Research assistant in Organizational Behavior and Leadership

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

The Department of Organizational Behavior at the Faculty for Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne provides a stimulating and highly interdisciplinary research environment. We value the diverse areas of expertise among department members, who variously hold Ph.D.s in business, management, psychology, economics, and population biology. More broadly, the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne is one of the largest faculties on campus and consists of 10 integrated departments. We publish in top-tier journals in numerous disciplines, including Psychological Review, American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Organizational Research Methods, Nature Human Behaviour, PNAS, Science, Nature, and many others.  Department members come from several different countries, and the working language of the department is English.

Job information

Expected start date in position : 01.02.2026 or mutually-convenient time

Contract length : The initial contract is 6 months and can be renewd

Activity rate : Part-time, 20%

Workplace : Department of Organizatinal Behavior, HEC

Salary: According to legal stipulations here

Supervisor: Prof. John Antonakis

Your responsibilities

• 100% Assisting on research projects

Your qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following skills: 

• First year of Bachelor of Management or Economics successfully completed


• Fluent in English and ideally in French too.


• Proficient in Excel (e.g., adding filters)


• Strong organization skills and ability to consistently meet the deadlines


• Flexibility (the workload can vary between the weeks / months)


• Interest in organizational behavior topics and leadership in particular

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

Tiffany Kreutschy

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Your application

Deadline : 15.12.2025

Please, submit the following documents in Word or PDF format :

• Academic transcripts (Bachelor & Master)


• Curriculum Vitae


• Letter of motivation (up to two pages max)

Only applications through this website will be taken into account.

We thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

Information about the Faculty of Business and Economics is available here

Information on the Department of Organizational Behavior is available here

Information about John Antonakis is available here

UNIL is committed to:
•    equality, diversity and inclusion within its community;
•    ensuring an open and respectful environment that is conducive to personal development;
•    offering working conditions that facilitate work-life balance;
•    supporting early career researchers.

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