PhD Position in Digital Finance at BFH, Uni Twente, and BIS (100)
Veröffentlicht:
03 Juni 2024Pensum:
100%Vertrag:
Festanstellung- Arbeitsort:Bern
What you'll be doing here
- This PhD position is part of 19 openings within the MSCA Industrial Doctoral Network on Digital Finance, providing a European-wide doctorate in Digital Finance , with leading institutions such as the European Central Bank.
- You will work on exciting research and innovation projects focused on data science, AI and ML applications in finance together with industry and academic expects from Switzerland and abroad.
- You will have access to a specialized training program on Digital Finance created at the European level from a consortium of leading industry and academic experts.
- You will work on industry-relevant topics on Machine Learning in Finance. Topics are subject to change.
- You will spend at least 18 months in industry, with expected placements at the European Central Bank and the Bank for International Settlements. Your PhD-awarding university will be the University of Twente.
What you'll bring with you
- Master's degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Information Technology, Computational Science or related fields
- A strong passion and outstanding skills in data science and experience working with programming languages and statistical software such as Python, R, C++
- Knowledge on quantitative modelling of financial markets, econometric techniques, machine learning or quantitative empirical research methods
- The ability to work on real-world problems in an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented environment
- Good communication skills and an excellent command of English
To start with, here are some of our strong points
- An almost unbelievably large variety of themes and topics and a great mix of research and teaching.
- Curiosity is what we want, oodles of it. Plus, lots of independence and autonomy.
- Focus on research that is geared towards practical orientation and the education of committed people rather than mere profit maximisation.
- A motley crew of friendly folk from all walks of life awaits you, all with different biographies, views and experiences.
- Working with smart people of different professional backgrounds who want, like you, to do things and make a difference.
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Cédric Schmid
HR Berater
P +41 31 848 67 69
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