Call for Research Fellowship
EMLYON Business School, located in Lyon (France), invites a postdoctoral researcher to fill a position of Research Fellow to work within the newly created research center on Work and Organization*. The candidate would work with Dr Soenen on the following funded project:
· Exploring the relationship between health/wellbeing at work and performance among executives. The research is quantitative; it uses proprietary data from a longitudinal panel study of senior managers in SMEs.
Profile
The candidate must hold a PhD in Organizational Behavior/Work Psychology/Health Psychology/Management, or alternatively a PhD in Neuroscience with an interest in work & organizational psychology. A strong command of statistical analysis is required (in particular, longitudinal SEM, moderated mediation analyses; knowledge of Mplus software appreciated). Knowledge of French is not required but will be regarded positively as the position may involve some field research in France.
Position
The appointment is part-time, i.e., 3 days a week equivalent. Workload is not equally spread-out during the year; expect intense periods interceded with quieter periods. The calendar of activities will be known in advance, allowing the person to plan his/her other activities. Full time presence in Lyon is not required.
For the rest of the time, the research fellow is encouraged to pursue his/her own research (access to EMLYON Business School facilities will be provided), or seek teaching opportunities within the school (which are numerous). The yearly salary is about 22.000 Euros (before tax).
Tasks involve: scale development; data administration (with Qualtrics); data analysis; report presentations (written reports). If interested, possibility for co-authorship of research papers can be discussed.
The position is for one year, renewable for one additional year.
Starting date: End of September 2015.
About EMLYON Business School
EMLYON Business School, one of the leading French Grandes Ecoles in Management, has consistently been ranked among the top European Business Schools. It holds triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA) and offers a wide range of programs including an MSc in Management, Specialized Master's degrees, MBA, PhD, as well as open and tailor-made executive programs.
EMLYON has campuses in Lyon and Paris (France), Shanghai (China – since 2007) and Casablanca (Morocco).
Having recently celebrated its 140th anniversary, EMLYON Business School is a dynamic and innovative institution with a 108-strong faculty dedicated to maintain high international standards of excellence both in teaching and research.
The application package should include
· a cover letter including motivation to join the research project
· a current vitae
· up to 2 papers under review or in progress
· reference letters from two referees
Applications are due by August 24th 2015 – decisions will be communicated first week of September.
Please send your application package to Guillaume Soenen (soenen@em-lyon.com) with copy to Philippe Monin (monin@em-lyon.com).
* The webpage of the research center is not yet ready, and will be online early September.
If you want to meet us at the AOM, please send an email to Guillaume Soenen at soenen@em-lyon.com