University of St. Gallen

The University of St. Gallen is a Swiss university in the city of St. Gallen, in the canton of St. Gallen. The university was founded in 1448 and is one of the oldest universities in Europe. The main campus is situated on a hill overlooking Lake Constance, with additional buildings located across town, and some courses are offered online as well.

The University of St. Gallen has 3,443 master’s students and 617 doctoral students, with 4 main specializations such as business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. You can read more about the salary of PhD students in our previous post.

Fully Funded PhD Positions at the University of St. Gallen

Here you can find the list of all available PhD vacancies at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. There are some details and deadlines.


Position Title: Two PhD Positions in Behavioral Science (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 70% (limited, by 15.08.2022)

Task:

  • Develop a stream of research at the intersection of behavioral science and new technologies, ideally related to the lab’s current research on autonomous products, human-technology relationship, digital well-being, and/or meaning in life.
  • Publish in international, peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
  • Support teaching activities by Prof. de Bellis (e.g., Empirical Social Research, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science).

Requirements:

  • A passion for behavioral science and new technologies.
  • An excellent master’s degree (or equivalent) in psychology, marketing, behavioral economics, or a related field.
  • Outstanding English communication and writing skills.
  • Practical experience in empirical research, especially in lab and web-based experiments.
  • Practical experience in a command-line tool for data analysis such as R.
  • A strong self-discipline, team-orientation, and openness to work in an international team.

We review applications immediately and continue until the positions are filled. The positions are fully funded for four years, the average duration for successfully obtaining a PhD. Applicants should submit a motivation letter, CV, transcript of grades, two reference contacts, and an exemplary piece of academic writing (e.g., master thesis).

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Position Title: PhD Position: Emerging Business Models in Digital Healthcare (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 100% (limited, by 01.08.2022 until 31.01.2026)

Task:

You will work on specific projects in cooperation with our healthcare partner CSS. As part of our team, you take direct project responsibility. You will plan, conduct, and evaluate cutting-edge research at the intersection of the social, medical, and engineering sciences. This includes subfields such as entrepreneurship, general management, behavioral science, and information systems.

Requirements:

  • Eligibility for a Ph.D. at the University of St. Gallen
  • A master’s degree in engineering, medical sciences, or social sciences with a GPA (Grade Point Average) of at least 5.0 (GPA of 2.0 and better in Germany and Austria) in combination with a strong interest in entrepreneurship and management.
  • Prior experience in applied research projects, start-ups, or venture capital, as well as prior work experience in the health industry, is advantageous
  • Strong interest in healthy longevity, social and health psychology, health economics, technology-based innovation
  • Self-confident appearance and high conceptual and communication skills, especially regarding presenting research results to a broad and interdisciplinary audience
  • Profound knowledge (written/oral) in German and English

Employment conditions, compensation, and benefits are attractive and based on the guidelines of HSG. The average duration necessary for successfully obtaining a Ph.D. is 3 1/2 years.
If you are fascinated by the described task and would like to be part of a highly motivated, young team, we would be pleased to receive your electronic application (incl. motivation letter, CV, certificates, and transcript of records, other relevant documents).

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Position Title: Fully funded PhD position for project on care/technologies/end of life (m/w/d)(University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 100% (limited, by 01.10.2022 or upon agreement, until 30.09.2026)

Task:

We are looking for a PhD candidate who is intrigued by the complex intersections between care, technologies and end of life. The PhD position is part of the research project

“(Im-)possibilities of letting life end. An ethnography of medical specialist practices”.

The overall project provides an ethnography of the ways in which in the clinical practices of medical specialties non-life prolonging treatment and care are made possible. It consists of two case studies each focusing on one medical speciality in a clinical setting in Switzerland. One case study will be carried out by the principal investigator and one by the selected PhD researcher.
The case studies might trace, for instance, how in the mundane goings-on of providing health care to patients with life-limiting, -threatening or chronic diseases in a hospital “conservative management”, “supportive treatment”, or “palliative care” are made thinkable, discussed and implemented. The case studies might also follow the activities that physicians undertake to increase possibilities for providing non-life prolonging treatment and care in the structures they are embedded in (e.g. writing guidelines, producing scientific evidence, teaching specialist palliative care courses). Or they might zoom in on the scripts that are embedded in life-prolonging technologies, treatment protocols, in scores and indicators that are used in clinical practice. More generally, the project seeks to articulate emergences of novel forms of “good” medical care at the beginning of the 21st century.

