Lagos Business School (LBS) 2023 Internship and Paid Employment Program, Nigeria

The MSA is a two-year structured research mentoring internship and paid employment program designed to engage young, talented and academically focused individuals as research assistants under the tutelage of designated faculty members who in return train, mentor and support the admission of research assistants into fully funded PhD programs overseas.

Ultimately, the goal of this program is to create a channel for generating high quality PhD holders with interest in joining LBS in future either as full time faculty, adjunct faculty or as resource persons.

• Post MSA: Current Overseas PhD Students

  MSA RAs who are currently pursuing their PhD programs overseas will be invited to LBS to spend time on our campus as visiting doctoral scholars. The benefits of this visit include:

  1-Use of LBS as venue for data collection and analysis
  2-Opportunity to present preliminary findings of PhD studies to scholars and practitioners either in the form of a professional or academic seminar and receive valuable feedback.

• Post MSA: PhD Holders

  MSA RAs who undertake and successfully complete their PhD programs overseas will have the following benefits:

  1-Appointment as future faculty; or
  2-Appointment as an adjunct faculty
  3-Lifetime relationship with LBS

• Table of Content
• About Lagos Business School (LBS)
• Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program
• Aim and Benefits of Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program
• Requirements for Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Lagos Business School (LBS)

Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in Nigeria. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of St Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. LBS offers academic programmes, executive programmes and short courses (customised to specific company needs, as well as open-enrolment courses) in management. Its offerings have been accredited globally and ranked among the best in Africa, as it systematically strives to improve the practi... continue reading

Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program

Aim and Benefits of Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program

Research assistants shall assist designated faculty with the:

• Development of conceptual literature that are publishable in decent academic and professional journals of top international quality and repute
• Formulation, design and building of positivistic or phenomenological – driven conceptual models that are publishable in high quality international journals of repute.
• Identification and review of theories or epistemologies as well as make a case for the use of specific theories or epistemologies.
• Identification of appropriate research methodologies, methods and research designs. They shall make a case for their appropriateness.
• Identification of appropriate data analytical methods as well as support the collection of data from the field
• Writing-up of findings for research projects
• Development of business cases, teaching and technical notes

Requirements for Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program Qualification

Required academic qualifications

The MSA is open to young talents with any of the following qualifications:

• First class & distinction graded masters in any discipline. Publications will be of high advantage
• First class & PhD graded masters in any discipline. Publications will be of high advantage
• 2:1 & distinction graded masters in any discipline. Publications will be of high advantage
• First class in any discipline. Publications will be of high advantage
• Participation in LBS Young Talents Programme

Beyond these activities, research assistants are encouraged to:

• Write very good PhD proposals
• Achieve a 90th percentile in GRE or GMAT, especially in the quantitative section of their exam
• Achieve a minimum of 8.0 in ELTS
• Redesign or refine CV in line with international standards
• Have published articles with designated faculty as first or contributing authors

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested and eligible applicants for Lagos Business School (LBS) Internship and Paid Employment Program should complete the Management Scholar Academy (MSA) Program application online for the internship.

Email: [email protected]

For more details visit: LBS website.