Faculty of Economics and Management
Doctoral studies
As a general rule, applicants should have an excellent academic record and must hold a Master’s degree or an equivalent qualification.
The doctoral regulations can be found on the regulations page of the faculty. If you fulfill the admission criteria mentioned in § 5 of the doctoral regulations, you can directly contact a professor who suits your research interests. Only if you have the commitment of a professor for supervision, you can submit your application (online).
Open positions at the Faculty of Economics and Management
If you have any queries, please contact Professor Manuel Oechslin.
Your future prospects
A doctorate at the University of Lucerne is worthwhile - this is shown by the list of former doctoral students and their current functions:
| Former | Function | |
| Maren Bartels | Lecturer @Uni Lucerne & Senior Consultant @itdesign GmbH | |
| Marc Bravin | Lecturer for AI & Digital Business Lab @HSLU and Co-Founder & CTO @Gopf | |
| David Finken | Senior Scientist @ETH Zurich and Visiting Researcher @INSEAD | |
| Melanie Clegg | Assistant Professor of Marketing @HEC Lausanne | |
| Christian Frey | Deputy Head of Corporate Tax Policy Section @Staatssekretariat für internationale Finanzfragen SIF | |
| Gabriela Funk | Lecturer @Uni Lucerne & Independent Consultant | |
| Sandra Furrer | Owner and Managing Director @Medarium | |
| Anja Garbely | Economist @Alma Economics | |
| Melanie Häner | Lecturer @Uni Basel & Head of Social Policy and Education @IWP | |
| Rino Heim | Associate Professor @Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU | |
| Benjamin Krebs | Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione Fellow @Uni Basel | |
| Patrick Leisibach | Fellow and Co-Head of Research @Avenir Suisse | |
| Mario Morger | Head @SwissRDL - Medical Registries and Data Linkage | |
| Florian Roth | Economist/Data Analyst @Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung | |
| Michele Salvi | Deputy Director @Avenir Suisse | |
| Paula Sánchez Gil | Economic Analyst @European Commission | |
| Laura Schärrer | Project Manager HR Strategy & Policies @Tertianum | |
| Lukas Schmid | Fellow «Smart Government» @Avenir Suisse | |
| Felix Schmutz | Managing Director & Team Leader Asset Liability Management @PPCmetrics AG | |
| Elias Steiner | Administrative Headmaster @GrundacherSchule & City Councillor @Stadt Luzern | |
| Thomas Studer | Production Manager @IWP | |
| Flavia Tinner | Postdoctoral Researcher in Legal Psychology @University of Lucerne | |
| Reto Wegmann | Senior Advisor @Swiss Ibex GmbH |
