The University of Passau invites applications for fully-funded Ph.D. and postdoc positions in its new interdisciplinary DFG Research Training Group “Digital Platform Ecosystems” (DPE). The Research Training Group DPE is a graduate excellence program generously granted by the German Research Foundation (DFG). It forms a unique, vibrant interdisciplinary research community of leading research partners from the disciplines of information systems, management and organizational research, marketing, economics, as well as communications science.
Positions are available for three years, starting October 2022. Doctoral and post-doctoral researchers receive highly personalized mentoring and a tailored, interdisciplinary, and generously funded training program, including a three-months research stay abroad. Post-doctoral researchers receive advanced training and take on leadership responsibilities in the Research Training Group.
For applicants with a background in Development Economics and Quantitative Methods the Research Training Group offers the possibility to engage in randomized field experiments and other types of field research in Sub-Saharan Africa and Indonesia to explore the potential of Digital Platform Ecosystems for firms, farms and households.
Visit https://www.dpe.uni-passau.de/en/application/ for more information or contact Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm (michael.grimm@uni-passau.de).