PhD Program

The Department of Digitalization runs a successful Ph.D. program with more than 20 Ph.D. fellows currently enrolled. Department of Digitalization (DIGI) focuses on digitalization in business and society. DIGI strives to collaborate with industry and society through engaged scholarship while pursuing rigorous research that explores the fast-moving pace and radical innovation and social change that characterizes digital phenomena.

The aim of our Ph.D. program is to produce Ph.D. candidates at a high international level. In addition to learning how to conduct research at an international level, students will acquire a broad theoretical and methodical insight into both the socio-technical and computational fields depending on the chosen research project. The socio-technical research projects draw mostly on the social sciences (information systems, management, economics, psychology, sociology, etc.). The computational research projects draw on data sciences, design science, and computer science.

Next deadline for application: 31st of December 2023

See the call for positions here. 

You can find further details about the program and application procedure below.

 

Selection criteria

In line with the profile of the department, candidates must show interest in areas of digitalization and digital transformation with a particular focus on the interface between technology and people in a broad sense that encompasses individuals, organizations, and society. Generally, for the department positions, we have focused on students who are affiliated with faculty at the department and who have demonstrated strong collaboration potential. 

  • Consistent with the current program regulations, we recruit students who have an MSc degree and GPA in the 90th percentile. An exception to the rule may apply if the candidates have significant research experience.
  • We recruit research fellows, industrial PhD fellows, and independent students.
  • We have also recruited double-degree students (i.e. students who have received PhD degrees from two universities).  So far, these students have been recruited based on agreements with Chinese-affiliated universities and organizations.   
The organization of the program

DIGI has one PhD line. However, the diversity of research profiles and interests of the DIGI faculty provides support to both socio-technical and computational-oriented research projects. The socio-technical research projects draw mostly on the social sciences (information systems, management, economics, psychology, sociology, etc.). The computational research projects draw on data sciences, design science, and computer science. 

All PhD students at DIGI are required to attend a course on Quantitative Research Methods and a course on Qualitative Research Methods, which need to be pre-approved by the local PhD coordinator. Furthermore, all students are required to attend two rounds of the course Advances in Digital Management Seminar. Each annual round of the course covers a new selection of six topics that are prevalent in the IS research discourse. These four mandatory courses must be listed in the Research Planner and completed successfully to fulfill the program’s requirements before submitting the thesis. The department also offers specialized elective courses periodically. 

Further questions 

Click here for the general regulation of the Ph.D. program at Copenhagen Business School. 

  

The page was last edited by: Department of Digitalization // 11/14/2023