The PhD candidate is expected to

  • carry out a case study that investigates the ways in which non-life prolonging treatment and care are made possible in one specific medical specialty (that is neither paediatrics nor oncology)
  • collect qualitative data in Switzerland
  • complete a dissertation for a PhD degree at the University of St.Gallen
  • present research outputs at conferences
  • organize a workshop with the PI

Requirements:

  • fulfilment of the formal admission criteria of the DOK-Program
  • two year’s Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification) in STS, Sociology, or neighbouring disciplines
  • documented experience with and/or well described interest in the fields of medical STS, medical sociology or medical anthropology
  • documented experience with qualitative methods, in particular ethnography and interviews
  • fluency in English and either German or French
  • the ability to work autonomously and collaborate in teams

We offer

  • ongoing supervision by Dr. Anna Mann, the PI of the project, and Prof. Tanja Schneider, the formal supervisor
  • opportunity to enrol in the DOK-Program of the University of St. Gallen (discipline: Technology Studies, SHSS)
  • scientific engagement in national and international networks
  • opportunity to conduct research that is both, theoretically innovative and practically relevant
  • salary in accordance with the guidelines of the SNSF

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Position Title: Research Associate / Doctoral Candidate in the field of Medical Knowledge and Decision Support (m/f/d (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 70% (unlimited, by 01.08.2022)

Task:

The group of Medical Knowledge and Decision Support at the HSG School of Medicine is interested in the impact of increasing digitalisation – digital knowledge, decision support tools, and the growing promise of artificial intelligence – on the working lives of clinicians, their workflows, their professional identities, their relationships with each other and with their patients. In this research position, you will work with mixed qualitative and quantitative approaches to answer questions about the changing clinical landscape in the light of increasing digitalisation. You will conduct interviews and observation studies with clinicians and seek to understand their transformative experiences in the context of the currently available digital tools and their hopes and expectations for the future of digitalisation in a changing healthcare environment. Your research will also seek to build bridges by amplifying the voices of clinicians for the developers of healthcare informatics systems, to ensure

Requirements:

  • An interest in digital transformation in healthcare and its human dimension in clinical contexts
  • Master’s degree in a discipline related to human medicine, clinical information science, health psychology, health informatics or human-computer interaction
  • Empathy and communication skills to work effectively with a wide range of collaborators and research participants (in German and English)
  • Basic skills in data analysis and visualisation and the willingness to learn tools for reproducible research, e.g. the Python programming language and Jupyter notebooks

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Position Title: PhD in Software Engineering (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 100% (unlimited, by 01.07.2022)

Task:

The Chair of Software Systems Programming and Development (Prof. Barbara Weber) invites for applications for a PhD or postdoctoral position. The position is meant to strengthen our research in one or several of the following areas:

  • Stream processing of IoT data
  • IoT-enabled Process Monitoring and Process Mining
  • Event-driven and process-oriented software architectures
  • Data-driven assessment of software artifacts using biosginals and support the chair in teaching activities in software engineering
Requirements:
  • You have a university-level master degree or PhD degree in Computer Science
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • You have good programming skills in Java, enjoy teaching, and feel motivated to support courses on software design and software engineering as teaching assistant
  • You have demonstrated your ability to publish results of your research at leading international venues on a regular basis (for Post-doc applications)
  • You are motivated to work in an international team of distinguished researchers
  • You are motivated by both personal and team accomplishments

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Position Title: PhD in Process Mining and Analytics (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 100% (unlimited, by 01.07.2022)

Task:

The Chair of Software Systems Programming and Development (Prof. Barbara Weber) invites for applications for a PhD or postdoctoral position. The position is meant to strengthen our research in one or several of the following areas related to process mining and task mining:

  • User behavior analysis of digital trace data
  • Visual analysis of digital trace data
  • Process Mining support for end-users

and support the chair in teaching activities in software engineering.

Requirements:

  • You have a university-level master degree or PhD degree in Computer Science.
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • You have good programming skills in Java, enjoy teaching, and feel motivated to support courses on software design and software engineering as teaching assistant.
  • You have demonstrated your ability to publish results of your research at leading international venues on a regular basis (for Post-doc applications).
  • You are motivated to work in an international team of distinguished researchers.
  • You are motivated by both personal and team accomplishments.

