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PhD in Management

The Rennes School of Business PhD in management programme integrates students into a highly stimulating interdisciplinary academic environment over 3 years, exposing them to high quality impactful research in their chosen discipline. The programme uses a mix of specialised teaching and research methods to enable students to acquire specialist knowledge in their domain, conduct unframed, distinctive and impactful research, and prepare them for an outstanding research-driven career in academia or industry.  

5 reasons to join the programme

  • Join an animated and varied research community of PhD, post-doctoral students and academic researchers who regularly publish in top peer-reviewed academic journals.
  • Join our international research networks with partner universities around the world.
  • Be part of our vibrant Center of Unframed Thinking (CUT) that serves as a hub for impactful and interdisciplinary research.
  • Benefit from seminars and workshops delivered by world-class academics and practitioners.
  • Join a French triple-accredited business school (EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA) for international attractiveness, diversity and the quality of its faculty.

Programme

The PhD in management programme has a standard duration of 36 months for full-time students. It is structured around methods and specialised courses as well as various formats to acquire the best academic skills.

Foundation and two methods courses

  • Preparing for a Successful PhD Experience and Beyond
  • Advanced quantitative methods
  • Advanced qualitative methods

“RSB Expertise” sessions

  • Bi-monthly 1h30 sessions delivered by RSB Faculty and CUT fellows in three areas
  • RSB Topics: Theory, results, hot topics
  • RSB Methods: Specific research techniques and approaches
  • RSB Soft Skills: Preparation to succeed in academia

Annual PhD workshop

Students present their work (March/April) for discussion and feedback with a panel of other students and academics from RSB or external. Students can use the discussion and feedback to inform their Annual Progress Review (APR) documents. Participation in the annual workshop and APR is mandatory for continued registration.

Seminars

The Research Lab – CUT runs a series of seminars during term time. Attendance at seminars relevant to the students’ research is strongly encouraged.

Conferences, Conferences Funding and Training Course Funding

Students are encouraged to present their work at national and international conferences. Funds are made available to enable students to attend conferences and research training.

Rennes School of Business does not offer scholarships but does not charge tuition fees for the programme in order to attract the best candidates. However, each enrolled student must pay an annual administrative fee of €1,000 and an annual registration fee of €500.

National and international scholarships

Position Announcement

New positions are advertised depending on the grant received by Rennes School of Business from various agencies such as ANR, Horizon Europe, USDA, France 2030

Past positions

  • Title: Cyber Resilience in Platform-Driven Supply Chains: Addressing Cyber and Maintenance Disruptions in Weak Institutional Environments
  • PhD Candidate: Alexandre Dohin – New photo
  • Supervisors: Professor Karim Zkik (Rennes School of Business); Professor Mawloud OMAR (UBS); Dr Abdellah Akilal (UBS)
  • Grants: Agence Nationale de la Rechercher (ANR) France (> 500K)

This project receives funding managed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) under France 2030, reference number “ANR-23-CMAS-0026.”