PhD Candidate in Data-Driven Operational Decision Making

ETH Zürich; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich's Decision Sciences and Analytics group seeks a doctoral student to study operational decision making using data science. The role focuses on developing experimental and causal methods for robust evaluation of new products, policies, and technologies in modern organizational settings.

Collaboration with industrial partners in online marketplaces is emphasized. Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in statistics, operations, economics, or closely related fields, with strong

Qualifikationen

• Excellent academic results and motivation to produce high-quality, policy-relevant research.
• Hold (or will have completed at the time of appointment) a Master’s degree in statistics, operations, economics, or a closely related field.
• Have excellent analytics skills: statistics, optimization, stochastic modeling, etc
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Aufgaben

• Develop new methods for experimental and causal evaluation that are relevant in real business
• Work with industrial partners on implementing the methods
• Write high-quality papers and publish on top-tier OM journals
• They will also have the opportunity to develop their own research questions within the broader topic of the data-driven decision making

Kenntnisse

Experimental design

Causal inference

A/B testing

Data analysis

Ausbildung

Master's degree in statistics, operations, economics, or related field

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich's Decision Sciences and Analytics group seeks a doctoral student to study operational decision making using data science. The role focuses on developing experimental and causal methods for robust evaluation of new products, policies, and technologies in modern organizational settings.

Collaboration with industrial partners in online marketplaces is emphasized. Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in statistics, operations, economics, or closely related fields, with strong