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Position Title: Research Associate/ Doctoral Candidate in the field of Management of Artificial Intelligence (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 70% (limited, by asap or upon agreement)

Task:

This research-oriented position at the Management of AI Lab at University of St.Gallen aims at the value-oriented use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in companies. The core research topics of the Lab are addressed both in scientific contributions and in practice-oriented projects, so that organizations can successfully use AI in productive IT applications in the future.

This research position focuses on AI portfolio management and design-oriented research on tool and method development to support early-stage AI-based innovations. As part of the PhD and your research, you will work closely with one of the leading e-commerce companies in Europe. Furthermore, you will be involved in central teaching courses of the Lab, such as Design Thinking for Artificial Intelligence.

The position offers an exciting environment in terms of content and excellent conditions for a doctorate on one of the future topics of business informatics.

Requirements:

  • Master’s degree with a grade average of at least 5.0 (equivalent to 2.0 in D and AT) in (business) computer science, (business) engineering, economics or related fields of study
  • Distinct analytical, structured and independent working style as well as first experience in writing scientific papers
  • Empathy and communication skills to work effectively with a wide range of contacts (in German and English)
  • Ideally, first professional experience, e.g. in consulting, data science, or also in the development of digital innovations
  • Basic knowledge in the field of Artificial Intelligence and willingness to learn more about it
  • A “get things done” mentality

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Position Title: Research Associate / Ph.D. Student in Financial Economics of Insurance (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 70% (limited, by 01.08.2022 or mutual agreement)

Task:

The Institute of Insurance Economics at the University of St. Gallen seeks to hire a Research Associate (PhD Position). This position should be of particular interest to candidates interested in pursuing an academic-oriented PhD in the Team on Financial Economics of Insurance. The researcher will benefit from hands-on experience with research methods and opportunities to work closely with Swiss and international corporate partners and potential references at the world’s leading academic institutions and international organizations.
This position provides excellent opportunities to develop valuable analytic skills and gain deep insights into diverse areas of financial economics of insurance that are applicable to a broad spectrum of exciting career paths ranging from academia to central banking and financial services industry.
The Institute of Insurance Economics’ work environment is informal, intellectually stimulating, and exciting.

Requirements:

Candidates for this position are expected to enroll in the PhD program in Finance at the University of St. Gallen, with the doctoral supervisor being Anastasia Kartasheva. Since recently, University of St Gallen is a member of the Swiss Finance Institute.
The candidate should fulfill the following qualifications:

  • Outstanding Master’s degree in economics/finance or a related field from a leading university or business school
  • Strong interest in risk management and insurance
  • Demonstrated suitability to work on analytical problems and solid empirical analysis skills
  • Previous research experience in financial regulation, insurance or banking-related environment is a definite plus
  • First practical experience in a profession closely related to financial intermediation and insurance management is a plus
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Position Title: Research assistant/PhD-student in Econometrics (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 50-70% (unlimited, by 01.09.2022 or upon mutual agreement)

Task:

The position is meant to support a young scientist through their doctoral research in Econometrics under the supervision of Prof. Preinerstorfer.

  • The successful applicant will enter the Ph.D. program (GPEF, specialization: Econometrics);
  • is expected to do research in theoretical econometrics and mathematical statistics with a focus on, e.g., high-dimensional decision problems (“Big data”), causality, or treatment assignment problems;
  • will do some limited teaching assistance for the courses taught at the chair.
Requirements:
  • The requirements for entering the Graduate Programme in Economics and Finance (GPEF, at the University of St. Gallen) must be satisfied.
  • A Master’s or comparable degree with excellent grades in economics (with considerable coursework in mathematics and statistics), statistics, mathematics, or a closely related discipline (completed or pending completion).
  • A promising potential for original research.

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Position Title: PhD Position in Human-Centered Design & Applied Digital Innovation (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 100% (limited, by 01.06.2022 or upon mutual agreement)

Task:

  • Contribute to current research streams of our research group at the intersection of service design, behavioral science and human-computer interaction. Develop a novel stream of independent, original research based on the current directions of our group;
  • Publishing in international, peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings;
  • Support industry projects on the design and evaluation of novel service interfaces (e.g., conver-sational interfaces such as voice or chat bots) and tools for advanced user analytics (e.g., text and voice analytics);
  • Support teaching activities of our group (e.g., “Digital Business and Transformation”, “Develop-ment of Digital Business Models”, “Business Analytics, Data Science Applications, and Designing Chatbots”).
We offer:
  • A stimulating, interdisciplinary research environment;
  • Access to an international network of scholars and participation in international conferences;
  • A structured PhD program;
  • A team of like-minded, driven, and ambitious peers;
  • A business and research network of one of the top-ranked business schools in Europe;
  • A salary competitive with international top universities;
  • The best hiking trials, ski slopes and chocolate right around the corner.

