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.
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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
Associate Editor:
The Leadership Quarterly
Organizational Research Methods