At the Department of Economics of the University of St.Gallen a new
ASSISTANT/Ph.D. POSITION in FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS
will be filled starting in September 2018 or later.
The position is part of the Chair of Financial Econometrics held by Prof. Dr. Matthias Fengler. The candidates for this position are expected to start a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance (PEF) at the University of St.Gallen (http://www.pef.unisg.ch). The position will be financed by the Swiss National Fund. Starting with 50% the position can be increased to 75% later on.
The position is part of the research team in Financial Econometrics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of St.Gallen (http://www.mathstat.unisg.ch). Therefore a strong interest in theoretical and empirical topics of Finance and Economics as well as a strong background in quantitative methods are expected (see also Prof. M. Fengler’s website https://mathstat.unisg.ch/en/chairs/financialeconometrics/).
Applications for the position should be sent by e-mail to Mrs. Margit Albers (mathstat@unisg.ch) no later than September 30, 2018.
Candidate Profile:
- Master degree in Economics and Finance; or Mathematics and Statistics (good back-ground knowledge in Econometrics and Finance is essential).
- Willingness to write a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance at the University of St.Gallen (http://www.pef.unisg.ch).
- Strong willingness to apply quantitative methods in Finance and Economics.
- Strong interest in Financial Statistics and Econometrics.
- Interest in BigData applications.
The application package must contain:
- Motivation letter
- Complete Curriculum vitae
- Two recommendation letters
- Transcripts.
The position is part of the Chair of Mathematics held by Prof. Dr. Enrico De Giorgi. The candidates for this position are expected to start a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance at the University of St. Gallen (http://www.pef.unisg.ch).
The Ph.D. thesis can cover both theoretical or empirical methods in Finance and Economics (see Prof. De Giorgi’s website (http://www.enricodegiorgi.com/ for an overview of his current research agenda).
The successful candidate will be integrated in a young, research-oriented team, with a strong foundation in quantitative methods for Finance and Economics. The group is located at the Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of St. Gallen (http://www.mathstat.unisg.ch).
The new Ph. D. candidate is expected to interact with the professors of the Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics in the development of his/her thesis, as well as with professors and post-docs of the School of Economics and Political Science and of the School of Finance.
The candidate is also expected to collaborate in the development of the teaching activities of the Chair of Mathematics. Applications for the position should be sent by e-mail to Mrs. Margit Albers (mathstat@unisg.ch) no later than 15 July 2017.
The application package must contain:
- motivation letter;
- complete curriculum vitae;
- two reference letters;
- transcripts.
Candidate Profile:
- Bachelor and Master degrees in Economics, Finance, Mathematics (in this case, with some studies in Economics), or related fields;
- Willingness to write a Ph.D. in Economics and Finance at the University of St. Gallen (http://www.pef.unisg.ch);
- Strong willingness to apply quantitative methods in Finance or Economics;
- Strong interest in Decision Theory, Risk Theory, Behavioural Finance and Behavioural Economics.
- Interest in BigData related issues.
Duties:
- Collaboration in the research activities in the areas of Mathematics, Financial Economics and Quantitative Finance;
- Collaboration in the teaching of mathematics and quantitative methods in Finance and Economics at different teaching levels;
- Development of a Ph. D. thesis in Financial Economics or Quantitative Finance at the University of St. Gallen.
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Position as ASSISTANT/SECRETARIAL HELP
at the Chair of Mathematics
At the Department of Economics of the University of St.Gallen, a new position as
assistant / secretarial help
will be available starting on 1 September 2017. The position is part of the Chair of Mathematics, headed by Prof. Dr. Enrico De Giorgi.
The successful candidate will be integrated in a young, strongly research-oriented team. She or he is expected to collaborate in research and teaching activities of the Chair of Mathematics, as well as in selected administrative tasks.
Applications for the position should be sent no later than 15 August 2017, by e-mail with a CV and a motivation letter to Mrs. Margit Albers (mathstat@unisg.ch).
Candidate profile:
- Master student with good quantitative skills.
- Knowledge of MikTex, Latex.
- Some familiarity with web-based applications.
- Programming skills (MATLAB or R).
Duties:
- Collaboration in research and teaching activities.
- Selected administrative tasks.