Cubs Phd Scholarship Opportunity in Management (Human Resources)/Economics

Overview

Description

This PhD research will investigate flexible work practices and policies and their impacts on organisational performance, individual well-being and societal issues such as the gender pay gap.  

Expectations around work-life and work-care balance have been on an upward trajectory, reflecting social and cultural changes such as more women entering the workforce, changing parenting norms, individualisation of the employment relationship and tight labour markets in some sectors. Legal measures such as the Flexible Working Directive, an expansion of shared parental and other forms of leave for workers, as well as technological advancements that facilitate remote and hybrid working have combined to offer new ways to adapt ones working life to the demands of the domestic sphere.

As a result demand for flexible working among the workforce is growing. This includes reduced working time, job-share, remote and hybrid working, project-based work and autonomy. Consequently, inflexibility can be a reason for high turnover, shortage of skilled workers, dissatisfaction and stress at work. Furthermore, with increasing EU-level legal and policy measures around flexible work for carers, parents, and employees more broadly, they seek to understand how organisations and individuals are managing these demands, which occupations and sectors experience specific challenges and what the implications are for diversity, inclusion, and issues such as gender pay gaps.

Applicable programmes

Benefits

The scholarships will cover Home/EU fees and a monthly stipend (€22,000 per annum) and will be open to both Home/EU and international students. Efforts will be made to provide non-EU students with equivalent fees and monthly stipend. This will be dependent on negotiation around the application of fees.

Although the funding will be guaranteed for 4 years, scholarship recipients will also be expected to apply for appropriate external funding (e.g. IRC) and it is subject to satisfactory progress in studies.

The PhD student will be based in the Department of Management and Marketing and the Department of Economics, CUBS. They will also be a PhD scholar within the Human Resource Research Centre. CUBS is committed to providing a dynamic and supportive learning and research environment, which recognises the diverse backgrounds and interests of both students and staff.