PhD Positions in Finance (GPEF PiF) with attractive funded RA positions (m/f/d)
Your tasks
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.
Your profile
Necessary documents:
- CV
- Degree certificates from each university attended (bachelor and master, including exchange programmes and "transcripts of records" from unfinished programmes of study)
- Motivation letter including a description of research interests (referring to the list of proposed fields/topics and potential supervisors). Please also 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]
- Evidence of English language proficiency (can be provided later)
- Two reference letters, sent directly by the letter writers to gpef@unisg.ch
Inspirational Work Environment
Executive Education
Network
Family & Career
Equal Opportunities
Fit and Healthy
Inspirational Work Environment
At the HSG, as Europe's leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts - both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.
Executive Education
We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.
Network
We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships - also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.
Family & Career
We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
Equal Opportunities
The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.
Fit and Healthy
We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals - from vegetarian to fish dishes - at discounted prices.
Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.
For job-related questions
Executive Director, Graduate Programme in Economics and Finance
Tel.:+41 71 224 31 38
gpef@unisg.ch
"We are looking forward to your online-application."
Academic Director PiF
"The PhD Programme in Finance, PiF, prepares students to pursue an academic career or to take up an applied research position in a central bank, an international policy institution or in the private sector."