Requirements:

  • Excellent master’s degree (or equivalent) in a management-related field (management, industrial engineering, information systems, or related disciplines). Ideally initial experience at the intersection of these fields and digital innovation (human-computer interaction, human-centered design);
  • Practical experience with human-centered design techniques (i.e., design thinking, lean startup);
  • Practical experience in at least one command-line tool for data analysis, ideally R or Python (i.e., hands-on experience beyond university courses);
  • Practical experience in empirical research studies (either web-experiments or laboratory experiments);
  • A hands-on mentality to get things done;
  • A passion for interdisciplinary research;
  • Excellent English communication and writing skills; a passion for writing;
  • Strong self-discipline, team-orientation, and a curiosity for science.
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Position Title: PhD candidate / Research Associate in Auditing (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 50% (unlimited, by asap or upon mutual agreement)

Task:
  • You work on your dissertation thesis in the area of Auditing and Accounting
  • Your main focus is empirical fundamental research of phenomena related to Auditing. Central tasks are literature work, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting results in international conferences and in scholarly publications
  • You support the teaching activities of Prof. Dr. Florian Eugster, including the supervision of bachelor’s and master’s theses

Requirements:

  • High personal motivation and responsible work ethics
  • Keen interest in learning how to work scientifically as a base for an academic or professional career
  • Excellent marks in your diploma, licentiate, or master studies in business, economics, or related fields
  • Excellent understanding in auditing and financial reporting, financial analysis and valuation
  • Strong existing computer skills with MS Office; the competent use of a statistical software (e.g. STATA, R, or Python) will be expected throughout the program
  • Strong English spoken and written communication skills
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Position Title: PhD candidate / Research Associate in Corporate Finance (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 50% (unlimited, by 01.09.2022 or upon mutual agreement)

Task:

  • Independent research activities in a young, dynamic, and international team
  • Support of the competence center for Corporate Finance
  • Participation at international conferences and workshops
  • Collaborative work with a high degree of personal responsibility
  • Support in research, teaching, and executive education

Requirements:

  • High personal motivation and responsible work ethics
  • Keen interest in learning how to work scientifically as a base for an academic or professional career
  • Excellent marks in your diploma, licentiate, or master studies in the  finance or corporate finance classes
  • Good knowledge of corporate finance and corporate governance
  • Strong English spoken and written communication skills
  • Ambition to earn a PhD-degree within the next 4 years
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Position Title: Research Assistant and PhD Student «Platform Business Models in Digital Healthcare» (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 100% (unlimited, by mutual agreement)

Task:

Platform companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google dominate our economy. And indeed, successful platforms can be found in all industries, with healthcare being no exception. Many exciting healthcare platforms such as Babylon Health or PatientsLikeMe have already emerged. Moreover, incumbent players like Abbott or Dexcom have connected their smart MedTech products and embraced platform business models.

In light of these developments, we are looking for a personality with a strong will to create a meaningful impact. Are you eager to investigate how platforms will shape the future of health? Are you keen on developing business models and strategies in the realm of healthcare platforms and smart connected MedTech products? Are you excited about bringing your ideas to life? We are looking for you!

Requirements:

What we offer:
  • Unique possibility to advance your scientific as well as entrepreneurial, management skills
  • A highly motivated, interdisciplinary team of young researchers in a very pleasant atmosphere
  • Direct project responsibility and close collaboration with our research partners, e.g., Bosch, startups, and renowned universities
  • Attractive employment conditions, outstanding work environment and the normal duration for successfully obtaining a PhD in our team is 3.5 years

Whom we are looking for:

  • Strong interest in technology-based innovation, entrepreneurship, platforms, and healthcare
  • A business, technology, or healthcare background, e.g., in management, economics, information systems, computer science, engineering or medical sciences
  • Prior experience in applied research projects, startups, or venture capital, as well as prior work experience in the healthcare industry is advantageous
  • Self-confident appearance and high conceptual and communication skills, especially regarding presenting research results to a broad and interdisciplinary audience
  • Master’s degree with a GPA (Grade Point Average) of at least 5.0 (GPA of 2.0 and better in Germany or Austria) to be eligible for a PhD at the University of St. Gallen
  • Profound knowledge (written/oral) in German and English
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Position Title: Research Assistant positions with enrolment in the Ph.D. Programme in Economics and Econometrics (GPEF Economics and Econometrics) (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 35%-70% (unlimited, by 01.08.2022)

Task:

Admitted candidates will enrol in the Graduate Programme in Economics and Finance (the Ph.D. Programme in Economics and Econometrics). The Ph.D. programme is tailored towards a high-quality and internationally oriented education in economics and econometrics research. It prepares students for an academic career or for applied research positions in policy and industry. The coursework will start in September 2022.

