Job Description

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
HEC Lausanne, UNIL's Faculty of Business and Economics, is recognized as one of the top management and economics schools due to its high-quality education and excellence in research. Among our core values are rigor, integrity, and collaboration.
Are you passionate about the intersection of artificial intelligence and market research? We are seeking a highly motivated research associate to join our cutting-edge research project, "Leveraging Synthetic Data for Market Insights."
Job information
Expected start date in position : September 1, 2025, or mutually agreed date
Contract length : 1 year
Activity rate : 60%-80%
Workplace : UNIL, Lausanne-Dorigny, Switzerland
Your responsibilities
The successful candidate will work 100% of their time on the project Leveraging Synthetic Data for Market Insights . It examines the potential of synthetic data across key areas of market research, with the goal of identifying when and how synthetic data can effectively complement or enhance traditional approaches. This research is conducted in close collaboration with industry partners, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to academic advancement while working with field data and developping real-world applications.
Your qualifications

• If applying as post-doc: PhD with focus on Marketing, Information Systems, Economics, Psychology, or related fields
• If applying as pre-doc: Master with focus on Marketing, Information Systems, Economics, Psychology, or related fields
• Excellent English proficiency
• Advanced quantitative and programming skills (R, Python)
• Experience with designing, running, and analyzing behavioral studies
• Strong motivation and dedication to quantitative consumer research

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
Professor Isabelle Engeler, isabelle.engeler@unil.ch
Your application
Deadline : July 15, 2025
Please submit the following documents in Word or PDF:

• Curriculum vitae
• Motivation letter: personal areas of interest in research, motivation to pursue a postdoc, future career plans
• Sample of published and/or working papers, dissertation papers
• Copy of diplomas and transcript of course grades for bachelor, master, and PhD
• 1-2 Reference Letters

Only applications through this website will be taken into account:
We thank you for your understanding.
Seeking to promote an equitable representation of men and women among its staff, the University encourages applications from women.
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Additional information
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.