PhD Scholarship in Auditing | Copenhagen Business School

Contexte

Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is inviting applications for a fully salaried PhD Scholarship in Auditing, offering an opportunity for qualified researchers to pursue a three-year doctoral programme in Denmark while developing research on contemporary challenges facing the auditing profession.

The position is based in the Department of Accounting, one of Europe’s established accounting research departments, with research activities covering financial accounting, management accounting and control, auditing, and corporate governance. The successful PhD candidate will join the department’s auditing research group and work closely with supervisors within an international research environment.

Missions et responsabilités

• Conduct research under the supervision of associate professors and professors while taking research-related PhD courses.
• Participate in international research conferences and spend time at another research institution as a visiting PhD student.
• Fulfill teaching obligations corresponding to 416 work hours over the scholarship period.
• Develop research on contemporary challenges facing the auditing profession, addressing topics such as emerging technologies (generative AI), audit firm ownership (private equity), sustainable development, regulator-auditor interaction, client-auditor interaction, negotiation of accounting issues, client technology adoption, audit firm organization and governance, quality management, incentive systems, and professional judgment.

Profil recherché

• Hold a master’s-level education corresponding to the 3+2 Bologna structure, completed before beginning the PhD programme.
• Have received a grade of 10 or equivalent for the master’s thesis under the Danish 7-point grading scale.
• Combined weighted grade point average for bachelor’s and master’s studies of at least 8.2, or at least 9.5 for the master’s degree alone (or documentation showing the applicant was among the top 40% of the class).
• Demonstrate a high level of academic English in both written and spoken communication.
• Academic degrees or experience in accounting and auditing, or from other social science disciplines if interested in using auditing as a research domain.

Conditions et avantages

• Fully salaried position under the national Danish collective agreement for a duration of three years.
• Monthly salary approximately DKK 30,264 to DKK 36,877, depending on seniority.
• Pension contribution of 18.07%.
• Tuition fees included.
• Office space provided.
• Course costs and travel costs included, subject to the current CBS agreement.
• Teaching obligations of 416 work hours.

Dossier de candidature

• A five-page project description containing an original research question, an initial theoretical framework and methodology, proposed empirical material, and a three-year work plan.
• Bachelor’s and master’s diplomas or equivalent certificates.
• Grade transcripts.
• Documentation of being in the top 40% of the class where applicable.
• A concise CV.
• A list of articles and publications, if applicable.
• One selected written work, such as a master’s thesis.

Comment postuler

The application must be submitted online to Copenhagen Business School through the online application system before the deadline. Prospective applicants interested in discussing the position before applying can contact Professor Thomas Riise Johansen through the contact information provided in the official vacancy.

Date limite : 11 November 2026

Référence / Université : Copenhagen Business School – Department of Accounting