To fund their Ph.D. studies, admitted candidates will be hired as research and teaching assistants. Tasks as research and teaching assistant include:
  • Supporting lectures (e.g. developing exercises, grading exams)
  • Supporting research activities (e.g. basic data analysis, conducting literature reviews, helping in the organisation of conferences)

Requirements:

You have a Master’s degree in economics, finance or quantitative methods with very good grades and want to pursue a Ph.D. in Economics and Econometrics (current Master students who will finish their degree before June 30 may also apply).

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Position Title: Research Assistant positions with enrolment in the Ph.D. Programme in Finance (GPEF Finance) (m/f/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 35%-70% (unlimited, by 01.09.2022)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Task:

Admitted candidates will enrol in the Graduate Programme in Economics and Finance (the Ph.D. Programme in Finance). The Ph.D. programme in Finance is tailored towards a high-quality and internationally oriented education in financial research. It prepares students for an academic career or for applied research positions in policy and industry. The coursework will start in September 2022.

To fund their Ph.D. studies, admitted candidates will be hired as research and teaching assistants. Tasks as research and teaching assistant include:

  • Supporting lectures (e.g. developing exercises, grading exams)
  • Supporting research activities (e.g. basic data analysis, conducting literature reviews, helping in the organisation of conferences)
Requirements:

You have a master’s degree in finance, economics, or a related field with very good grades and want to pursue a Ph.D. in Finance (current master students who will finish their degree before June 30 may also apply).

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Position Title: Research Associate at the Institute of Technology Management (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Position Type: 25-30% (unlimited, by mutual agreement or immediately)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Task:

The Chair of Innovation Management (Prof. Dr. Oliver Gassmann) at the Institute of Technology Management (ITEM) of the University of St. Gallen conducts research in the field of strategic innovation management, business model innovation and the management of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) and is seeking, with immediate start or by appointment, a research associate (25-30%).
As part of the “Emerging Technology Lab” you will work at the interface of technology and innovation management, strategic management and artificial intelligence and support a research project. The main tasks of this position consist of conducting research on the future of work, examining the influence of new technologies and new players in the education sector, and analyzing those developments in terms of potential opportunities and risks.

offer:

  • Profound insights into current research topics of the chair and intensive cooperation with professors and doctoral students as well as possible participation in workshops and interviews
  • Practice-oriented work and exchange in an international environment
  • Interesting and challenging tasks on current research topics
  • The opportunity to combine your employment with your bachelor’s or master’s thesis
  • Flexible working atmosphere in a young, dynamic, and interdisciplinary team.
  • Stay at the University of St. Gallen – one of the world’s oldest and most renowned business schools.

Requirements:

  • Previous knowledge of research methods (literature research, qualitative and quantitative methods, e.g., text-mining)
  • Active interest and initial experience with new technologies, digitalisation, innovation management, and the future of learning and work.
  • High level of comprehension and sense of responsibility
  • Independent, structured and goal-oriented way of working
  • Excellent linguistic skills in German and English
  • Initial work and research experience in related areas (including consulting) would be advantageous.

Have we sparked your interest? Then please submit your comprehensive application (cover letter describing your motivation and research competence, curriculum vitae, grade transcripts, letter(s) of recommendation, and a writing sample).
Please do not hesitate to contact us in case of any questions.
We are very much looking forward to your application. The position will remain open until filled. The starting date for the job is negotiable but starting as soon as possible is preferred.

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Position Title: PhD Position in Marketing Analytics & Applied Human-Computer Interaction (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Location: The Institute of Behavioral Science and Technology (IBT-HSG)

Position Type: 70% (unlimited, by 01.04.2022) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Task:

  • Contribute to current research streams of the institute at the intersection of marketing analytics, behavioral science, and human-computer interaction. Develop a novel stream of independent, original research based on the current directions of our group.
  • Publishing in international, peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
  • Support teaching activities by Prof. Hildebrand (e.g., Machine Learning for Social Scientists; Web Data & Digital Analytics).

