Consumer Psychology )

Applications are invited for the role of two Research Assistants in the Marketing area. You will be expected to help the area faculty with their research (in the domain of consumer psychology), and in the process, you will be able to build a research profile of your own.

In addition to the full-time faculty of the Marketing area (), you may also get to work with the faculty area advisor for the consumer psychology group: Dr. Anirban Mukhopadhyay , Professor of Marketing and Behavioural Science, Bayes Business School, City, University of London.()

IIMU is a research-focused institution. You may attend regular research seminars by resident and visiting faculty, in which they present their working papers for feedback and discussion. You may also attend PhD-level coursework and workshops offered at IIMU.

Salaries are competitive with similar positions in India. Furthermore, the faculty you work with will encourage you to initiate your own research and will be amenable to providing recommendation letters and guidance for applying for Ph.D. programs at top universities.

In the last 2-3 years, IIMU s RAs have secured Ph.D. admission offers from some of the best research universities in the world, including Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management), Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, the University of Texas at Austin, University of Maryland, University of Georgia, Texas AM University, University of Houston, Western University (Canada), London School of Economics, University of Memphis, Kansas State University, among others.

You should consider yourself a good fit for this position if you are seriously considering pursuing a Ph.D. in Marketing and your research interests are in the domain of consumer psychology (behavioral aspects of Marketing). This position will help you get some relevant experience to build your research profile before starting the Ph.D. You will be expected to assist faculty on their research projects/papers in the consumer psychology domain (experiment-based consumer research). The skills you acquire and/or develop in the process will help you in applying for the top doctoral programs in the field of Marketing. You should be self-motivated to take ownership of the research work assigned to you.

This is a position in an academic setting. Your responsibilities will include:

We are looking for two hardworking, sincere, and self-motivated individuals who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Marketing. Prior training in the experimental research methodology will be an added advantage. The faculty will be willing to provide the requisite training and guidance to the candidate to ensure that they are able to carry out the assigned work efficiently, but they must demonstrate a strong interest in and a basic aptitude for behavioral research. Since the candidate will work primarily on consumer psychology research projects, a bachelor s or master s degree in psychology is preferred. However, highly motivated candidates from other backgrounds may also apply if they are strongly interested in research on behavioral aspects of Marketing or consumption.