PhD candidate / Research Associate in Asset Management (m/f/d)

Workload 75 % (limited from 01.12.2026 or as agreed)

Your tasks

• Independent research activities in a young, dynamic, and international team
• Support in executive education on asset management
• Support of the Chair of Corporate Finance
• Participation at international conferences and workshops
• Collaborative work with a high degree of personal responsibility

Your profile

• 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
• Excellent knowledge of asset management and good knowledge of corporate finance
• Strong English spoken and written communication skills
• Adept at communicating with finance professionals

The Chair of Prof. Dr. Marc Arnold is primarily active in corporate finance and asset management. Our core competences are teaching, research, and executive education. The PhD-position focuses on asset management topics. We offer you the possibility to work in a dynamic and challenging research environment and present your work at international conferences. The focus of your work is on the collaboration in research projects and executive education in asset management. We value target oriented and constructive team players that are able to collaborate with both acedemics and practitioners.

Please send us your application by November, 15th.

We are looking forward to your online-application stating the job ID

Fit and Healthy

Inspirational Work Environment

At the HSG, as Europe’s leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts – both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.

Executive Education

We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.

Network

We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships – also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.

Family & Career

We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.

Equal Opportunities

The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.

Fit and Healthy

We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals – from vegetarian to fish dishes – at discounted prices.

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

For job-related questions

Prof. Dr. Marc Arnold
Institutsdirektor

We offer an active and internationally oriented research environment.

Carolina Näf
Personal Assistant

We are looking forward to receive your application!

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 10’000 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3’800 researchers, educators and professional staff.

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