Requirements:

  • Excellent master’s degree (or equivalent) in either a social science field (psychology, economics, or related disciplines) or technical sciences (computer science, data science) (“magna cum laude” or higher). Ideally initial experience at the intersection of these fields (human-computer interaction, human factors research).
  • Practical experience in at least one command-line tool for data analysis, ideally R or Python (i.e., hands-on experience beyond university courses).
  • Practical experience in empirical research studies (either web-experiments or laboratory experiments).
  • Ideally initial experience in working with and develop custom-made hardware (Raspberry Pi, Arduino) and / or software (mobile app development kits).
  • A passion for interdisciplinary research.
  • Excellent English communication and writing skills.
  • Strong self-discipline, team-orientation, and openness to work in international teams.

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Position Title: PhD Position in «Digital Communication» (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Location:  Institute of Media and Communications Management 

Position Type: 70% (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Duration: period of 3 years (University of St. Gallen PhD)

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Task:

The PhD position is part of the research group of Prof. Stanoevska-Slabeva, with research focus on the broad domain of “Digital Communication”. Fields of interest are: Analysis of the impact of both digital communication through different channels (web, social, mobile, smart products, audio and conversational, i.e. chatbots) and of cross-channel communication; Design and impact of push communication (i.e. push notifications); Persuasive communication; Impact of communication campaigns; Communication in specific areas as Corporate Social Responsibility; Design of Machine-Human Interaction and Automation of Communication Processes.

Your tasks will be:

  • You work on your dissertation thesis in the areas of digital communication and technology use for communication. You receive guidance and coaching for your research project as well as access to an international research network.
  • Your focus is empirical fundamental research (primarily quantitative or combined qualitative and quantitative research) of phenomena related to digital communication. Central tasks are literature work, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting results in peer-reviewed and high-quality scholarly publications.
  • You support applied research projects with national and multinational organizations.
  • You support the teaching activities of Prof. Stanoevska-Slabeva, including the supervision of bachelor’s and master’s theses.
  • You engage with the scientific community by partaking in activities and providing services (e.g., presenting at international conferences, peer-reviewing).
  • You engage in outreach activities to acquire projects and disseminate research findings (e.g., research talks, board presentations, official communication).

Requirements:

  • You hold an excellent master’s degree (or equivalent) in communication science, information systems, social sciences, or related disciplines (“magna cum laude” or higher).
  • You have strong interest in conducting high quality, data-driven research using quantitative methods, participating in international conferences and publishing in premier peer-reviewed journals. You have high ambition to excel in research, teaching, and academic service.
  • You have strong conceptual and analytical skills and are motivated to acquire diverse methodological skills and knowledge.
  • You have gained first experience in scientific work (e.g., writing an empirical master’s thesis).
  • You have strong self-discipline, good collaborative skills, an international mindset and the ability to work independently
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional written and verbal communication skills in German is a plus
  • A rising track record in peer-reviewed research in the respective topic area is a plus

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Position Title: Paid Research Assistant positions in Communication- and Interaction-based Systems (m/w/d)

Location: Interactions Research Group

Position Type: 70%

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Task:

In ths position, you will focus on designing methodologies and implementing systems that allow smart devices in networked systems to automatically interact with each other, and permit users to monitor, cooperate, and collaborate with such distributed environments in their homes, on the road, and in industrial settings without prior training. In this context, the position will give you the opportunity to work toward a PhD in Computer Science.

Requirements:

  • A university-level Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related subject
  • Confidence and independence in designing and implementing complex systems (industry experience is a plus)
  • Experience with robotic systems as well as Augmented and Mixed Reality technologies
  • A rising track record in peer-reviewed research in the respective topic area is a plus
  • Experience in supervising student projects and teaching university-level courses is a plus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • An international mindset paired with a high ambition to excel in research, teaching, and academic service

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Available Academic Positions at the University of St. Gallen

Here you can find the list of all available Academic vacancies at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. There are some details and deadlines.


Position Title: PostDoc position in “Digital Communication” (University of St. Gallen)

Position Type: 60%, 80% or 100% (unlimited)

Task:

Your responsibilities include the establishment of your research profile for an academic career in “Digital Communication”, joint research and publishing as well as eventually the management of an own research group in the area «Digital Communication» after earliest two years of employment.

Our main areas of interest are: Digital corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Communication, Social media and Mobile Communication, Cross- Channel and persuasive Communication, as well as the automatization of communication (e.g. through chatbots). Furthermore, we are interested in “Digital Communication” in specific contexts like the COVID- 19 pandemic.

