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Tobias Ebert

Tobias Ebert

Tobias Ebert

Prof. Dr.

Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science & Technology

IBT-HSG
Büro 64-422
Torstrasse 25
9000 St. Gallen
Tel: +41 71 224 3866
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Publications

Publications on Research Platform Alexandria

Fields of research

Behavioral Science

Personality Psychology

Geographical Psychology

Economic Geography

Education

2020: PhD in Psychology (University of Mannheim, GER)

2016: Master in Psychology (University of Cambridge, UK)

2015: Master in Economic Geography (Philipps University of Marburg, GER)

Professional Career

2021-2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Mannheim, Mannheim Center for European Social Research (GER)

2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University, Columbia Business School (USA)

2018: Research Visit, Queensland University of Technology, Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (AUS)

2017: Research Visit, University of Cambridge, Department of Psychology (UK)

2016-2020: Doctoral fellow, University of Mannheim, Mannheim Center for European Social Research (GER)

 

 

Teaching Activities

University of St. Gallen:

  • Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Science
  • PhD Research Seminar on Marketing & Behavioral Science 
  • Power of Place: How Locations Shape Business Innovation and Success
  • Sustainable Minds: Personality Insights for Effective Climate Action

before, among others:

  • Economic Geography
  • Empirical Research Methods
  • Personality Psychology
  • Socioecological Psychology
Projects

Economic Conditions and Racial Prejudice: A Regional Perspective (funded by the SNSF: data.snf.ch/grants/grant/10002781)

Personality Homophily in Residential Choice (funded by the DFG: gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/511359149)

 

Awards
  • 2025 – Early Career Award (Diploma of Merit), Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW)– for Berkessel, Ebert et al., PsychScience, 2024
  • 2025 – Rising Star Award, APS – early-career recognition for advancing psychological science
  • 2023 – SAGE Emerging Scholar Award, SPSP – for outstanding performance within three years post-PhD
  • 2022 – Teaching Prize "Golden Psi", University of Mannheim – awarded by students for best psychology seminar
  • 2021 – Dissertation Award, European Association of Personality Psychology – best dissertation in European personality psychology
  • 2021 – Lorenz-von-Stein Prize, University of Mannheim – best social science dissertation at University of Mannheim
  • 2020 – Outstanding Research Award, SPSP – for publication in Ebert et al., JPSP, 2020
  • 2019 – Graduate Travel Award, SPSP – for contribution to SPSP Convention, Portland
  • 2017 – Hogrefe Poster Prize – best poster at 14th Differential Psychology Conference
  • 2011–2019 – Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) – student and PhD funding
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