PhD at Wharton in Operations and Information Management

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Dear Sir/Madam:

On behalf of Operations and Information Management department at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, I am writing to ask for your assistance in soliciting applications from talented students for the Ph.D. program in business. We seek applicants in the areas of decision processes, operations management and management information systems. We hope that you will make interested parties aware of this note.

The Wharton School is well known as one of the top research institutions in management in the United States and graduates of our Ph.D. program conduct research and teach at many top universities around the world. Recent graduates of our department went on to work at Carnegie Mellon University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Duke University, Harvard University, INSEAD, New York University, Stanford University, UCLA, University of Virginia and many other institutions around the world. General information about the Wharton School is found at http://www.wharton.upenn.edu, and specific information about the Ph.D. program is found at http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/doctoral/. To find out about the programs in Operations and Information Management, our placement and student life please visit http://opimweb.wharton.upenn.edu/.

Each year we admit up to 10 new Ph.D. students with a wide variety of backgrounds, including economics, sciences, humanities and engineering. Candidates are expected to demonstrate outstanding potential for scholarly research and teaching plus motivation to pursue an academic career upon graduation. We award fellowships and teaching assistantships to all admitted students. Typical financial aid package includes tuition fee waiver and a fellowship that covers living expenses. The department also funds several teaching and research assistantships that provide additional income. Please note that an applicant to the Operations and Information Management doctoral program must submit GRE general test or GMAT test scores and the TOEFL/TWE and TSE score. Other requirements for admission can be found by visiting our web sites.