The Chair of Sociology under Prof. Andreas Diekmann researches in the areas of social theory and cooperation systems, environmental and population sociology, and methods of empirical social research is offering as of January 1st, 2014 a

PhD Position - Statistical Methods for the Diagnosis of Data Manipulation and Fraud in Science (60%)

The project focuses on the validation of techniques to detect errors and fraudulent data manipulation in journal publications and on conducting a survey on scientific misconduct.

You should hold an MA or equivalent in social sciences (e.g., Sociology, Economics, Psychology) or Statistics. A good knowledge of research methods and statistics is required.

For further information please contact Prof. Andreas Diekmann by e-mail andreas.diekmann@soz.gess.ethz.ch (no applications) and visit our website www.socio.ethz.ch.

Please submit your online application at http://internet1.refline.ch/845721/2787/++publications++/1/index.html by 15 November 2013. Your application should include a one-page letter outlining your motivation and research interests as well as a CV, a writing sample (e.g., a published article, a chapter from your MA/MSc thesis, a seminar paper) and your BA and MA study transcript and be addressed to: ETH Zurich, Mr. Rolf Oertli, Human Resources, CH-8092 Zürich.