Postdoctoral Fellow positions

The newly established Department of Wealth Creation at Lake Lucerne Institute (LLUI) in Vitznau (CH) aims to fill two vacancies for Postdoctoral Fellow positions. The contracts are over a term of three years and can be renewed once for a total contract length of six years.

LLUI’s Department of Wealth Creation is committed to advancing high-impact research that meets the rigorous standards of top-tier academic journals in economics and finance. Additionally, it maintains strong connections with the asset management industry, ensuring its research is practical and highly relevant to the financial sector.

As a Postdoctoral Fellow, you will join LLUI’s Department of Wealth Creation and work under the supervision of four affiliated faculty---Michael Weber, Francesco D’Acunto, Andreas Neuhierl, and Alberto Rossi, who are leading empirical researchers specializing in asset pricing, investments, and behavioral finance. Their work focuses on cutting-edge areas such as big data analytics, machine learning, behavioral and cognitive economics, finance, and survey-based research.

Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to supervise predocs and (at a later stage) PhD students, collaborate with LLUI-affiliated faculty and researchers on high-impact academic research projects, and disseminate research with national and international presentations.

All research activities are conducted in English. The primary workplace is in Vitznau, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week.

LLUI provides a vibrant research environment with ample resources to further develop an existing research program. These include two pre-doctoral fellows who can assist in data collection and analysis, internal grants for data acquisition, and a research budget for presenting at conferences. Salary and benefits are competitive. LLUI frequently hosts leading international academics for seminars and lectures and hosts an annual flagship conference on asset management.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Active participation in the strategic development of the research program
• National and international networking
• Engaging in independent research in the areas of asset management, asset pricing, behavioral finance, or household finance at the level of top journals in Economics and Finance
• Supervising, mentoring, and coordinating pre-doctoral research assistants
• Presenting results at national and international conferences
• Assisting with grant applications

Qualifications:

• PhD in Economics, Finance, Behavioral Sciences, or related fields
• Strong quantitative background and analytical skills
• Independent research program
• Proficiency in conducting statistical analyses
• Fluency in English is required, German language skills are an advantage
• Previous experience in third-party funding acquisition is an advantage

The positions are available from July 1st 2025, though other dates may be considered. Please contact Prof. Michael Weber (michael.weber@llui.org) with any questions you may have. Please send your complete application (CV, cover letter, job market paper, and three reference letters under separate cover) to hr@llui.org.