PhD Position in AI for Finance at BFH, Uni Twente, and ECB (100%)

PhD Position in AI for Finance at BFH, Uni Twente, and ECB

• 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 AI 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.

• 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

Doing something meaningful in a fascinating environment and with an outlook to the future: a job at Bern University of Applied Sciences makes perfect sense. We're busy researching, developing and virtually bending our minds to come up with practical solutions for business, culture and people in Bern, in Switzerland and all over the world. Apart from being incredibly interesting, this is also a lot of fun, and we get to learn a lot as well. This cutting-edge knowledge benefits all who are studying here or doing part-time continuing education courses. We have great plans for the future: We join forces to make an effective contribution to a sustainable, digitally literate and health-conscious society. This is how we create great prospects for your future work with us.

Cédric Schmid
HR Berater
P +41 31 848 67 69

In the Business School, we offer an education with a clear practical emphasis for the digital change-makers of the future in the economy and society. Content we love to engage with includes topics such as New Work, digital business or public sector transformation.