[Commlist] PhD fellowship in Digital Media, Sustainability and Social Movements at the Department of Management, Society and Communication

PhD fellowship in Digital Media, Sustainability and Social Movements at 
the Department of Management, Society and Communication



Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a PhD fellowship in 
Digital Media, Sustainability and Social Movements at the Department of 
Management, Society and Communication (MSC).

Multi-disciplinary by design, MSC leverages the synergies of its faculty 
to explore the conditions and practices of responsible management, 
organisation and governance in a globalising world, sharing a particular 
concern with culture, communication and context as lenses to understand 
the interaction and interdependencies of business and society.

MSC is a significant supplier of research-based teaching to a broad 
portfolio of programmes, which includes undergraduate, graduate and 
doctoral teaching and supervision as well as executive education in the 
fields of:

    Responsible Management, Leadership and Governance
    Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
    Business and Development (with an emphasis on the emerging/growth 
economies context)
    Organisational Communication (corporate communication, strategic 
communication, leadership communication, marketing communication, 
international business communication) and Media Studies

Examples of research areas that the PhD may cover:

    Digital media and activism
    Social movement studies
    Qualitative research methods: interviews, field observation, 
digital ethnography



This position is part of the larger research project DIGIBASE funded by 
Independent Research Fund Denmark and led by Principal Investigator 
Julie Uldam. DIGIBASE examines the role of imagination about digital 
media for dialogue between multinational companies and social movement 
organisations.

The PhD is expected to conduct interviews, field observation, and 
digital ethnography. Qualifications related to these tasks and social 
movement organisations is an advantage.



The successful candidate ideally starts in December 2021.



The Department will give priority to applicants with high grades from 
their universities. The three-year PhD programme at CBS allows you to 
conduct research under the supervision of CBS professors, supported by 
research training courses. The programme is highly international, and 
you are expected to participate in international research conferences 
and to spend time abroad as a visiting PhD student. See the CBS homepage 
for more information about the PhD programme, http://uk.cbs.dk/phd .

It is also required that the applicant shows an interest in joining the 
Department’s research environment, see 
https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-man...

CBS PhD graduates are held in high esteem not only in academia and 
research institutions but also in government and business where their 
research qualifications are increasingly demanded. One third of CBS PhD 
graduates go on to employment outside universities and public research 
institutions.

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, 
distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. 
Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working 
in an organisation of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant 
business, educational and dissemination activities).

For further information please contact:  Head of Department Dorte 
Salskov-Iversen, email (dsi.msc /at/ cbs.dk). Information about the department 
may be found at www.cbs.dk/msc.

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of 
Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

General information:
A PhD scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching 
obligations equivalent of ½ year’s work (840 work hours). The 
scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national 
Danish collective agreement. The scholarship includes the tuition fees, 
office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per 
month app. DKK 27.363 up to DKK 33.045 depending on seniority, plus a 
pension contribution totaling 17,1 %.
The salary level and appointment is determined by the Ministry of 
Finance’s collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

The PhD student will be enrolled at the CBS PhD School 
(https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/phd-programmes/cbs-phd-school)

Requirements:
To be considered, the candidate should have basic training at the 
Masters level (similar to the 3 + 2 Bologna process).

The applicant must have successfully completed the Masters degree before 
commencing PhD at CBS.
Applicants must have achieved the equivalent grade of ten (10) or higher 
on the Danish 7-point grading scale for their master’s thesis.
The minimum grade point average of 8.2 on the Danish 7-point grading 
scale must have been achieved for the bachelor's degree and the master's 
degree combined.

The applicant must be fluent in English.

Application
Applications must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using 
the link below.

The application deadline is 6 September 2021 at midnight CET.

Applications must include:

    Research proposal (maximum 5 pages).
    This research proposal should contain a presentation of an original 
research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework 
and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as 
well as a work-plan.
    Copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a 
corresponding level along with a grade transcript
    Brief curriculum vitae (CV)
    List of papers and publications
    One copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master’s thesis)
    Documentation for English language skills

Recruitment procedure
The Recruitment Committee expects to shortlist at least two-five 
applicants to be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants 
will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly 
after the application deadline.  Applicants selected for assessment will 
be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later 
in the process about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be 
notified of the outcome of their application.

Please find guidelines and further information on scholarships and the 
Doctoral Programme at http://uk.cbs.dk/phd.

Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using 
the link below.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, 
including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are 
available at www.cbs.dk.

Ansøgningsfrist: 6. september 2021.

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