Job Description

Four year fully funded Graduate Teaching Fellowships for Accounting and Finance PhD students
Application Link:
Are you planning to start an in October 2026? Don't miss the opportunity to apply for one of the 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTF).
Receiving one of our GTFs gives you the funds to launch your academic career, while you gain valuable teaching training and experience to become a rounded scholar:

• 20,780 annual maintenance grant*
• Full coverage of PhD programme fees
• Higher Education (HE) teacher training and practice.

This means that as well as pursuing your PhD research, you'll also be involved in a fixed number of teaching hours during your time with us.
In year one, alongside your specific PhD research modules, you'll complete a short teacher training programme by the University of Liverpool.
As well as gaining a formal HE teaching qualification, you'll learn key pedagogical skills for the academic job market, primarily through shadowing mentored classroom involvement.
During the remainder of your PhD, you'll have the opportunity to put your research skills into practice while completing your doctoral research thesis.
*Stipend amount of 20,780 for 2025/26 is for guidance purposes only and is subject to change.
Who is this for?
These studentships are open to full-time PhD students worldwide.
You'll need a UK master's degree, or international equivalent, in accounting and finance or a related discipline, preferably at merit or above, plus demonstrable quantitative and programming skills.
How to apply
Register and apply online before Friday 2 January 2026 at 5pm UK time.
As part of your application, you need to submit a in areas including, but not limited to:
Asset pricing and investment

• Empirical asset pricing and performance evaluation
• Investment technology, ethics and strategy
• Equity and other asset classes
• Financial econometrics and machine learning.

Corporate finance and accounting

• Corporate governance and shareholder value
• Corporate finance, networks and insider trading
• Market-based accounting research and corporate transparency
• Sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG).

International financial markets and the macroeconomy

• Sovereign debt and international monetary policy
• Time series analysis of macro and financial indicators
• Impact of social media on financial markets.

Financial technology (FinTech)

• Payment technologies and the future of money
• Explainable artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services
• Integration of FinTech and big data in financial markets and sustainable finance.

You should also suggest potential supervisors. Check to find academics that align with your intended research project or contact:

• Accounting and Finance PhD Director of Studies,
• Accounting and Finance Group Director of Research,

.
After evaluating your application, we'll let you know whether we'd like you to progress on to the next stage of the application process, in which case we'll invite you for an interview.
You'll be informed of our final decision before spring 2026.
Four year fully funded Graduate Teaching Fellowships for Economics PhD students
Application link:
Are you planning to start an in October 2026? Do not miss the opportunity to apply for one of the 4-year GTFs.
Receiving one of our GTFs gives you the funds to launch your academic career, while you gain valuable teaching training and experience to become a rounded scholar:

• 20,780 annual maintenance grant*
• Full coverage of PhD programme fees
• Higher Education (HE) teacher training and practice.

This means that as well as pursuing your PhD research, you'll also be involved in a fixed number of teaching hours during your time with us.
In year one, alongside your specific PhD research modules, you'll complete a short teacher training programme by the University of Liverpool.
As well as gaining a formal HE teaching qualification, you'll learn key pedagogical skills for the academic job market, primarily through shadowing mentored classroom involvement.
During the remainder of your PhD, you'll have the opportunity to put your research skills into practice while completing your doctoral research thesis.
*Stipend amount of 20,780 for 2025/26 is for guidance purposes only and is subject to change.
Who is this for?
These studentships are open to full-time PhD students worldwide.
You'll need a UK master's degree, or international equivalent, in economics or a related discipline, preferably at merit or above, plus demonstrable quantitative and programming skills.
How to apply
Register and apply online before Friday 2 January 2026 at 5pm UK time.
As part of your application, you need to submit a in areas including, but not limited to:

• Microeconomics theory
• Applied microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics and financial econometrics
• Political economy
• Industrial organisation
• Sports economics.

You should also suggest potential supervisors. Check to find academics that align with your intended research project or contact:

• Economics PhD Director of Studies,
• Economics Group Co-Director of Research,
• Economics Group Co-Director of Research,

.
After evaluating your application, we'll let you know whether we'd like you to progress on to the next stage of the application process, in which case we'll invite you for an interview.
You'll be informed of our final decision before spring 2026.
Four year fully funded Graduate Teaching Fellowships for Management PhD students
Application link:
Are you planning to start a in October 2026? Do not miss the opportunity to apply for one of the 4-year Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTF).
Receiving one of our GTFs gives you the funds to launch your academic career, while you gain valuable teaching training and experience to become a rounded scholar:

• 20,780 annual maintenance grant*
• Full coverage of PhD programme fees
• Higher Education (HE) teacher training and practice.

This means that as well as pursuing your PhD research, you'll also be involved in a fixed number of teaching hours during your time with us.
In year one, alongside your specific PhD research modules, you'll complete a short teacher training programme by the University of Liverpool.
As well as gaining a formal HE teaching qualification, you'll learn key pedagogical skills for the academic job market, primarily through shadowing mentored classroom involvement.
During the remainder of your PhD, you'll have the opportunity to put your research skills into practice while completing your doctoral research thesis.
*Stipend amount of 20,780 for 2025/26 is for guidance purposes only and is subject to change.
Who is this for?
These studentships are open to full-time PhD students worldwide.
You'll need a UK master's degree, or international equivalent, in a business and management discipline, preferably at merit or above.
How to apply
Register and apply online before Friday 2 January 2026 at 5pm UK time.
As part of your application, you need to submit a in areas including, but not limited to:
Marketing

• B2B marketing
• Consumer behaviour and digital identity
• Consumer culture
• Marketing strategy and analytics
• Vulnerable consumers and responsible marketing.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

• Transport and logistics
• Agri-food supply chains
• Sustainable operations and supply chain management
• Agile operations
• Supply chain technologies, analytics and risk.

Strategy, International Business and Entrepreneurship

• Sustainable strategy and its governance
• International business and management of people, knowledge and technology across borders
• Innovation, collaboration and emerging digital technologies
• Strategic intellectual property management across global innovation contexts
• Entrepreneurship and social inclusion.

Work, Organisation and Management

• Work, health and wellbeing
• Leadership
• Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
• Identity
• Grand challenges in work, organisation and management.

You should also suggest potential supervisors. You're welcome to contact Management PhD Director of Studies, , or check our lists of experts to find academics that align with your intended research project:
.
After evaluating your application, we'll let you know whether we'd like you to progress on to the next stage of the application process, in which case we'll invite you for an interview.
You'll be informed of our final decision before spring 2026.
annual stipend 20,780 per year*

Skills Required