PhD Scholarship in Algorithmic Management

The PhD Scholarship in Algorithmic Management has been established to provide financial assistance to a PhD student to undertake research under the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Project  headed by Dr Alex Veen within the University of Sydney Business School. The project will explore topics related to algorithmic management and the future of work, with the focus of the project ideally situated in the context of the platform economy.

Eligibility criteria for the PhD Scholarship in Algorithmic Management:

• Applicants must have an unconditional offer of admission to study full-time in a PhD within the University of Sydney Business School
• Applicants must be willing to conduct research into the DECRA scheme project 'Algorithmic management and the future of work: lessons from the gig economy'
• Applicants must have Dr Alex Veen from the Business School on your supervisory team
• Applicants must hold an honours degree (first class or second class upper) or a master's degree in a related field with a substantial research component.
• Applicants are required to have an English proficiency of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent. 

Benefits of the PhD Scholarship in Algorithmic Management:

• The scholarship will provide a stipend allowance of $35,000 per annum (fixed rate) for three and a half years, subject to satisfactory academic performance. An extension of six months may be granted upon approval from the Head of Discipline.
• The scholarship will provide the academic course fee for 14 research periods for a PhD student, subject to satisfactory academic performance. An extension of two research periods may be granted upon approval from the Head of Discipline.

Deadline of the PhD Scholarship in Algorithmic Management:

The last date to apply for the PhD Scholarship in Algorithmic Management is 4th February 2021.