Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) für das Graduiertenschulprogramm „Navigating the Chaos of Innovation and Transformation“ (NACHOS) // Ph.D. Candidate (m/f/d) as part of the graduate program “Navigating the Chaos of Innovation and Transformation” (NACHOS)

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We are a university with a focus on engineering and natural sciences as well as economics, human sciences and medicine. We offer excellent study and working conditions to 13,000 students from Germany and abroad as well as approx. 3,000 employees.

The Chair in Financial Management and Innovation Finance seeks for a highly motivated PhD Candidate in the newly established interdisciplinary Graduate School Program “Navigating the Chaos of Innovation and Transformation” (NACHOS), funded by the state Sachsen-Anhalt and the ESF+. The program investigates how technological and digital innovations are managed and implemented in different spheres of society and what conflicts arise in the process. It aims, among other things, to provide impulses for new forms of work, processes and organizational forms, as well as measures to promote the acceptance of (smart) technologies. The focus is particularly on an interdisciplinary approach in which researchers and young scientists from the social and economic sciences work closely together.

The advertised PhD-position belongs to the scientific sub-project on modelling technology acceptance and will investigate how the decision-making behavior of social systems impacts the evaluation and modeling of uncertain investment and diffusion dynamics of innovations.

Job description:

• You research on behavioral issues of technology adoption and develop mathematical models and algorithms for the simulation and analysis of technology adoption and diffusion under uncertainty and their impact on corporate decision making
• You participate in diverse thematic courses and research colloquia of the offered by the international Graduate School Program
• You will present research results at scientific conferences and work on publication projects
• You will have the opportunity to gain academic qualifications as part of a doctorate and will be supported accordingly

Requirements profile:

We expect a university degree with honors (diploma/master's degree) in the field of business administration/economics with focus on mathematical finance, (industrial) physics, (industrial) mathematics or a comparable course of study

• You have very good methodological knowledge of game-theory and/or financial mathematics and are willing to explore and learn methods from physics
• You are confident in using computer algebra systems (CAS) and programming languages, especially Python, Mathematica and/or MATLAB
• You want to work scientifically and are actively pursuing a doctorate
• In addition to very good English language skills (C1), you have the ability to work in a team, a high level of motivation and social skills

Your benefits:

• You have the opportunity to pursue a PhD and are supported and promoted accordingly
• You work in an international team
• Excellent networking opportunities with partners in research and industry
• The Graduate School Program offers strong mentoring, additional funding for international summer school participation as well as demand-tailored doctoral and career training.
  

For further information about the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Elmar Lukas at: Tel.: +49 391 67-58933/Mail: elmar.lukas(at)ovgu.de

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Please send your complete application (motivation letter, curriculum vitae, graduation certificates, references) by November 08 ,2024 using the online application portal.