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Professorship: Behavior, Economics, and Evolution

  • 1.  Professorship: Behavior, Economics, and Evolution

    Posted 06-12-2014 06:25
    The Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) and the Faculty of Business
    and Economics (HEC) of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland invite
    applications for the following position:

    Full Professor, Director of the Programme in Behavior, Economics, and
    Evolution

    The Department of Ecology and Evolution of FBM and the Departments of
    Economics, Organizational Behavior, and Information Systems of HEC have
    developed a new interdisciplinary Master of Science major in Behavior,
    Economics, and Evolution. This major can be taken by students enrolled
    in the Master of Science programmes in Economics or in Management (in
    HEC), as well as students in the Master in Behavior, Evolution and
    Conservation (in FBM). The programme intends to develop teaching and
    research connections between evolutionary biology and behavioral economics.

    We therefore seek an outstanding researcher as full professor and
    director of the programme with a track record in Sociobiology, Social
    Evolution, Human Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Psychology, Biological
    Psychology, Neuroeconomics, Evolutionary Economics, or Behavioral
    Economics (or related areas). The position requires a record of
    scientific excellence, administrative experience, the motivation to lead
    a MSc programme, as well as a scientific interest in both evolution and
    economics.

    The Professor is expected to lead the programme and an internationally
    competitive research programme on proximate and/or ultimate questions
    pertaining to social decision-making and behavior. She/he is expected to
    attract external funding and to promote an interactive and synergistic
    research environment between the Faculty of Business and Economics, and
    the Faculty of Biology and Medicine.

    A start-up package, a state-of-the-art research infrastructure as well
    as a yearly research allowance for positions and consumables will be
    available within an environment that has a long track record of
    excellence in research (http://www.unil.ch/dee ;
    http://www.hec.unil.ch/ob ; http://www.hec.unil.ch/deep ;
    www.hec.unil.ch/isi).

    The job description is available on the Internet site
    https://applicationsinter.unil.ch/inter/noauth/php/Po/pooffres.php?typelc=810
    or http://www.unil.ch/fbm/page64812.html.

    Further information may be obtained from Prof. Andreas Mayer
    (Andreas.Mayer@unil.ch), Chairman of the search committee.

    The application, in English, must include a full CV (indicating previous
    positions, teaching experience, list of grants received, publication
    record), a motivation letter, future research interests, and
    representative publications, as well as names and contact information of
    three referees. Applications are received electronically at this
    address: www.unil.ch/iafbm/application. They should be submitted by
    August 27th, 2014.

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

    __________________________________________

    John Antonakis
    Professor of Organizational Behavior
    Director, Ph.D. Program in Management

    Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC)
    University of Lausanne
    Internef #618
    CH-1015 Lausanne-Dorigny
    Switzerland
    Tel ++41 (0)21 692-3438
    Fax ++41 (0)21 692-3305
    http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jantonakis

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