Student Assistant – Strategic Management & AI Forecasting (m/w/d)

The Chair of Prof. Dr. Peter Murmann at the Institute of Management & Strategy works at the intersection of strategic management, competitive advantage, and artificial intelligence, studying how firms can anticipate and shape a quickly evolving and uncertain future. With this role, we bring that research to a new frontier: using AI to forecast economic and political development across Africa.

You can find more information about us and our institute on our website: www.ifb.unisg.ch
Universität St.Gallen | Institut of Management & Strategy | Dufourstrasse 40a | 9000 St.Gallen | www.ifb.unisg.ch

Your tasksEvery strategy is, at its core, a forecast of the future - and AI has become remarkably good at forecasting. Yet this has mostly been tested in Western markets, on Western questions, with models trained on Western data. That's why we're building the first interactive, AI-powered forecasting platform focused entirely on African economic and political development. You'll work hands-on with frontier large language models and autonomous forecasting agents, benchmark them against real prediction markets, and help shape a project with the potential to develop ties with Wharton Business School.

• Build an interactive, AI-powered forecasting platform using our existing tools
• Scrape prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi for relevant questions on African economic and political development
• Develop and test autonomous forecasting agents
• Evaluate AI forecasting accuracy and benchmark it against prediction markets
• Conduct data analysis and supporting research
• Maintain and update the website and dashboard

Your profileThe ideal candidate should have a combination of the following qualities:

• Advanced Bachelor's or Master's student in Management, Economics, Data Science, Computer Science, AI, or a related field
• Strong interest in strategic management, forecasting, and artificial intelligence
• Experience with large language models and AI agents
• Independent and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership
• Can work collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent English communication skills (Level C1 or higher)
• Analytical, structured, and detail-oriented way of working
• Some programming and data-analysis skills (e.g. Python) are a plus

"A place where knowledge is created" - As one of Europe's leading universities of economics and business administration, the University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, is committed to the education of over 10'000 students. The HSG is one of the largest employers in the region and provides an attractive and innovative environment for more than 3'500 researchers, educators and professional staff.

Benefits

• Inspirational Work Environment: At the HSG, as Europe's leading business university, we operate in an entrepreneurial environment where you will meet highly qualified, ambitious experts - both regionally and internationally. For example, you benefit from a modern IT infrastructure and, in our library via HSGswisscovery, from nationwide access to the wealth of scientific information available.
• Executive Education: We support internal and external executive education opportunities. Our internal executive education programme offers you a practical, dedicated and didactically mature transfer of knowledge in the form of seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice. We support task-specific external training and executive education financially as well as with regard to the time required.
• Network: We promote our culture of cross-functional collaboration and create space for forging valuable relationships - also with external partners. Regular exchanges and internal events help to strengthen these relationships and make them long-lasting.
• Family & Career: We provide our employees with flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week. As a family-friendly employer, we offer part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
• Equal Opportunities: The University enables equal opportunities for all employees and students. This applies to degree courses and work, as well as academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments. We are committed to this with various measures in the areas of teaching, research, administration and the Presidency.
• Fit and Healthy: We help you stay fit and healthy. In addition to our diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, and campaign weeks for corporate health management, we also offer you fruit in the workplace. In our canteen you will find a wide selection of freshly prepared meals - from vegetarian to fish dishes - at discounted prices.