Doctoral Candidate at the Chair of Strategic Management (m/f/d)
Your tasks
- To assist and support Professor Tomi Laamanen chair's Master's, Executive, and PhD courses
- To participate in the chair's research and company projects. The research areas of the chair team cover the strategic management area, as a whole, with a specific focus on programmatic M&A, strategy processes and practices, and the use of AI in strategy
- To engage with the scientific community by participating in international conferences
- Striving to publish your work in leading strategy journals
- To complete your PhD degree as part of the appointment
Your profile
- Passionate about high-quality strategic management research publishable in top-level strategy journals.
- Proficient in either quantitative or qualitative research methods.
- While not mandatory, prior experience in machine learning and proficiency in Python programming will be considered advantageous given the focus of the position.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English is required.
- Having German language skills would be beneficial.
- Applicants must hold a Master's degree in a relevant field with a minimum grade of 5.0 (on a 6.0 scale) or be on track to complete their Master's degree before the start of employment.
- Candidates should be eligible to apply for St. Gallen's doctoral program by reviewing the admission requirements available at https://www.unisg.ch/de/studium/zulassung/zulassung-doktorat/
Professor Laamanen is Chair of Strategic Management, Director at the Institute of Management and Strategy, Academic Director of the Financial Times No. 1-ranked Master Program in Strategy and International Management (SIM), and Academic Director of the PhD Program in General Management at the University of St. Gallen. The Chair team's research has been published, among others, in the Strategic Management Journal, the Academy of Management Annals, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Management Studies, the Journal of International Business Studies, Research Policy, and Strategic Organization.
Inspirational Work Environment
Executive Education
Network
Family & Career
Equal Opportunities
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
Full Professor of Strategic Management
«I am delighted that you are interested in this position at our University and would be pleased to meet you soon.»
Personal Assistant to Prof. Dr. Dr. Tomi Laamanen
«I am looking forward receiving your application for this job.»
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 3'500 researchers, educators and professional staff.
