The St.Gallen Collegium invites applications for fellowships for the academic year 2027-2028 on the annual theme "Performance: The What, How, and Why of Optimization". The theme addresses the renewed focus on performance in European business and politics, reflecting changing societal values and preferences regarding optimization.
Tasks
- Work on the annual theme "Performance: The What, How, and Why of Optimization".
- Be in residence in St.Gallen or its environs during the academic year 2027/2028 and spend work days on the campus of the University of St.Gallen.
- Dedicate two-thirds of Collegium time to individual research projects related to the annual theme.
- Spend one-third of the time establishing and developing a joint project with the support of a St.Gallen faculty member who acts as convenor and moderator.
- Interact regularly, collaborate across disciplinary boundaries, and engage with invited faculty and guests who can contribute to the joint project.
- Join select events organized by St.Gallen Collegium, present and discuss own work as well as aspects of the joint project.
Requirements
- For Senior Fellowships: established scholars of any field, including Associate Professors/Readers, Full Professors, emeriti/emeritae, and independent scholars.
- For Junior Fellowships: advanced doctoral students or early postdoctoral scholars currently working at a university in the global south, preferably at an African university.
- For Hans Christoph Binswanger Fellowship: post-doctoral scholar (see separate application procedure).
- For Outreach Fellowship: work with research fellows in the context of the joint project and act as a bridgebuilder to make the work and findings of the Collegium more accessible to a broader audience.
- Working language is English.
- Fellows must be free from obligations at their home institutions during the Collegium year.
- Application documents for research fellowships: CV (highlighting interdisciplinary collaborative project experience), list of publications (highlighting three key publications pertaining to the annual theme), letter of motivation (max. 2 pages), short outline of planned research (max. 2 pages), and for advanced doctoral students or postdoctoral scholars, two letters of recommendation.
Benefits
- Inspirational work environment.
- Executive education network.
- Family and career support, including part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave, subsidised crèche, and support with childcare during vacations.
- Equal opportunities for all employees and students.
- Modern IT infrastructure and nationwide access to scientific information via HSGswisscovery.
- Support for internal and external executive education opportunities, including seminars, e-learning, coaching, and collegial advice.
- Flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week.
- Promotion of cross-functional collaboration and valuable relationships, including regular exchanges and internal events.
- Diverse range of mostly free sports activities, campaign weeks for corporate health management, and fruit in the workplace.
- Canteen with a wide selection of freshly prepared meals at discounted prices.
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Das Team
The Collegium consists of seven research fellows who collaborate on a joint project with the support of a St.Gallen faculty member acting as convenor and moderator. Fellows are introduced to St.Gallen faculty with shared interests and engage with invited faculty and guests.