PhD Student and Research Associate Positions in Economics and Finance (m/f/d)
Please apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
PhD Student and Research Associate Positions in Economics and Finance (m/f/d)
You will be enrolled in a PhD program of the Graduate Program in Economics and Finance (possible specializations are economics, econometrics and finance) under the doctoral supervision of
Prof. Dr. Matthias Weber.
You will conduct rigorous research in one of the following topic areas:
1. Machine learning in taxation
2. Understanding preferences on taxation
3. Decision theory and behavioral finance
Most of your time will be spent on conducting academic research. To a lesser extent, you will assist in teaching activities and engage in outreach activities to make a bridge from academic research to applications.
- Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., economics, econometrics finance or computer science), to be completed by summer 2024
- Strong interest in (at least) one of the mentioned research areas
- Strong interest in conducting academic research
- Strong interest in the application of machine learning methods to real-world data and in the refinement of such methods [topic area 1], in conducting surveys and experiments and/or in empirical work [topic area 2] or in theoretical modeling in economics and finance and/or in running experiments [topic area 3]
"A place where knowledge is created" - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 9800 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.
CH-9000 St. Gallen / St. Gallen / St.Gallen