"I am delighted that you are interested in this position at the School of Medicine and would be pleased to meet you soon."

"People are the key to 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 PhD-candidate and research assistant, you will:

• Refine answer and test the project’s research questions with quantitative, empirical methods using large datasets from the Swiss Federal Statistics Office and other sources
• Prepare high-quality manuscripts for publication in international journals and present your research results on (inter-) national conferences
• Supervise bachelor and master theses, and student assistants
• Show initiative and drive your research topics independently and with high motivation
• Work and communicate effectively with diverse teams in a structured manner and work directly with the leadership team on diverse topics and projects
• Enroll in a PhD-program of the University of St.Gallen; we highly recommend the PEcon program (Economics and Econometrics)

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