At the University of St. Gallen, Department of Economics, one 35%-70%-assistant position will be opened, starting in March 2010. The position is part of the Prof. Matthias Fengler's research group. It is assumed that candidates for these position are willing to start a Ph.D. in Financial Econometrics and Quantitative Finance at the University of St. Gallen. Ph. D. topics for a thesis can cover both, theoretical or empirical methods in Finance and Economics.

The successful candidate will be integrated in a young, strongly research oriented team, with strong foundation in quantitative methods in Finance and Economics. The group will be located at the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of St. Gallen.

The new Ph. D. candidate is expected to interact with the professors of the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics in the development of their thesis, as well as with professors and post-docs of the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance. The candidate is expected to contribute to the teaching activities of the group in the areas of mathematics and quantitative methods for Finance and Economics. The candidate is expected to participate in the class program offered by the Ph.D. program in economics and finance (PEF). Applications for the position should be send no later than Monday, February 1st, 2010 by e-mail with a complete CV to: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist gegen Spambots geschützt! JavaScript muss aktiviert werden, damit sie angezeigt werden kann.

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. thesis in Financial Econometrics or Quantitative Finance at the University of St. Gallen;
• Strong willingness to apply quantitative methods in Finance or Economics;

Duties:

• Collaboration in the teaching of mathematics and statistics at different teaching levels;
• Collaboration in the research activities of the group in the areas of Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Econometrics and Quantitative Finance;
• Development of a Ph. D. thesis at the University of St. Gallen.

Starting Date: 1st of March 2010