Research Fellow (110538-0525)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2028

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Emmanouil Konstantinidis (Associate Professor) E.Konstantinidis@warwick.ac.uk

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

The research fellow will work closely with Dr. Emmanouil Konstantinidis (Department of Psychology) and Professor Daniel Read (Warwick Business School), supported by an ORA: Social Sciences grant (funded by the ESRC) entitled “The Uncertain Future and the Affective Imagination.” The fellow will join an international research team that includes Sam Johnson (University of Waterloo), Chris Dawson (University of Bath), and Mohammed Abdellaoui (HEC Paris). The primary aim of the grant is to empirically test, validate, and extend a unified theory of decision-making under both risk and delay - Affective Imagination Theory (AIT).

The main research objective of the grant is to combine formal and computational models with rigorous empirical designs to investigate the psychological, cognitive, and emotional influences in the study of risky intertemporal choice. The project will employ a wide array of methods, including lab experiments, process-tracing methods, and experience sampling techniques, to understand emotional and cognitive processes and link them to real-world decision-making. Additionally, the project aims to develop strategies to help people make more efficient decisions in areas such as finance, health, and business.

The research fellow will be part of the Behavioural Science Group in the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick. The group comprises a large number of researchers interested in both the basic and applied facets of decision-making. Along with the Warwick Business School, it hosts one of the largest communities of behavioural scientists in Europe. The Decision Research at Warwick (DR@W) group is renowned for its interdisciplinary approach to understanding decision-making processes and their applications across a range of domains.

About You  

We are seeking a researcher to work as part of the team to take this approach forward in any of the areas of the project. The successful candidate will be prepared to begin as soon as possible. All applications must be made online and accompanied by a CV and covering letter. References may be requested prior to shortlisting. If you have not yet been awarded your PhD but are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant on level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon successful award of your PhD and evidence of this fact, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 6th July 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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