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Universität Zürich · Education

PhD Position in Business Administration / Management & Economics with a focus on Social Influence for Social Impact

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Zurich, Switzerland temporary
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer! As a PhD student, you will develop and implement research ideas related to the topics outlined above, leading to a doctoral thesis to be submitted to the Graduate School of Business within four years. You will contribute to publi-cations in leading scientific journals, participate in international conferences and summer schools, and assist in teaching as well as the supervision of Bachelor's and Master's theses. You bring with you
  • An interest in interdisciplinary research.
  • Strong motivation to work on societally relevant problems.
  • A passion for sharing knowledge and teaching.
  • Methodological expertise in at least two of the following three skill areas:
1. Econometrics and/or machine learning
2. Randomized experiments (lab and/or field)
3. Agent based modeling and network analysis.
  • Excellent written and spoken English
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