Would you enjoy developing psychological theory of behavior within markets? The behavioral marketing group is seeking applicants for a PhD-student position at the Faculty of Business and Economics. You could pursue your PhD-degree in either in business or in psychology, that is, at either faculty.
Our research investigates the role of feelings and motivation in decision making. The group is directed by Prof. C. Miguel Brendl, https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/brendl/.
We offer you
First, we support you in exploring if you want to pursue an academic career, and we prepare you for one. Good career prospects in academia entail succeeding at publishing in the premier academic journals, despite their very low acceptance rates. This requires persistence (see section Your Profile) and skill, which good PhD programs teach you. We have considerable experience at these journals, both, with publishing and with evaluating manuscripts, and seek to pass this on to you.
Students who have worked with Prof. Brendl have published their PhD research in these journals and several have been offered positions at globally leading business departments (e.g., Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, or London Business School). Second, the field of behavioral marketing fuses marketing and psychology, and we do cutting-edge research in both fields (see our publications). Third, we offer you substantial time to focus on research. Finally, salary and benefits are internationally competitive and Basel is an attractive place to live (visit youtube.com/watch?v=0OwNT5GsrAM )
Application
We are looking forward to your application!