Methodically our research area is mainly based on quantitative empirical research. We are aiming to further extend the data- driven research, based on data science and real data derived directly from social media or other data sources.

You will be further involved in the guidance of research assistants (i.e. PhD students) as well as in the support of the management of the research group. As a PostDoc you will be involved in the acquisition of research projects and university teaching (at least two hours during the semester, which corresponds to one lecture), as well as take part in the supervision of bachelor- and master thesis.

Requirements:

  • A finished phD preferentially, but not only, in information systems, data science and computer science favourably with application in digital communication, or digital communication or a PhD in business administration with focus on communication and marketing. Other PhD disciplines (i.e. psychology) are possible, when combined with experience in quantitative research in digital communication
  • Strong quantitative skills and experience in working with large datasets and statistical software (e.g. SPSS, R, phyton, or similar). Experience in data- driven research, e.g., collecting, and analysing data gathered from social media or other digital data sources is of advantage
  • Solid knowledge in digital communication (e.g. Social Media, Mobile Communication, persuasive Communication or CSR Communication), are advantageous.
  • Experience in scientific publication in journals is of advantage
  • Above average capabilities, independent working, fast perception, and entrepreneurial thinking
  • Excellent team spirit
  • Solid written and spoken expression in German and English

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Position Title: PostDoc in Software Engineering (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen)

Position Type: 100% (unlimited, by 01.07.2022)

Task:

The Chair of Software Systems Programming and Development (Prof. Barbara Weber) invites for applications for a PhD or postdoctoral position. The position is meant to strengthen our research in one or several of the following areas:

  • Stream processing of IoT data
  • IoT-enabled Process Monitoring and Process Mining
  • Event-driven and process-oriented software architectures
  • Data-driven assessment of software artifacts using biosginals and support the chair in teaching activities in software engineering

Requirements:

  • You have a university-level master degree or PhD degree in Computer Science
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • You have good programming skills in Java, enjoy teaching, and feel motivated to support courses on software design and software engineering as teaching assistant
  • You have demonstrated your ability to publish results of your research at leading international venues on a regular basis (for Post-doc applications)
  • You are motivated to work in an international team of distinguished researchers
  • You are motivated by both personal and team accomplishments

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Position Title: PostDoc in Process Mining and Analytics (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen)

Position Type: 100% (unlimited, by 01.07.2022)

Task:

The Chair of Software Systems Programming and Development (Prof. Barbara Weber) invites for applications for a PhD or postdoctoral position. The position is meant to strengthen our research in one or several of the following areas related to process mining and task mining:

  • User behavior analysis of digital trace data
  • Visual analysis of digital trace data
  • Process Mining support for end-users

and support the chair in teaching activities in software engineering.

Requirements:

  • You have a university-level master degree or PhD degree in Computer Science.
  • You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • You have good programming skills in Java, enjoy teaching, and feel motivated to support courses on software design and software engineering as teaching assistant.
  • You have demonstrated your ability to publish results of your research at leading international venues on a regular basis (for Post-doc applications).
  • You are motivated to work in an international team of distinguished researchers.
  • You are motivated by both personal and team accomplishments.

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Position Title: Post-Doc Position in Digital Well-Being & Applied Human-Computer Interaction (University of St. Gallen)

Position Type: 60%, 80% or 100% (limited, by 01.04.2022 until 31.03.2023)

Task:

  • Contribute to a fully funded research project on digital well-being in connection with smartphone use.
  • Opportunity to develop additional, original research at the intersection of marketing, psychology, and human-computer interaction (including own budget for independent research).
  • Publishing in international, peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.
  • Provide support and guidance to the doctoral students at our institute.

Requirements:

  • Excellent PhD in either a social science field (psychology, marketing, economics, or related disciplines) or technical sciences (computer science, data science) (“magna cum laude” or higher). Ideally initial experience at the intersection of these fields (human-computer interaction, human factors research).
  • Extensive practical experience in at least one command-line tool for data analysis, ideally R or Python (i.e., hands-on experience beyond university courses).
  • Extensive practical experience in empirical research (either web-experiments or laboratory experiments).
  • Ideally initial experience in working with and developing custom-made hardware (Raspberry Pi, Arduino) or software (mobile app development kits).
  • A passion for interdisciplinary research.
  • Excellent English writing and oral communication skills.
  • Strong self-discipline, team-orientation, and openness to work in international teams.

