2026 PhD Student in Sustainability Strategy / Customer-relevant Sustainability at BMW Group

The dissertation is a significant step on the path to an academic career – one that you can shape together with BMW Group. Alongside experienced mentors, you have the opportunity to apply your passion and academic expertise to real-world challenges and help shape the future of mobility. 

BMW Group offers you an exciting and varied doctoral thesis in the field of sustainability strategy / customer-relevant sustainability. The department is responsible for the sustainability strategy from a customer perspective – all at the intersection of strategy, technology / innovation and behavioral science.

What can you expect?

• You analyze customer preferences and behavior in the area of ??sustainability to optimally design and communicate the BMW Group's sustainability performance.
• Working in an international team (30+ people) to manage and implement all sustainability initiatives.
• Focus on sustainability strategy, tangible sustainability from the customer's perspective, and greenwashing prevention through centralized data backup to protect consumers.
• You will gain access to current specialist strategies, international studies and the BMW Group's global sustainability network.
• Close collaboration with interdisciplinary teams from strategy, sales, R&D, purchasing and other interfaces to develop an evaluation logic for sustainability measures, taking into account customer perceptions and decision factors.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorBMW Group
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Comprehensive mentoring and onboarding. 
• Personal and professional development. 
• Flexible working hours.
• Mobile working. 
• Attractive, fair funding amount.
• Apartments for students (subject to availability & only at the Munich location). 

Requirements

• University degree in economics, business administration, behavioral sciences, engineering or natural sciences or a comparable field.
• Enthusiasm for sustainability issues and behavioral sciences.
• Practical, possibly extracurricular, experience in the field of sustainability, economics, management, international relations, or equivalent.
• Experience in project management and solution-oriented collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders is an advantage.
• Fluent in German and English, both spoken and written.
• Publication and conference experience is an advantage. 

Check also:
2026 Fully Funded Humboldt Research Fellowship
2026 Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholarship

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to BMW Group on www.bmwgroup.jobs to apply

• Applications are made via the Application Portal.

For more information, kindly check the BMW Group webpage.