PhD student in Economics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Overview
The School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Division of Economics.
KTH is the largest technical university in Sweden. Education and research cover a broad spectrum of topics within natural sciences and engineering, as well as architecture, industrial engineering and management, urban planning, work science and environmental engineering. KTH has 13 344 full-time equivalent students, of whom 6 955 are at Bachelor (first) level, while 5 545 are at Master (second) level. In addition, 1 314 are full-time equivalent students at doctoral studies (third) level and 3 900 employees.
The School of Architecture and built environment focuses on future of our societies, on how our cities, buildings and infrastructure should be designed. We study growth, technology and environment, as well as ethical considerations and risks. Our curriculum and our research are based on several academic disciplines: engineering and the technical sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.
The Division of Economics
The Division of Economics organizes and carries out education and studies in economics with a special focus on entrepreneurship, innovation, productivity and growth. The ambition is to provide a deeper understanding of the interdependencies between innovations and economic development. Special attention is paid to how R&D, innovation, and entrepreneurship may influence economic growth, to develop models and methods to examine such influences, and to provide policy-relevant characterizations of innovation and entrepreneurial processes. The research is oriented towards problems that can be approached by means of quantitative methods and that allow for collaboration with international research centres. The Division of Economics carries out research in close collaboration with CESIS (Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies). Read more about our research at: www.kth.se/abe/inst/fob/avd/economics and www.cesis.se
Description of the research area
As a PhD student in economics, you are expected to carry out research in the fields of entrepreneurship, international business and industrial economics. This research area focuses on how and why entrepreneurship and innovation influence the dynamics, growth and societal prosperity in an internationalized and highly competitive environment. The role of entrepreneurs in exploiting and diffusing knowledge, their role in innovative processes, and how entrepreneurs are essential in the process of converting knowledge into societally viable goods and services are addressed. Furthermore, the driving forces and incentives that promote entrepreneurial activities, within a region or a nation are analyzed. You will have the opportunity to specialize in this area according to your research interests. Please indicate your specific research interests in your application.
Qualifications/eligibility
Admission to our PhD programme requires a Masters degree in Economics. For Ph.D. studies to be successful, it is necessary to have a high degree of motivation for scientific research, well developed analytical capacity, ability to work independently, good communication abilities and excellent knowledge of written and oral English.
Employment
Form of employment: Time limited
Start time: According to agreement
Application
Applications by e-mail should be sent to registrator: registrator.fob@abe.kth.se
The application should include the following documents:
Curriculum vitae,
Transcripts of college/university degrees
Brief summary of why the applicant wants to pursue a Ph.D. position
Latest day of application: May, 20th 2011
Reference number: A-2011-0193
The reference number shall be stated in your application
Contact
Kristina Nyström, Head of Division of Economics
Phone: 08-790 95 98
kristina.nystrom@abe.kth.se
Pontus Braunerhjelm, Professor
Phone: 08-790 91 14, 0709-320189
pontus.braunerhjelm@abe.kth.se
