PhD position in the area of Computational Economics and Finance
- Employer
- Global Academy Jobs
- Location
- Switzerland
- Closing date
- Jun 16, 2017
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- Sector
- Business and Finance, Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Political Science
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organization Type
- University and College
- Jobseeker Type
- Academic (e.g. 'Lecturer')
Job Details
- The faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Basel (wwz.unibas.ch) has a strong emphasis on empirical work and quantitative methods
- The Computational Economics and Finance unit (head: Prof. Dietmar Maringer) is focusing on machine learning, simulation, and data analytics for economics and business, with a strong emphasis on finance
What the job includes
- enrolment in the departmental PhD program ("Individuelles Doktorat", https://wwz.unibas.ch/studium/studiengaenge/doktorat/individuelles-doktorat/)
- part-time employment as a teaching and research assistant
- individual research and collaboration in departmental research projects
- assistance and participation in teaching and administrative tasks
- start date: upon agreement, but not before August 1st, 2017
Who we are looking for
- graduates from renowned economics, finance, or business programs or from related disciplines
- strong quantitative background
- keen interest in computational methods
Application procedure
Please send your electronic application before June 30th, 2017 using our website below. Your documents should include:
- an up-to-date CV
- a letter of motivation
- a short outline of preferred research topic
- your transcripts of prior university course work (including grades)
- a sample of academic writing (master thesis, seminar paper, research paper, etc.)
Company
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