Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here you'll meet 2 200 staff members and 40 000 students, all united in following the vision to set knowledge in motion for a sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye towards the future. Our proximity to the business world, both locally and globally, gives us a wide reach and the ability to create change that makes an impact. All that's needed is a place where ideas have the space to meet and grow. That's what we've created – and you are invited.
Change starts here!
**PhD Student in Business Administration with a Specialisation in Management Control**
Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here, you will meet 2,200 employees and 40,000 students who together pursue the vision of putting knowledge in motion for sustainable societal development. At Linnaeus University, research and education are conducted with an eye to the future. Our close proximity to the business community, both locally and globally, gives us a broad reach and opportunities to create meaningful change. All that is needed is a place where ideas can meet and grow. We have created such a place – and you are invited.
Change starts here!
The School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University conducts research and education in Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Law, and Tourism Studies. Our mission is to help people grow through knowledge created jointly by researchers, teachers, and students. We contribute entrepreneurial thinking and sustainable solutions to complex organisational and societal challenges. We are proud of our long tradition of collaboration with the surrounding community. The School of Business and Economics is AACSB accredited.
**Subject area for the position:**
Business Administration with a specialisation in Management Control
**Location:**
Växjö. As Linnaeus University has operations in both Växjö and Kalmar, travel between the two locations may occur.
**Scope and duration of employment:**
The position is a fixed-term appointment in accordance with Chapter 5, Section 7 of the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance. The position is full-time.
**Starting date:**
January 2027 or by agreement.
**Job Description**
The doctoral student is expected to conduct research and complete their thesis in the field of management control. The doctoral student will be part of an environment where research is conducted from a broad perspective on management control issues and across a wide range of empirical contexts. We are particularly looking for candidates who are interested in the consequences of different forms of management control – for example, what happens to individuals and organisations when they are subject to different forms of management control, and how is management control affected when conditions change, for instance through reforms or changes in the external environment.
Those admitted to doctoral studies will participate in GATE – the Graduate School of Advanced Technology and Enterprising – and collaborate with organisations in Småland. The GATE Graduate School is an interdisciplinary initiative run by the School of Economics and the Faculty of Engineering at Linnaeus University. The aim of the research school is to address the challenges that globalisation, technological development and environmental and climate change pose for businesses. In addition to being of high academic relevance, the subject area and research questions of the thesis must also have practical relevance and be developed in dialogue with both the research community and businesses in Småland. Empirically, however, the research may draw on organisations in the public sector and/or civil society as well as businesses. This is to develop an understanding of issues such as management control of collaboration or those relating to the delivery of public services by private and/or civil society actors.
For further information about GATE, please see
https://lnu.se/en/research/PhD-studies/gate---graduate-school-of-advanced-technology-and-enterprising/
https://lnu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning/gate-graduate-school-of-advanced-technology-and-enterprising/
For further information about our research and education, please see
https://lnu.se/mot-linneuniversitetet/Organisation/ekonomihogskolan/forskning/
The doctoral programme in Business Administration at Linnaeus University comprises four years of fully funded full-time studies. The programme comprises a total of 240 higher education credits (HECs), of which 90 HECs consist of courses and 150 HECs of dissertation work.
For further information about our doctoral programme, please see
https://lnu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning/foretagsekonomi/
According to the Swedish Higher Education Ordinance, a doctoral student employed by the university shall primarily devote their time to their own doctoral studies. However, a doctoral student may undertake teaching, research, and administrative duties to a limited extent. Before the doctoral degree has been awarded, such duties may not exceed 20 per cent of full-time working hours.
**Entry Requirements**
**General entry requirements**
Applicants meet the general entry requirements if they
- have completed a degree at second-cycle level;
- have completed course requirements comprising at least 240 higher education credits, including at least 60 higher education credits at second-cycle level; or
- have acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in Sweden or abroad by other means.
**Specific Entry Requirements**
Applicants must
- have completed at least 90 higher education credits in Business Administration or in subjects related to the doctoral programme in Business Administration, or have acquired equivalent knowledge by other means, in Sweden or abroad;
- have completed at least 15 higher education credits at second-cycle level in Business Administration or in subjects related to the doctoral programme in Business Administration, and have completed a thesis at Bachelor's and/or Master's level;
- have a good ability to communicate orally and in writing in both Swedish and English.
**Assessment criteria**
Selection is based on the applicant's potential to successfully complete studies at doctoral level. The assessment takes into account academic ability, as demonstrated through, for example, independent academic work and academic results, as well as the ability to collaborate with others.
**Contact**
**Maria Mårtensson,**
Professor and chair for the sub-subjects accounting, finance and management control
**Pia Nylinder**
, Head of the Department of Management pia.nylinder@lnu.se
**Saara Taalas**
, Professor and Director of Doctoral Studies saara.taalas@lnu.se
**Jessica Drott**
, HR Partner jessica.drott@lnu.se
**Application**
The application must include
- a brief description of yourself and your areas of interest, a motivation for why you wish to undertake doctoral studies, and an account of qualifications and experience relevant to the doctoral programme and the research assignment;
- a CV;
- certified copies of transcripts and certificates documenting relevant qualifications and language proficiency;
- contact details for two academic referees;
- a copy of your Master's thesis (or equivalent) and any publications;
- the completed application form for doctoral studies; and
- a preliminary research plan of 3–5 pages.
International applicants are strongly encouraged to take the GRE and TOEFL or IELTS tests and to include the results with their application.
