to, with the workload corresponding to 25 % of a full position.

Salary will be according to the State Salary Scale for Research Scholars (State Salary Scale 41: currently Gross NOK 310 500, corresponding to approximately Euro 37 550). In addition we can offer favourable arrangement in terms of membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

Please use the electronic application form available at www.nhh.no/phd. It is important that all the required documents are enclosed with the application. Applications will not be considered complete until all required paperwork has been received.

Applicants are advised to seek guidance from NHH faculty members in the process of making a plan for the programme.

Enquiries may be directed to: Head of Department of Finance and Management Science, Professor Terje Lensberg, email: , phone +47 55 95 92 06 Office manager, Kristin Reichel T eigland, email: kristin.reichel.teigland @ nhh.no, phone: +47 55 95 94 31

NHH recruits research scholars on an annual basis, with closing date for applications March 1 each year.