SNSF doctoral student in Information Systems

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

The Visual Collaboration Lab from HEC Lausanne is opening a full-time PhD position in Information Systems to do research at the intersection of Design Science Research, sustainability and digital platform. This PhD position is available within the framework of the interdisciplinary project “A Digital Inquiry Platform for wicked problems: the case of sustainability assessment of business models”, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Expected start date in position : January 2025 / to be agreed upon

Contract length : 48 months (4 years), cumulative contracts may not exceed 60 months (5 years), the minimum contract duration is 1 year and the contract may be renewed a maximum of 3 times.

Activity rate : 100 %

Workplace : Lausanne, campus of Dorigny

In your activities, you will have to perform innovative research on design science research and sustainability (of business model). The main purpose is to design a new digital platform that will enable to collaboratively address wicked problems such as sustainability. In this endeavor, you will collaborate with UI/UX designers, developers and business professionals. You thus need to be interested in sustainability (of business model) and multidisciplinary approaches.

85% of your time will be dedicated to the research for the doctoral thesis. You are also required to carry out a complementary teaching and research support activity for UNIL representing an average monthly workload of 15%. For the teaching part, you will prepare and supervise exercises for bachelor and master courses, and you will supervise student projects.

The successful candidate is expected to enroll in the doctoral school in Information Systems at HEC Lausanne and will be supervised by Prof. Stephanie Missonier.

• Master’s degree in information systems, computer science, or related field. 
• Willingness to do research in the fields of sustainability, multi-disciplinary problem solving, and design science research
• Experience in UI /UX and abilities in programming are a plus.
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Interest in multidisciplinary projects
• Fluency in English or French, with a good knowledge of the other language.

We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment. Opportunities for professional training, a lot of activities and other benefits to discover.

Prof. Stephanie Missonier

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Deadline: 30.10.2024 (The call remains open until a suitable candidate has been selected)

Please include:

• A curriculum vitae (2 pages max.),
• A motivation letter,
• The name of up to three references willing to write recommendation letters,
• Your university transcripts (bachelor and master level),
• An electronic version of a recent research project write-up (e.g., master thesis, seminar work, colloquium paper or scientific publication).

Please, send your full application in Word or PDF.

Only applications through this website will be taken into account.

We thank you for your understanding.

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

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