Postdoc, PhD-student or Predoc in Economics or Finance

vor 6 Monaten


St Gallen, Schweiz University of St.Gallen Vollzeit

Your tasks

You will conduct research in decision theory and behavioral finance. Work in the overlap of behavioral finance/economics with AI is also possible. Furthermore, you will assist in teaching activities and possibly in outreach activities to make a bridge from academic research to applications.

If you take up the position at the level of a postdoc or predoc, it will be ensured that your work aligns well with preparing for the academic job market (postdoc) or applying to competitive PhD programs (predoc).

If you take up the position as a PhD student, 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.

Your profile

At the level of a postdoc: being near completion of a PhD or having completed a PhD in a relevant field. At the level of a PhD student: master's degree in a relevant field, to be completed by summer 2024. At the level of a predoc: being near completion of a master's degree or having obtained a master's degree in a relevant field. Strong interest in the mentioned research area(s) and in conducting academic research. Strong interest in theoretical modeling in economics and finance or in running experiments.

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