Fully funded PhD Positions in Economics

Vor 7 Tagen


St Gallen, Schweiz University of St.Gallen Vollzeit

Your tasks The selection process is competitive. Only excellent students will be admitted to the PhD Programme in Economics and Econometrics (PEcon). Admission to PEcon is based on Programme Committee's evaluation of your submitted application documents ('sur dossier'). Admitted candidates will start their coursework in September. Admitted candidates may also be hired as research assistants at their supervisor's chair. We offer teaching and research assistant positions with very competitive salaries. We offer a vibrant research community and financial support to research activities. Please make sure that you follow the instructions given on the admission website of the Graduate Programme of Economics and Finance gpef.unisg.ch (Admission PEcon Economics and Econometrics). Your profile You have a master's degree in economics, finance, quantitative methods or a related field with very good grades and want to pursue a PhD in Economics and Econometrics (current master students who will finish their degree before June 30 may also apply).



  • St. Gallen, Schweiz University of St.Gallen Vollzeit

    Your tasks The selection process is competitive. Only excellent students will be admitted to the PhD Programme in Economics and Econometrics (PEcon). Admission to PEcon is based on Programme Committee's evaluation of your submitted application documents ('sur dossier'). Admitted candidates will start their coursework in September. Admitted candidates may...


  • St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz Universität St Vollzeit CHF 40'000 - CHF 60'000 pro Jahr

    PhD Position in Econometrics / Machine Learning (m/w/d) % (Flexible starting date, earliest runtime for 4 years)Your tasksThe University of St. Gallen invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in Econometrics / Machine Learning within the SNF-funded project "Convex Q-Learning: Optimal Policy Learning under Distribution Shifts", led by Prof. Dr....


  • St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz Universität St Vollzeit CHF 60'000 - CHF 80'000 pro Jahr

    Two fully funded 4-year PhD positions on SNF Project on 'moral economies of racial reckoning' (m/w/d)100 % (limited by until Your tasksProject description:In 2020, the police murder of George Floyd sparked a significant moment of racial reckoning. Under the banner of Black Lives Matter, activists around the globe highlighted how contemporary racial...


  • St. Gallen, Schweiz University of St.Gallen Vollzeit

    Your tasks The selection process is competitive. Only excellent students will be admitted to the PhD Programme in Finance (PiF). Admission to PiF is based on Programme Committee's evaluation of your submitted application documents ('sur dossier'). Admitted candidates will start their coursework in September. Admitted candidates may also be hired as research...


  • St. Gallen, Schweiz University of St.Gallen Vollzeit

    Your tasks The selection process is competitive. Only excellent students will be admitted to the PhD Programme in Finance (PiF). Admission to PiF is based on Programme Committee's evaluation of your submitted application documents ('sur dossier'). Admitted candidates will start their coursework in September. Admitted candidates may also be hired as research...

  • PhD Position

    Vor 6 Tagen


    St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz Universität St Vollzeit CHF 60'000 - CHF 80'000 pro Jahr

    PhD Position (m/w/d)80 % (limited, by or mutual agreement)Your tasksProject OverviewWe use the "ignorance equivalent" approach [Müller-Itten et al, 2025] to model learning ability, and seek to better understand the interplay between personal preference traits and learning behavior. The main objectives of the project are: Develop numeric algorithms that...


  • St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz Universität St Vollzeit CHF 50'000 - CHF 70'000 pro Jahr

    SHSS Insa Koch Two fully funded 4-year PhD positions on SNF Project on 'moral economies of racial reckoning' (m/w/d) % (limited by until Project description: In 2020, the police murder of George Floyd sparked a significant moment of racial reckoning. Under the banner of Black Lives Matter, activists around the globe highlighted how contemporary racial...


  • St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz Universität St Vollzeit CHF 60'000 - CHF 90'000 pro Jahr

    PhD Position in Econometrics / Machine Learning (m/w/d) % (Flexible starting date, earliest runtime for 4 years Your tasks The University of St. Gallen invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in Econometrics / Machine Learning within the SNF-funded project "Convex Q-Learning: Optimal Policy Learning under Distribution Shifts", led by Prof. Dr....


  • St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz Universität St Vollzeit CHF 60'000 - CHF 80'000 pro Jahr

    PhD Position on Anti-Money Laundering regulation in Latin America (m/w/d) % (start date or upon arrangement, limited to 4 years Your tasks We are inviting applications for a fully funded 4-year PhD Position in the context of the SNF-funded Project "Illegal transactions in the digital age: emerging practices and regulatory intermediaries in Latin America"...


  • St. Gallen, Schweiz Universität St.Gallen Vollzeit

    **Working Student position at the Chair of Health Economics, Policy, and Management (m/w/d)**: 20 % (limited by 01.01.2025 until 31.07.2025) **Your tasks**: - This position is part of the research project “ICURE - ICU Readmission Reduction - with Machine Learning”, funded by a HSG Stepping Stone grant. As a working student, you will: - Have the...