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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 Postdoctoral researcher position in sustainability research (related to management) to do research at the intersection of multidisciplinary collaboration, sustainability and wicked problem. This senior (postdoc) 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:  2025 (January) / to be agreed upon

Contract length: 1 year, renewable 1 year, maximum 2 years

Activity rate: 100%

Workplace: University of Lausanne, Chamberonne, Internef

In your activities, you will have to conduct innovative research into how to address the wicked problem of sustainability (of business model) based on multidisciplinary collaboration. The main purpose is to reflect on how to help multidisciplinary teams to address wicked problems. In this endeavor, you will collaborate with UI/UX designers, developers, and multidisciplinary researchers. You should therefore be interested in the human aspect of sustainability and multidisciplinary approaches.

100% of the candidate's time will be dedicated to the research.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Prof. Stephanie Missonier.

• PhD in Management or related field anchored around sustainability (and business model) or human aspect of sustainability or related topic. 
• Willingness to do research in the fields of sustainability, multidisciplinary collaboration and wicked problems
• Strong relational 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 including (3 pages max.),
• A cover letter,
• List of publications,
• The name of up to three references willing to write recommendation letters,
• A synthesis of your PhD thesis
• and an electronic version of a recent research project write-up (e.g., PhD thesis, scientific publications).

Please, send your full application in Word or PDF.

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