Introduction

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.

Presentation

To complete the team, the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences and the Institute of Psychology is looking for a

Junior Lecturer in social psychology (Postdoctoral position)

in Christian Staerklé’s team, Professor of Social Psychology, Social Psychology Laboratory (UNILaPS) (see recent publications for examples).

Job information

Expected start date in position: August 1st, 2025

Contract duration: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years, maximum 5 years

Activity rate: 100 %

Starting annual salary: 83'160 CHF

Workplace: Lausanne-Dorigny, Géopolis Building

Your responsibilities

In your activities, you will have to :

• 50% of the activity rate will be devoted to research: collaborative research in the field of social and political psychology with the person supervising the position; development of new projects; article writing ;

• 50% of the activity rate will be devoted to shared research and to participation in teaching: participation in the supervision of Master theses, participation in exam correction, co-organization and teaching, participation in courses and seminars.

  
  

See full job description (in French)

Your qualifications

In order to complete our team, we are looking for someone with the following skills :

• PhD degree in Psychology, or related discipline ;
• one year of post-doctoral research experience ;
• research programme in the domain of social and / or political psychology ;
• extensive experience in research methods and quantitative date analysis ;
• knowledge of qualitative methods is an asset ;
• published work in peer reviewed journals ;
• knowledge of both English and French (teaching activities are generally in French, research activites in English) ;
• willingness and motivation to join the Social Psychology lab (UnilaPS) ;
• Cooperative attitude and desire to collaborate with colleagues within and outside the lab.

What the position offers you

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.

Contact for further information

Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Prof. Christian Staerklé, University of Lausanne.

E-mail: christian.staerkle@unil.ch

Your application

Applications should include:

• a motivation letter ;
• CV with publication list ;
• copies of relevant unpublished manuscripts (e.g., in press articles) ;
• copies of university degree certificates ;
• Names and contact information of three reference persons who could be contacted for a recommendation.

Deadline: April 30, 2025. The interviews will take place between the 19th and 23rd of May 2025.

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.

Additional information

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