Postdoctoral Fellow

Post-Doctoral Position: Collaboration and Innovation in Diverse Teams

DEPARTMENT:Organisational Behaviour

LOCATION: Europe Campus

CONTRACT: Full Time

START DATE (Latest): September 2025

REFERENCE: POSTTEAM (Email subject must include reference)

The Organisational Behaviour area and the INSEAD Gender Initiative are seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow at INSEAD’s campus in France starting September 2025 (or earlier) to work with Professors Kaisa Snellman and Sujin Jang on research projects on collaboration and innovation in diverse teams. The projects examine how different aspects of team diversity (e.g., cultural, cognitive, gender diversity) shape the dynamics and performance of teams engaged in creative work and complex problem-solving. Specifically, we will examine these questions in two contexts: a one-week international hackathon with diverse teams tackling complex challenges and academic teams competing for scientific grants.

The ideal candidate for this Postdoctoral Fellow will be a recent PhD graduate or a doctoral candidate who is close to defending their dissertation with a deep interest and expertise in teams and diversity.

• The main tasks will include data analysis, programming, synthesis of academic literature, theory development, and writing. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to take the lead in data collection (if applicable) and data analysis. As the projects progress, we will work on developing the framework and manuscript together.

• In addition to joining these projects, the Postdoctoral Fellow will also have opportunities to continue to advance their own ongoing research projects. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be provided with a salary and a personal research budget. In addition, they will have the opportunity to interact with the broader Faculty at INSEAD and participate in all the Organisational Behaviour Area and school-wide research events such as the brown bag series, research seminars, and conferences.

The INSEAD OB area has 28 permanent faculty members. We conduct research on a variety of phenomena including discrimination, decision-making, leadership, dispute resolution, negotiations, creativity, teams, careers, identity, diversity, networks, innovation, change, culture, hierarchy, organisational structure and design, inequality, status, and power. We also study meta-science and methodological issues.

• This is a two-year research position, assuming academic achievement at a level at or above expectations, with a formal review after the first year.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants must have completed or be close to completing a PhD in Management or related social science discipline before the beginning the fellowship. Prior work must involve working with large datasets and/or experiments (lab or field).
• Excellent academic record, strong work ethic, and enthusiasm for research.
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for research required. The ideal candidate will be thinking of this position as a platform to build skills toward applying for a tenure-track faculty position.
• Strong programming skills (for example, in Stata or R) required.

APPLICATION:

To be considered for the position, please submit

• Curriculum vitae;
• A brief profile of your research program, including description of datasets you have worked on and status of current projects;
• Up to three published or working research papers; and
• Up to three letters of recommendation.

Applications and letters of recommendation may be submitted by email to research.talent@insead.edu. Please mention job reference (POSTTEAM). The review will begin immediately. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

INSEAD is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. We accept applications without distinction on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

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