Post-doctoral research position in technology assessment (CBA) – 12 months

Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM) is seeking a full-time or part-time post-doctorate level researcher to work on the STREAM (Smart Tools for Railway work safety and performance iMprovement) project. The project is funded from the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

In the project, GEM performs tasks related to the assessment of the smart tools developed by the consortium, both from the ethical and the economic angle. These smart tools are exoskeletons and robotic excavators. The postdoc will work with Prof. Stéphanie Gauttier on the Benefit-Cost analysis and ethical assessment of the tools under development.

Namely, the recruit will have to:

• Establish a methodology to perform the Benefit-Cost analysis, building on elements from the budget proposal
• Organise workshops with consortium members to gather the necessary data
• Organise workshops with members of the STREAM end-users board
• Prepare the related deliverable
• Prepare relevant publications and/or conference presentations
• Attend meetings related to the project, which may include occasional travel within Europe

The ideal candidate:

• Holds a PhD in management or any other related discipline;
• Has demonstrated her/his ability to publish in recognized peer-reviewed academic journals;
• Is familiar with the Cost-Benefit (or Benefit-Cost) literature and related modes of analysis;
• Is ready to relocate to Grenoble Ecole de Management;
• Is ready to work in an international team

About GEM

Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), a business school recognised on the international and national scene, is more than a school. It is a Business Lab for Society in which 8000 students and 500 employees learn and work every day to meet the challenges of business and society.

Historically based in Grenoble, the European Green Capital, a city of science and technology, with training campuses in France and abroad, Grenoble Ecole de Management is a multi-cultural company of nearly 500 employees, professors and administrators who value experimentation, innovation and entrepreneurial freedom.

As a company with a mission since 2021, its raison d'être is to provide answers, through education and research, to the major challenges of the ecological, societal and economic transition, and to contribute to a more resilient, fairer, more peaceful and more responsible world. Its values are responsibility, high standards and benevolence. As an institution, it is committed to five causes: ethics and integrity, equality between people, education for all, economic peace and the ecological transition.

Practical elements:

- Position to be filled on our Grenoble Campus, 12 rue Pierre Sémard

- The contract will be for 12 months and is set to start ASAP

- Salary: 2300 € gross per month plus 13th month and additional employee advantages (restaurant-vouchers for lunches/shops, reductions for public transport,e tc)

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest highlighting their relevant background and experience, a detailed CV, copies of university diplomas, the names of two academic references, and copy of their PhD thesis and/or academic papers by email torecrutement@grenoble-em.com, stephanie.gauttier@grenoble-em.com using the following text in the subject line: “PostDoc application - [Your Name]”.

Grenoble Ecole de Management encourages diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of geographical and socio-economic origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age or disability.