PhD position energy economics

Your work will focus on reducing clean energy investment cost by designing and evaluating financial de-risking mechanisms for SAF and PV deployment in Switzerland, such as contracts for difference, central procurement models and/ or double-sided auctions, drawing on international experience and the market design literature. Your potential tasks include: Literature review, evaluation of proposed and implemented concepts in other countries, Developing skills in contract and auction design for investment de-risking, Simulating clean energy investment and dispatch decisions under different contract designs, Critically analysing simulation results and writing reports and papers

Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 15'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff. ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation. The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML) is one of the largest business schools in Switzerland with around 9,500 students. It is the only university of applied sciences in the country that is included in renowned rankings published by the business newspaper “Financial Times” and is accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA – labels for high quality standards in teaching, research and further education. The internationally recognized bachelor's and master's degree programs, cooperative PhD programs and the numerous continuing education offerings are scientifically sound, interdisciplinary and practice oriented. The SML maintains numerous collaborations with over 190 selected partner universities worldwide.

• Master's degree in economics or a related field

• Strong interest in microeconomics

• Knowledge in or passion for energy economics

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a strong ambition to publish high-quality research