PhD Funding and Support
Student Stipends
If you are accepted into the program, you can apply for a stipend of $21,500 per year, plus tuition expenses and university-provided health insurance. Students will remain eligible for stipends and health insurance for as long as they maintain good academic standing (that is, passing all classes and comprehensive exams). Students accepting these stipends will be expected to teach one course per semester in their third and fourth years.
Students will not ordinarily be allowed to work (other than teaching) during the academic year in which they receive a stipend.
Student Scholarship
All students accepted onto the program will receive a scholarship that will cover their tuition fees for each academic year provided they remain in good academic standing. Students on a stipend can assume a research position on campus or engage in other forms of employment but must obtain permission from their academic adviser.
Other Financial Aid
Students may be eligible for need-based aid. Please see the graduate student web page for more information.
Additional Funding Sources
A funded PhD research position is available in the PhD in Business Program at Bentley University (please see details of the program at www.bentley.edu/phd) . The NSF-sponsored research project focuses on design and evaluation methodologies for improving ERP system usability. The scope of the project encompasses field studies for identifying usability issues along with the development of new methods for evaluating and enhancing the usability properties of ERP systems, with broader applicability to the design of large-scale real-world software systems.
We are seeking a qualified and motivated doctoral student to work on the development of design principles for enhancing usability, illustrative prototypes for implementing those principles, and novel evaluation methods for measuring usability. The candidate will work with our enterprise systems usability team within the CIS Department at Bentley. To learn more about our research, please visit http://cis.bentley.edu/tbabaian/research/ERP.
Candidates must have strong analytical skills and a Master’s degree or equivalent in a technical discipline. The starting date for this position is September 2009. The deadline for applications is February 2, 2009.
For further information, please contact: Wendy Lucas, Smith 407, Bentley University 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452; phone 781.891.2554; e-mail: wlucas@bentley.edu.
Funded Doctoral Student Research Opportunity 2008-2010:
NSF-Funded Investigation of the Diffusion of Industry-Specific Business-to-Business Electronic Communication Standards
Principal Investigators: M. Lynne Markus (Bentley University), Charles W. Steinfield (Michigan State University), and Rolf T. Wigand (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)
This is an excellent career development opportunity for a talented doctoral student. You will be working with senior researchers at three universities, applying and developing theories from several research traditions, and using a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods. The research has important practical relevance and theoretical implications and proven publication potential: One paper from our prior project was named best paper for 2006 in the leading journal in the information systems field!
More information about the project is available online at: http://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/netindustry/index.html
For further information, please contact: Lynne Markus, Smith 325, Bentley University, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452; phone 781.891.2312; e-mail: mlmarkus@bentley.edu.
