[ACT-R-users] Job ad : PhD position in Lausanne, Switzerland

[Ulrich Hoffrage]

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*The Department of Organizational Behavior
at the Faculty of Business and Economics, Lausanne, Switzerland,
seeks applicants for a graduate (doctoral) assistant *

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Start date:

	

01.09.2012 or a mutually-convenient time

Contract duration:

	

The initial contract is 1 year. The contract can be renewed for 2 x 2 
years. The maximum funding period is 5 years.

Working Place:

	

Department of Organizational Behavior, Internef Building

Type of position

	

100%

Supervisor:

	

Ulrich Hoffrage

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*Required Profile: *

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-Master in management, economics, or psychology (or equivalent)

-Fluent in English. Good command in French will be advantageous.

-Interest in several of the following topics: judgment and decision 
making, bounded rationality, ethical decision making, consumer decision 
making, organizational behavior, experimental methods or methodology, 
cognitive modeling.

-Plan to undertake doctoral research with a focus on decision making 
and/or organizational behavior.

*Job Description:*

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-50% of the assistant's time will be dedicated to completion of doctoral 
studies.

-50% of the assistant's time will be dedicated to providing research 
support with the supervisor (resulting in co-authorships), as well as 
some teaching and administrative support.

*Application material:*

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-Letter of motivation**

-Brief explanation of potential thesis topic (2 pages maximum)**

-Curriculum Vitae**

-Copies of university diplomas and degrees; transcripts (indicating 
marks/grades achieved)**

-An example of a research project, if available**

-Names, titles, and e-mail addresses of two actual references **

*Additionnel Information: *

The Department of Organizational Behavior of the Faculty for Business 
and Economics at the University of Lausanne provides a stimulating, 
interdisciplinary research environment. We value the diversity of the 
expertise of the members of the department (we have Ph.D.s in business, 
management, psychology, and economics) as well as the diversity of the 
departments at the Faculty of Business and Economics. We publish in 
top-tier journals in different disciplines (e.g., including 
Psychological Review, American Economic Review, Science, Journal of 
Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, etc.). Our 
department's members come from different countries, and the working 
language of the department is English.

Located near Lake Geneva and surrounded by the Jura Mountains and the 
French Alps, Lausanne is a beautiful and cosmopolitan spot to live and 
work. We have a collegial atmosphere that makes it easy for us to carry 
out our research.

Information on the Department of Organizational Behavior is available 
at: 
http://www.hec.unil.ch/hec/recherche/unite?set_language=en&unite_id=239&cl=en. 


Information on the doctoral program in Management is available at: 
http://www.hec.unil.ch/hec/doctorats/phdmanagement/why/welcome.

Information about Ulrich Hoffrage is available at: 
http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/uhoffrage<http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/uhoffrage%20%20%0d> 


Seeking to promote an equitable representation of men and women among 
its staff, the University encourages applications from women.

The official job ad can be retrieved at:
https://applicationsw.unil.ch/adminpub/?MIval=PoIntHome&TypelC=811&PoId=2651

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*Application deadline: *

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*July 15th, 2012. Applications after this date will still be considered, 
but risk that the position is already filled. Please send your 
application (or questions) to Prof. Ulrich Hoffrage 
(Ulrich.hoffrage at unil.ch <mailto:Ulrich.hoffrage at unil.ch>).

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Ulrich Hoffrage (Professor of Decision Theory and Risk)
University of Lausanne
Faculty of Business and Economics
        (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales; HEC)
Batiment Internef
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Tel: +41-21-692-3490
Fax: +41-21-692-3305

email: Ulrich.hoffrage at unil.ch
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