Research and Teaching Assistant (PhD Candidate) in Development or Political Economics

The chair of Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler is part of the Swiss Institute of International Economics and Applied Research ( SIAW-HSG ) at the University of St.Gallen. The SIAW-HSG has a strong focus on promoting young researchers, with recent PhD graduates joining Harvard Business School and the Paris School of Economics. The SIAW-HSG offers a work environment that is research-oriented, intellectually stimulating, and exciting.

Application requirements:

Please submit the following documents in our application:

• A cover letter (providing details about your motivation for this position, your research interests, and your relevant skill)
• A CV
• Your grade transcripts
• A piece of written work

• You enroll in the PhD program in Economics at the University of St.Gallen Graduate Programme in Economics and Finance (GPEF) . You are encouraged to enroll also in the Swiss Program for Beginning Doctoral Students in Economics at the Study Center Gerzensee.
• You are working on your PhD thesis in development economics or political economics, with the doctoral supervisor being Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler.
• You collaborate with other researchers of the chair team and beyond.
• You support the teaching activities of Prof. Dr. Roland Hodler in development economics, political economics, and public economics at the Bachelor and Master levels.

• You are committed to high-quality academic research in development economics or political economics.
• You have an outstanding Master's degree in economics or a related field (by August or September 2025), and you have advanced knowledge of econometric and theoretical methods.
• You have excellent command of statistical software (e.g., R or STATA) and are willing to learn further programming languages and software packages (e.g., GIS or Python).

"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 9800 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.