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The Department of Strategy, Globalization and Society at HEC Lausanne solicits applications for a PhD position in Organization Studies.

Starting date: January 1, 2017, or by agreement.
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.
Location: University of Lausanne, Faculty for Business and Economics, Internef Building. The research activities will be carried out in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the candidate should take residence.
Type of position: This is a fully funded position (100 percent).
Salary: 65'000 CHF (first year) – 75'800 CHF (fifth year)
Supervisor: Patrick Haack

Required Profile for the PhD position:

- A master's degree in a social science discipline (psychology, sociology, political science, administrative science, communication science, etc.).
- Fluency in English.
- A passion for research
- An interest in several of the following topics: Global governance, judgment and decision making, microfoundations of institutions, organizational legitimacy, organization theory.
- Expertise in empirical research methods is strongly desirable, especially in experimental methods, content analysis, and/or formal modeling/simulation.

Job Description:

- 50% of the position's time will be dedicated to the completion of doctoral studies.
- 50% of the position's time will be dedicated to providing administrative, teaching and research support for the supervisor

Application material:

- Letter of motivation (Cover letter)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Proposal of potential thesis topic (2 pages maximum)
- The (intermediate) grade report of your MA and BA degree.
- A pdf copy of your MA thesis or other research-oriented output (e.g. BA thesis, seminar papers, etc.)

The Department of Strategy, Globalization and Society

The Department of Strategy, Globalization and Society of the Faculty for Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne provides a stimulating, inter-disciplinary research environment. We value the diversity of the expertise of the members of the department as well as the diversity of the departments at the Faculty of Business and Economics. We have a collegial atmosphere that makes it easy for us to carry out our research. We conduct research on the sources of firms' long term competitive advantage and sustainable performance. A founding belief of our department is that firms' strategies in a globalized world often have to take into account not only market dimensions (competition, price, differentiation, innovation, M&As, etc.) but also nonmarket dimensions (environmental aspects, regulation, macroeconomic policies, politics, media, ethical considerations, etc.). Members of the Department have published in leading international outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Administrative Science Quarterly, the Strategic Management Journal, or the Journal of Management Studies.

Located at Lake Geneva and surrounded by the Jura Mountains and the French Alps, Lausanne is a beautiful and cosmopolitan spot to live and work.

Information on HEC Lausanne is available at: http://www.hec.unil.ch/hec/home?set_language=en&cl=en

Information on the Department of Strategy is available at: http://www.hec.unil.ch/sgs/home

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

Information about the research of Patrick Haack is available at:
http://hec.unil.ch/people/phaack

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

Application deadline and contacts:
Please submit applications by September 30, 2016 but the job advertisement will remain open until the position is filled. Please send your application or informal inquiries by email to Patrick Haack (patrick.haack@unil.ch).

Patrick Haack | Assistant Professor of Business Ethics

Department of Strategy, Globalization and Society | HEC Lausanne - Faculty of Business and Economics | University of Lausanne

Office 603 | Internef – Dorigny | CH-1015 Lausanne | +41 21 692 34 39 | patrick.haack@unil.ch