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