WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a leading private business school in Germany and is continuously ranked among the top business schools in Europe. On WHU‘s two campuses in Vallendar (near Koblenz) and Düsseldorf, faculty, students, and staff enjoy working in a stimulating international environment. The organizational culture combines an entrepreneurial attitude and international orientation with a strong sense of community and a high commitment to excellence.

The Chair of Organizational Behavior invites applications for the position of

Research Assistant / Doctoral Student (m/f)

located at the WHU Campus Düsseldorf, with a start date of September 1, 2019 or earlier.

Academic Environment

WHU has more than 50 faculty members in the fields of management, finance and accounting, economics, entrepreneurship and innovation, marketing and sales, and supply chain management. Research at WHU aims to adhere to three principles: quality, internationality, and relevance to business practice.

Job Description

• Your main task will be your Ph.D. research project (as part of a quasi-cumulative dissertation), which will be part of the Chair‘s research stream on "The People Side of Digitalization"
• You will use quantitative methods for your own empirical research project
• You will develop innovative research papers to be published in international refereed journals, which also make relevant contributions to business practice.
• You will support the Chair‘s teaching activities in the MSc and MSc program

Job Qualifications

• You obtain an excellent degree in Management, Business Psychology, or Business Engineering (or will do so soon)
• You have excellent scientific English skills demonstrated for example through a BSc and/ or MSc thesis written in English
• You are experienced in quantitative research methods, i.e. you have conducted own quantitative study for your BSc and/ or MSc thesis
• You are enthusiastic about research at the intersections of ethics, leadership and international management
• You work independently and goal-oriented
• You are a team player

Our faculty, students, and staff are passionate about WHU and work together to continuously develop WHU as one of the leading business schools in Europe. Do you want to be a part of this vision? Come join our team!

Please send your application, including CV, transcripts, Bachelor and Master‘s dissertations as well as the names of two academic referees, by email by March 31, 2019 to: