Department of Economics, University of Bern
Start of employment: or by mutual agreement
Duration: Up to five years

The positions are funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Starting Grant on Financial Stability in an Era of Digital Currencies led by Professor Lukas Altermatt and the SNSF grant on The Next-Generation Monetary System: Insitutional Design of Interoperable and programmable CBDCs led by Professor Cyril Monnet.

Project description and tasks The goal of the project is to study the structure and the stability of the future digital financial system. The candidate is expected to work independently on projects in this area, but also to contribute to developing and calibrating models with the project leaders. Requirements • PhD in Economics or Finance, with a focus on Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics, Financial Intermediation, or a related field, by the time of the appointment or shortly thereafter
• Strong expertise i...