PhD Candidate: Data-Driven Operational Decision Making

Immigration Policy Lab; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 60.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich invites applications for a Doctoral Student in Operational Decision Making with Data Science. The position is 100%, Zurich, fixed-term, initially 18 months with potential extension to four to five years for the doctorate.

The role involves developing experimental and causal methods for evaluating products, policies, and technologies in real-world organizational contexts, with industry partners. You will conduct research, write papers, and may contribute to teaching and lab activities.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in statistics, operations, economics or closely related field.
• Excellent analytics skills: statistics, optimization, stochastic modeling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in working on real A/B testing is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Develop new methods for experimental and causal evaluation relevant in real business.
• Collaborate with industrial partners on implementing the methods.
• Write high-quality papers and publish in top-tier OM journals.
• Develop research questions within data-driven decision making.
• Contribute to teaching, lab activities and light responsibilities.

Kenntnisse

Statistics

Optimization

AB testing

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in statistics, operations, economics

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich invites applications for a Doctoral Student in Operational Decision Making with Data Science. The position is 100%, Zurich, fixed-term, initially 18 months with potential extension to four to five years for the doctorate.

The role involves developing experimental and causal methods for evaluating products, policies, and technologies in real-world organizational contexts, with industry partners. You will conduct research, write papers, and may contribute to teaching and lab activities.