Fully funded PhD Positions in Finance

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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 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 PiF Finance). Your profile You have a master's degree in finance, economics or a related field with very good grades and want to pursue a PhD in Finance (current master students who will finish their degree before June 30 may also apply).   Documents to be submitted: Degree certificates from each university attended (bachelor and master, including exchange programmes and “transcripts of records” from unfinished programmes of study) Description of research interests (referring to the list of proposed fields/topics and potential supervisors). Please indicate whether you already contacted a potential supervisor. GRE/GMAT (some applicants may be exempted from having to present a GRE or GMAT result; a PDF of the scores is enough) [recommended, can also be provided later] CV   Other necessary documents: Evidence of English language proficiency (can be provided later) Two reference letters, sent directly by the letter writers to gpef@unisg.ch



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