WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) wishes to build up research expertise in the field of endowment management. WU is convinced that a sound understanding of the management and administration of university endowments contributes strongly to the competitiveness of educational institutions. Given this background WU is inviting applications for the position of a Full Professor of Endowment Management at the Department of Finance, Accounting and Statistics. The position is fully funded through a donation from a sponsor and will first be granted for a five years’ period.

For further details on required qualifications and other information, please see http://www.wu.ac.at/jobs.

Applications must be submitted by September 17th, 2010.

FRG (Finance Research Group) at the Department of Business Studies invites applications for a faculty position as Assistant / Associate Professor in Finance starting September 1st  2010 or later.

The position and profile of the candidate.
The assistant / associate professor is expected to contribute to the further development of the finance field and in bridging existing research activities at the department and to demonstrate commitment to quality graduate and undergraduate teaching, research, and service. We invite applications from scholars interested in all areas of finance.

Please see the full job advertisement for more information.

Deadline: All applications must be made online and received by: 05/08/2010

You are invited to participate in our 60th annual meeting from March 2-5, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Papers and developed abstracts, in all areas of finance, will be considered. You are also welcome to volunteer to participate as discussants, session chairs, reviewers and members of the program committee. The submission deadline is September 15, 2010. Submitted papers will be reviewed anonymously and authors will be notified of the Program Committee’s decision no later than November 15, 2010. Please visit the conference website at www.mfa2011.com for more information and to submit your papers.

Im Rahmen der Jahrestagung der DGF findet an der Universität Hamburg ein eigenes Seminar für fortgeschrittene Doktoranden am Donnerstag, 7. Oktober 2010, statt. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 31. Juli 2010. Weitere Informationen können der Ankündigung entnommen werden.

The CEQURA Conference on Advances in Financial and Insurance Risk Management, organized by the Center for Quantitative Risk Analysis of the University of Munich in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Bayerisches Finanz Zentrum, will take place on September 23-25, 2010 in Munich. Paul Embrechts (ETH Zurich) will be the keynote speaker.

More information and a Call for Papers are provided at the conference's homepage: http://www.cequra.uni-muenchen.de/news/conference

With kind regards,

Stefan Mittnik
Professor of Financial Econometrics