Field of study / Research area
340 - Business and administration (broad programmes)

Level
PhD

Name of the Programme
PhD in Business Economics

Website (URL) of the Programme
https://doctorado-economia-empresa.uva.es/

Name of the offer / activity
Research on corporate finance and corporate strategy

Brief description of the activities to be carried out
The doctoral candidate will conduct a research visit at our PhD programme in Business Economics and our recognized research group in Finance and Accounting. The areas of work range in-between corporate finance and corporate strategy including topics such as corporate valuation, real options, ESG strategies, corporate governance and capital structure, to name a few examples. We have competitive research projects ongoing related to those topics.
We are two cosupervisors: Gabriel de la Fuente (Full Professor, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-9232) and Pilar Velasco (Full Professor, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-7889).
The visiting PhD student will find an active research atmosphere and will have the opportunity to do networking with faculty staff and PhD students, attend research seminars and other training activities, etc.
More information about the research expertise of our research group is available here:
https://portaldelaciencia.uva.es/grupos/11058/detalle
And here is some information about the research background of the cosupervisors:
https://portaldelaciencia.uva.es/investigadores/178232/detalle
https://portaldelaciencia.uva.es/investigadores/180615/detalle

Working language(s)
English, Spanish

Host University
University of Valladolid

University Department / Unit
Department of Finance and Accounting

Duration in months
3

Comments on duration
We are indicating an approximate duration and research dates. Both duration and dates of the research stay are completely flexible and are to be agreed on between the doctoral candidate and the supervisor(s).

Starting
January 2026

Ending
December 2027

Academic responsible for the offer
Cosupervisors: Pilar Velasco | Gabriel de la Fuente
pilar.velasco@uva.es

Additional information
Two cosupervisors/hosts:
-Gabriel de la Fuente (Full Professor of Finance and Accounting: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-9232)
-Pilar Velasco (Full Professor of Finance and Accounting: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-7889)