Student Assistant – Strategic Management & AI Forecasting

Every 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.

"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.

• 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