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Dear all,

Applications are invited for a collaborative PhD studentship, involving the Behavioural Sciences Group of the Warwick Business School (UK), and the UK leading Consumers' Association Which?, starting in October 2015.

This project seeks to further current scholarly and practical knowledge on the role of the emotions and emotional regulation when consumers are making complex choices. The research will focus on areas related to consumers' future health and social care needs and related financial planning (e.g., planning for care in old age). Mixed methods may be used, including literature reviews, qualitative analyses, surveys, fieldwork and experimental studies in which e.g., emotion regulation and decision-making are manipulated. These may also include psycho-physiological and higher-resolution neuroimaging approaches.

We seek to recruit a highly motivated student with strong numeracy and/or experimental skills. The ideal candidate will have a minimum 2.1 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (cognitive sciences, psychology, neuroscience, economics, mathematics, physics, computer science). A key criteria for the studentship is an interest in applied research and the implications for policy and practice, being the primary focus of Which?'s work is in the application of the lessons of behavioural science to public and consumer policy. A Masters degree (awarded or expected) and an interest in the study of emotions and human decision-making with relevance to consumers is preferable.

Further information and instructions on how to apply available here: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AKW776/phd-studentship-emotions-and-consumer-decision-making-in-healthcare Deadline for application 15th May 2015.

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