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People are the decisive fact for success. We are looking forward to meeting you.

This position is part of the research project “Swiss hospital capacity planning: An empirical evaluation of its impact on hospital service delivery, quality and costs”, funded by the Swiss National Fund (SNF).

 As a working student, you will:

• Conduct analyses with empirical methods using large datasets from the Swiss Federal Statistics Office and other sources
• Support literature reviews
• Show initiative and drive your tasks independently and with high motivation
• Work and communicate effectively in a structured manner and cooperate with PhD students on defined tasks

We are looking for highly qualified and motivated candidates:

• Master or Bachelor student in a later semester in an economics program or management program with a quantitative focus
• Solid quantitative skills including working knowledge of the programming language R (additionally python, stata, matlab would be a plus) and a motivation to improve your technical skillset
• Experience with Ubuntu (Server) is a plus
• Result-oriented working style with a high degree of initiative, creativity, and team spirit
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken; German is a plus.

The School of Medicine and the Chair of Health Economics, Policy and Management were founded in 2020 and are the latest stage of the growth path of the University of St. Gallen. We offer the opportunity to conduct innovative research in an international, multidisciplinary team with high leadership involvement and in a dynamic environment. With our research, we inform health policy makers, payers, as well as clinicians and other providers. We derive implications in the fields of health economics, health care management, health systems, and health policy research – always with the goal in mind to improve the quality of care for patients.