Research

**Zoom** Größer Kleiner - The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has the following job opening: - Research Position (Postdoc) in project InChangeE - ID: - **Wiss22900** - Start: as soon as possible - fulltime - salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L - fixed-term - The Universities of Bielefeld and Münster aim to investigate empirically and in an interdisciplinary discourse between life sciences, humanities, and social sciences the topic of Individualization in Changing Environments (InChangE). For this purpose researchers from biology, health sciences, philosophy, psychology, medicine and psychiatry, economics, and sociology collaborated and were funded through the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The newly found Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment (JICE), which is also jointly supported by the Universities of Bielefeld and Münster, serves as the central organizing and exchange platform. - The vacant position is one of six postdoc positions within InChangE aiming to understand whether and how individualisation in a changing environment can lead to a more sustainable or non-sustainable behaviour. The position is based at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics and has links to the Institute for Technological Innovation, Market Development and Entrepreneurship (iTIME) established there as well as to the Chair of Marketing & Service Management at the University of Bayreuth, which cooperates with it. The research should identify mechanisms that promote altruistic (sustainable) behaviour and draw both from economic and biological examples. Ultimately, we want to understand how sustainable behaviour can be promoted in the context of increasing individualisation and a rapidly changing environment. In order to live the interdisciplinary and cross-locational scientific exchange, the postdoc bridge projects are supervised by PIs from both universities and all participating postdocs will have a workplace at both locations. In addition to the work on thematically focused interdisciplinary topics, the initiative "InChangE" also offers an attractive concept for scientific exchange and the promotion of young scholars (e.g., networking meetings, science lunch, annual retreat).- Your Tasks - research within the InChangE bridge project 3.1 "Identification of incentives and sanctions that promote altruistic or egoistic behaviour" including preparation of publications and presentations as well as commitment to the acquisition of third-party funding (90 %) - cooperation in planning and organisation of scientific events, e. g. science lunch, networking meetings as well as active participation in the InChangE-specific events (5 %) - supervision of seminar papers and theses within the research project (5 %) The postdoc will have workplaces at the Universities of Bielefeld and Münster. The main workplace will be at Bielefeld University; however, it is expected that the postdoc spend some time at the Münster University. - Employment is conductive to scientific qualification. We offer - salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L - fulltime - internal and external training opportunities - wide range of health, consulting and prevention service - reconcilability of family and working life - flexible working hours - job ticket for regional public transport network - supplementary company pension - collegial working environment - open and pleasant working atmosphere - exciting, varied tasks - Your Profile We expect - relevant scientific university degree (Master or equivalent), preferably in economics (esp. marketing), or alternatively in psychology, sociology or behavioral biology - completed doctorate, preferably in economics (esp. marketing) or alternatively in psychology, sociology or behavioral biology - peer reviewed publications in one of the fields relevant to InChangE - sound knowledge of empirical research (preferably quantitative research methods) - very good English language skills (oral and written) - independent, self-reliant and committed way of working - strong organisation and coordination ability - excellent communication and ability to work in a team - cooperative and team-oriented working style - readiness to travel as the vacant position will have workplaces at the Universities of Bielefeld and Münster - Preferred experience and skills - experience in third-party fundraising or in supporting the acquisition of third-party funds is advantageous - experience in international cooperation - German language skills or willingness to obtain a command of German (some of the empirical research will be conducted in Germany) - Application Procedure **Contact** Prof. Dr. Christian Stummer - +49 521 106-4892 - **Postal Address** Universität Bielefeld - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Prof. Dr. Christian Stummer - Postfach 10 01 31 - 33501 Bielefeld- At Bielefeld University on request positions can be carried out with reduced working hour