The Institute of Law and Economics (ILE-HSG) conducts research at the interface of law (tax law and public law) and business (corporate governance, reporting and tax & trade). This doctoral position is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network REGULAIRE, with an international cohort of 15 doctoral candidates across ten European universities. The position offers cross-institutional supervision, network-wide methods training, three residential summer schools, monthly paper development seminars, and practitioner engagement. The University of St.Gallen provides a stimulating interdisciplinary research environment with opportunities to contribute to national and international research and policy networks. A planned three-month intersectoral secondment is included as part of the doctoral project, with the opportunity to complete a doctoral thesis and develop an independent research profile in AI governance, law and technology, and regulatory learning.
Tasks
- Examine how AI-literacy frameworks cultivate individual and organisational absorptive capacity in public bodies and support regulatory learning.
- Use case studies and pre/post assessments to measure how literacy interventions affect evidence generation, procurement choices, escalation paths and the circulation of lessons across units and agencies.
- Build an inventory and typology of AI-literacy frameworks, validate interventions, report on literacy effects, and develop guidance for integrating literacy with procurement and review cycles.
- Refine the research questions and design with the supervision team; prepare ethics, data-management and open-science materials; complete a doctoral thesis and related publications.
- Participate in REGULAIRE training, network reviews, dissemination, practitioner engagement, summer schools and monthly paper development seminars.
Requirements
- Master's degree (or equivalent qualification giving access to doctoral studies at the University of St. Gallen) in public administration, political science, learning sciences, information systems, communication, law, or a related social science/interdisciplinary field, completed by the start date.
- Skills or demonstrable interest in case studies and intervention research, including pre/post assessment designs.
- Strong interest in AI literacy, public administration, AI governance and interdisciplinary research.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Reliable, independent and analytical working style.
- Willingness to engage in international mobility and network-wide activities, including the planned secondment.
- Fulfilment of the doctoral admission requirements of the University of St.Gallen and the MSCA eligibility conditions.
- Applicants may be of any nationality and must not hold a doctoral degree at the start of MSCA employment.
- Applicants must comply with the MSCA mobility rule: they must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Switzerland for more than 12 months during the 36 months immediately preceding the start date (subject to the standard MSCA exclusions).
- Applicants must be eligible for timely enrolment in the relevant doctoral programme at the University of St.Gallen.
Benefits
- Inspirational work environment.
- Executive education network.
- Support for internal and external executive education opportunities, including seminars, e-learning, coaching and collegial advice.
- Financial and time support for task-specific external training and executive education.
- Culture of cross-functional collaboration and opportunities to build valuable relationships with internal and external partners.
- Regular exchanges and internal events to strengthen relationships.
- Flexible work time models with a variable number of hours per week.
- Part-time positions, 16 weeks of maternity leave and a subsidised crèche, as well as support with childcare during the vacations.
- Equal opportunities for all employees and students, including support for academic careers, university management positions and the reconciliation of studies, work and private commitments.
- Diverse range of sports activities at the university, most of which are free of charge, campaign weeks for corporate health management, and fruit in the workplace.
- Discounted freshly prepared meals in the canteen, including vegetarian and fish dishes.
- Modern IT infrastructure and nationwide access to scientific information via HSGswisscovery.
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Das Team
Primary supervision by Prof. Aurelia Tamò-Larrieux (HSG), co-supervision by Ass. Prof. Sandra Cortesi, plus a sectoral mentor at the secondment host. The secondment provides direct insight into the design and evaluation of AI-literacy initiatives in a public administration.