Deakin University seeks qualified applicants for its Finance PhD program

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The Department of Finance at Deakin University seeks qualified applicants for its PhD program.

Deakin University is located in Melbourne, Australia, one of the most liveable cities in the world. The PhD program includes one-year compulsory coursework and a doctoral dissertation. The Department of Finance offers excellent research facilities and a rewarding research environment, supporting doctoral research in a number of key research areas, including: Asset pricing; Corporate finance; Behavioural finance; Market microstructure; among others. The faculty members at the department have an excellent track record of publishing in prestigious finance journals, including Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Management Science, Journal Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Review of Finance.The finance discipline at Deakin is consistently ranked top-100 in the world by renowned ranking agencies such as ARUW.  

Admissionto the PhD program is selective, which ensures all PhD candidates receive coursework, research supervision and individual attention at a very high standard.Scholarships are awarded to the successful applicants. PhD candidates who proceed to the second year of candidature may also have the opportunity to work as teaching assistants or research assistants.

Applicants should have an undergraduate honours degree (with thesis) or M.Phil /Master’s degree (with thesis) in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering or computer science. For full eligibility requirements, please refer to our website, http://www.deakin.edu.au/course/doctor-philosophy-business-law-international .The deadline for the application is 30 September 2018. For more information, please email finance-phd@deakin.edu.au