Student Assistant Position in Quantitative - St. Gallen, Schweiz - Universität St

Universität St

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St. Gallen, Schweiz

vor 1 Woche

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Lena Schneider

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Beschreibung

Student Assistant Position in Quantitative Economics (M/F/d):30 % (limited for one year, by

Your tasks:

The research project lies at the intersection of quantitative economics, household finance and behavioral finance.
Your tasks will mainly involve quantitative data analyses and programming.

We can make far better progress on our ongoing research with support from a motivated student like you on the following tasks:

Quantitative data analysis, research, and coding
Raw data preprocessing, data analysis and visualization
Quantitative analysis of economic, financial, and performance variables
Statistical modelling and testing of financial data
Literature reviews of relevant background and current work

Your profile:

The assistantship will require:

A curious, motivated, and creative mindset
Very strong programming skills
Very strong quantitative data analysis skills in R, Matlab, Stata, or Python
Understanding of basic financial and economic concepts
Experience and deep understanding of statistical analysis techniques
Excellent writing and communication skills in English
Basic experience with LaTeX
Motivation to learn new research topics and tools
Team spirit and interest in collaborative projects

- already holds a bachelor's degree;
- is enrolled in a Masters Programme at the University of St. Gallen, preferably in the MiQE/F or MEcon;
- comes with a background in Economics, Finance, Quantitative Social Sciences, Mathematics, or Statistics with a keen interest in finance and economics.

This research project lies within quantitative empirical economics and behavioral
finance, with a focus on topics related to socially responsible behavior in household finance. The project is a collaboration between the University of St Gallen, FGN-HSG (Prof. Ola Mahmoud) and Copenhagen Business School (Prof. Arna Olafsson and Prof. Luigi Butera).
For more information about our institute, please contact our website.
- a brief statement of motivation, interests, and background
- a detailed CV
- transcripts/grades of your bachelor degree courses
- your bachelor degree certificate
- a sample of academic writing, preferably your bachelor thesis (or similar)
- a recommendation letter

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Further information on working at the HSG can be found here.

For job-related questions:

Prof. Dr. Ola Mahmoud
Assistant Professor for Quantitative Economics

Phone:
Denise Eigenmann, M.A.
Institute Manager Administration

Phone:

Your place of work:

University of St

Gallen:
«A place where knowledge is created» - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.
Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 8800 students.

The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3300 researchers, educators and professional staff.

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