Job Description

Introduction

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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.

Presentation

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The Department of Marketingat the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne(

HEC Lausanne

) invites applications for the position of

Graduate Assistant in Luxury Marketing

.

Job information

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Expected start date: February 1st, 2026 or mutually agreed date

Contract length: 1 year, renewable 2 x 2 years. The maximum duration is 5 years.

Activity rate: 80%

Workplace: University of Lausanne, Switzerland





The open position is funded by the University of Lausanne. The successful candidate will get the opportunity to attend international conferences to present their work, and to travel and learn from leading experts through our wide network of academic and industry collaborations.

Your responsibilities

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A minimum of 50% of the regular working hours will be dedicated to the completion of the PhD thesis. A maximum of 50% of the regular working hours will be dedicated to teaching, administrative and technical tasks, as well as supporting the Swiss Center for Luxury Research.

Your qualifications

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Master degree in management with marketing specialization or equivalent title in an adjacent domain (e.g., psychology, sociology, business analytics, or computer science); Strong language skills in English, and preferably also in French and German; Interest in conducting an empirical PhD thesis on

consumer behavior and branding in the luxury domain

using quantitative methods; Strong skills in multivariate data analysis; knowledge of data analysis software packages such SPSS, STATA, R; Programming language skills preferable; First experience with academic publishing.

What the position offers you

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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.



https://www.unil.ch/unil/en/home/menuinst/travailler/avantages.html





The marketing department at HEC Lausanne is diverse, open, collaborative and committed to high-quality academic marketing research. You will gain access to a network of national and international high-level scientist from top universities as well as practice partners in the University network. Our PhD program offers training and motivation for students to develop their skillset and realize their full potential.



In addition to the doctoral coursework, students have access to research seminars, workshops, a well-equipped research lab, and opportunities to participate in doctoral consortiums and national and international conferences.

Contact for further information

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Professor Felicitas Morhart, felicitas.morhart@unil.ch




More information about the

Department of Marketing

can be found under https://www.unil.ch/dmk/home.html

Your application

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Deadline for application: October 15th, 2025



Please send the following documents in PDF format:



Motivation letter, including a statement of personal areas of interest in research Curriculum vitae Copy of diplomas and course grades Electronic version of a research work (e.g., master thesis, term paper, conference paper) Research proposal detailing a subject of interest in the domain of consumer behavior or branding in the luxury domain following these guidelines Contact details of two reference persons


Only applications through this website will be taken into account: https://www.unil.ch/carrieres



Seeking to promote an equitable representation of men and women among its staff, the University encourages applications from women.

Additional information

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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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