The Lake Lucerne Institute (LLUI) is an independent, non-profit research and education institute based in Vitznau, Switzerland. Founded in 2022, LLUI combines cutting-edge research in health and finance with innovative teaching formats, working closely with academic and industry partners.

The Department of Wealth Creation at the Lake Lucerne Institute (LLUI Wealth) aims to fill vacancies for Postdoctoral Fellow positions. The appointments are for a term of three years and can be renewed once for a total contract length of six years.

Background

LLUI Wealth 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, work with its team, and be supervised by four affiliated faculty members: Michael Weber, Francesco D’Acunto, Andreas Neuhierl, and Alberto Rossi. They are leading researchers specializing in asset pricing, investments, and behavioral finance. They lead the department’s main focus areas, which cover cutting-edge areas in finance such as big data analytics, machine learning, and behavioral and cognitive finance.

Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to supervise predocs and (once the positions are created) PhD students, collaborate with LLUI-affiliated faculty and researchers on high-impact academic research projects, and disseminate research with national and international presentations as well as academic publications.

Your Role

• 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

Your Profile

• PhD in Economics, Finance, Behavioral Sciences, or related fields (obtained before July 1, 2027)
• Strong quantitative background and analytical skills
• 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

Workplace

All research activities are conducted in English. The primary workplace is Vitznau (Switzerland), with the flexibility to work remotely up to one day per week.

What We Offer

LLUI Wealth provides a vibrant research environment with ample resources to further develop an existing research program. These include pre-doctoral fellows who can assist in data collection and analysis, internal grants for data acquisition, and a research budget for presenting at conferences. LLUI Wealth regularly hosts leading international academics at its conferences, workshops, PhD summer school, and internal seminar series.

We are committed to equality

LLUI is committed to equality in general and gender equality in particular. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of origin, gender, age, or background. Our commitments are set out in our Gender Equality Plan.

Application

The positions are available from July 1, 2027, though other dates may be considered. Salary and benefits are competitive. Please contact Felix von Meyerinck (felix.vonmeyerinck@llui.org) with any questions you may have. Please send your complete application (CV, cover letter, and job market paper) to jobs.wealth.postdoc@llui.org and ask three references to send their letters to the same address. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Incomplete applications or applications that do not match the published profile will not be considered.