Doctoral Program in Economics, Law and Psychology - Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena (Germany)

The International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World (Uncertainty-School)

combines approaches from Economics, Law and Psychology to explain human decisions under uncertainty more effectively and to better design institutional responses. The Uncertainty-School is jointly hosted by the Max Planck Institutes at Jena, Berlin and Bonn, and the Psychology and Economics Departments of the FSU, Jena. International Partners are the Department of Psychology of Indiana University, Bloomington and the Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Outstanding candidates are invited to apply for doctoral fellowships in economics, law and psychology.

Applicants are required to hold a Diplom, a Masters Degree or a State Exam with honors in one of the abovementioned disciplines or an equivalent degree in a related discipline.

Fellowships start on Feb. 1, 2008 and include funding for up to 3 years. Research will be conducted in English at either Jena, Berlin or Bonn. Besides the summer school, dedicated to providing a sound knowledge in the neighboring disciplines, doctoral fellows will be benefit from the academic training and intellectual life at the participating institutions.

Deadline for applications is Nov 1, 2007.

Program details and the online application form are provided at http://www.imprs.econ.mpg.de/application. Applications have to be submitted online and should include a CV, transcripts, a letter of interest and 2 letters of recommendations.

Both Max Planck Society and Friedrich Schiller University are committed to improving the opportunities for women in the sciences and particularly encourage them to apply.

The International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World (IMPRS Uncertainty) Max Planck Institute of Economics
Kahlaische Strasse 10
07745 Jena
Germany imprs @ econ.mpg.de
http://www.imprs.econ.mpg.de