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Position Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Health Interventions at School of Medicine (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen)

Position Type: 100% (unlimited, by 01.08.2022)

Task:

You will lead and represent the CSS Health Lab as Scientific Director and co-supervise several PhD students in close collaboration with Professors Elgar Fleisch (ETH Zurich and HSG, Information Management), Florian von Wangenheim (ETH; Technology Marketing), and Tobias Kowatsch (UZH, HSG & ETH; Digital Health Interventions). CSS is one of the largest Swiss health insurance companies, and the CSS Health Lab forms an integral part of the CDHI. You will plan and conduct a series of digital health intervention studies, applying different methodologies (e.g., quantitative and qualitative). MobileCoach, among other technologies, will be used to deliver the interventions.
In a highly interdisciplinary team at the intersection of behavioural medicine, clinical psychology, computer science, software engineering, and business innovation, you will contribute to the development of data-driven, high precision, and actionable digital interventions for healthy longevity in vulnerable individuals. It is important that your research studies consider key findings from implementation science so that the resulting interventions can be adopted by the Swiss healthcare system and other relevant stakeholders within and beyond the borders of Switzerland (e.g., Health Promotion Switzerland, Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, patients, family doctors, hospitals, health insurers, universities, digital health start-ups).
You will also engage in promotional activities to increase community awareness of your interventions through conferences, workshops, keynotes, seminars, and social media engagement, while also working on grant proposals, study protocols and publications for high-quality, peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Lancet Digital Health, npj Digital Medicine, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, PNAS). You will also support the teaching activities of the chair.

Requirements:

  • A PhD in behavioural science or related fields
  • Expertise in digital/mobile health interventions
  • Experience with public health interventions, clinical trials, and computer science
  • Familiarity with ethical, legal, and health-political challenges of medical research
  • Positive experiences with interdisciplinary collaborations
  • Strong interest in applied science
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Experience in using conversational agents and voice assistants
  • Experience conducting innovative trial designs (e.g., micro-randomized trials)
  • Experience with control systems theory and just-in-time adaptive interventions
  • Understanding of the digital health start-up space and MedTech companies

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Position Title: PostDoc position in “Public Economics” (m/w/d) (University of St. Gallen)

Position Type: 70% (unlimited, by 01.08.2022)

Task:

Your responsibilities include:

  • the establishment of your research profile for an academic career in “Public Economics”
  • contributing with your research to the success of the EU-funded ERC starting grant VALURED, led by Prof. Paolo G. Piacquadio.
  • co-supervising the work of research assistants and PhD students
  • participation to research grants applications and, to a small extent, to university teaching

Our main areas of interest are taxation and redistribution policies, welfare criteria, inequality.
Our research mostly belongs to “theory” and “applied microeconomic theory.” However, we also aim at extending our research areas to more macroeconomic and/or more quantitative approaches to public economics.

Requirements:

  • You finished a PhD in Economics or expect to do so before August 1st, 2022.
  • You have strong research background in our areas of interest.
  • Excellent knowledge in public economics and optimal taxation models.
  • Enthusiastic and ambitious researcher
  • Above average capabilities, independent working, fast perception, and originality
  • Excellent team spirit
  • Excellent command of English (German is NOT required)
  • Experience in scientific publication in journals is of advantage

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Position Title: Research Assistant Position in Pervasive Computing and Law (m/f/d)

Location: Interactions Research Group

Position Type: 70%

Deadline: Open Until Filled

Task:

Pervasive computing not only impacts our daily social interactions with technology but has also legal implications. In this position, the focus of this position rests on investigating the interaction between technology and law within an interdisciplinary team of computer science researchers and legal scholars. You would be investigating the legal theoretical framework in the context of pervasive computing, creating novel methods to enable users of technology to design their legal context, and creating prototypes to demonstrate and evaluate your research.

Requirements:

  • A university-level Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related subject
  • A Certificate of Advanced Studies (or equivalent) in the legal domain, where a university-level Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law is a plus
  • Ability and motivation to investigate complex legal issues that arise from the use of technology
  • Confidence and independence in designing and implementing proof of concept systems
  • Experience with systems in the artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and robotics domains is a plus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • An international mindset paired with a high ambition to excel in research, teaching, and academic service
  • A rising track record in peer-reviewed research in the respective topic area is a plus
  • Experience in supervising student projects and teaching university-level courses is a plus
  • Industry and/or practical legal experience is a plus

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