Post doctoral research position / Sr. SNSF Researcher in organizational economics

The University of Lausanne (Unil) is a leading academic institution composed of seven schools/faculties, which educates approximately 14,300 students, and employs 3,900 among professors, other researchers, and collaborators.  Situated along the idyllic Lake of Geneva, near Lausanne's city center, the university brings together students and faculty from over 120 nationalities.

HEC Lausanne, Unil’s Business School, is renowned for its research and teaching excellence, consistently ranking among the top institutions in Europe by scientific publications, as well as the quality of its academic programs.HEC Lausanne brings together leading researchers from economics, strategy, organizational behavior, finance, and other social sciences, who interact and collaborate in a stimulating and collegial environment. The School proudly pursues an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to business research, promoting interdisciplinary seminars, conferences, and research collaborations across departmental lines. Scholars at HEC Lausanne and the Department of Strategy, Globalization and Society (SGS), to which the postdoctoral researcher will be affiliated, regularly publish their research in top journals such as American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science, and many others.

Expected start date:  October 1st, 2024, or a mutually agreed date

Contract duration:     The initial contract is one year. The max. funding period is four years (depending on the start date)

Place of work:             University of Lausanne, School of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne), Department of Strategy, Globalisation, and Society (SGS).

Type of position:         Full time

Salary:                         Please follow thislinkand look under “Chercheurs FNS senior”. 

This postdoctoral position is full-time and entirely focused on academic research – that is, it comes without teaching obligations. The position is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) through a four-year research grant assigned to the project “Sustaining Credible Promises in Collaborative Relationships: The Interaction of Formal and Relational Enforcement Mechanisms,” whose Principal Investigator is Prof. Zanarone. The project’s team includes Prof. Ricard Gil (Queen’s University and IESE), Prof. Silke Forbes (Tufts University), and Prof. Gani Aldashev (U. Libre de Bruxelles and ECARES). A summary of the project can be seen here.

As a postdoctoral researcher, you will have the opportunity to engage in research collaborations with Prof. Zanarone, to develop and strengthen your own research agenda, and to integrate into the research network and activities at HEC Lausanne.

The ideal candidate for this position should have the following skills and interests: 

• A PhD degree in Economics or Management
• Fluency in English
• An interest in topics related to governance, organization design, institution design, contracts, and fields such as organizational economics, transaction cost economics, economics of institutions, law & economics
• An interest in learning and working with quantitative methods, including game-theoretic modeling; econometric analysis; laboratory and field experiments

We offer an outstanding research environment in a multicultural, diverse, and dynamic academic setting. The scientific rigor of our doctoral program, our weekly research seminars hosting leading scholars from all over the world, the continuous interaction with our distinguished research faculty, and the collegial and interdisciplinary nature of our School will provide you with strong research skills and excellent opportunities for your academic and professional training and growth.

For any information related to the research content of this position please contact Prof. Giorgio Zanarone: Write an email

For any administrative information related to your application, please contact Mrs Pavla Le Moing: Write an email

Deadline: August 15, 2024

Please, send the following documents in pdf format:

• Letter of motivation describing the reasons for your interest in this position and your research agenda and interests
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of your most relevant publications and/or completed working papers
• Three letters of recommendation
• Copies of your PHD official diploma; summary of your PHD coursework transcripts 

Only applications submitted through the UNIL Career website will be considered.  We thank you for your understanding.

Information about the Faculty of Business and Economics is available here: https://www.unil.ch/hec/en/home.html

Information on the Department of Strategy, Globalisation and Society (SGS) is available here: https://www.unil.ch/sgs/en/home.html

Information about Prof. Giorgio Zanarone is available here: https://sites.google.com/view/giorgio-zanarone/home

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