Author page: Prof. Dr. Axel F.A. Adam-Müller

The Chair of Derivatives and Financial Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Business at Goethe University, is seeking to fill the position of a

Research Assistant (m/f/d)
(Postdoc E 13 TV-G-U)

from April 01, 2024 on. The position is initially limited to two years with option of extension. The salary is based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement applicable to Goethe University (TV-G-U).

Requirements for employment are a successfully completed academic university degree (diploma/master) and a successfully completed doctorate in finance or economics as well as expertise in theoretical and/or empirical asset pricing with an interest the area of intermediary asset pricing.

The position is very suitable for candidates who have already produced a certain number of working papers, which they would like to further develop in preparation for the academic job market and who are willing to get involved in new research activities in the research unit “Financial Markets and Frictions – An Intermediary Asset Pricing Approach (FOR 5230)” (sponsored by the German Research Foundation DFG) and in the finance department at Goethe University.

A basic knowledge of German is an advantage.

The tasks include teaching and research in the area of asset pricing, the latter with the potential to contribute to the research output of the DFG research group, as well as academic self-administration tasks.

Please send your applications no later than March 05, 2024, by e-mail to derivate@finance.uni-frankfurt.de, subject: “Research Assistant (Post Doc) April 01, 2024”.

ESCP Business School, one of the best-ranked Business Schools in Europe, is seeking outstanding candidates for the Finance track of its Paris-based Ph.D. Programme.

ESCP provides a four-year scholarship/teaching assistance contract up to €24.500/year and full tuition waiver to a significant proportion of Ph.D. students. In addition, external funding from companies (CIFRE), the French government or the European Union is available.

The programme offers a range of PhD level classes in Empirical Methods, Corporate Finance, Asset Pricing, and Banking together with elective classes in Economics and Management. Candidates for a Finance Ph.D. should have good quantitative skills so that they can rapidly start their own empirical or theoretical research. A research master in Finance, Economics or a related field is an asset but not compulsory. Applicants with interest in all fields of finance are welcome.

Finance faculty members regularly publish in top tier finance journals and maintain an active seminar series and visitor programme. ESCP also subscribes to all major finance databases.

For further information about the programme please send us an email at doctorat@escp.eu.

The application deadlines for a start in fall of 2024 are February 25th (first round of screening) and April 28th (second round of screening).

To apply, visit: https://escp.eu/programmes/doctoral-programmes/paris

Zur Verstärkung unseres Teams suchen wir in der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine*n

Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) am Lehrstuhl für BWL, insbes. Bank- und Finanzwirtschaft

Teilzeit (75%)
befristet (für die Dauer von bis zu 3 Jahren)
in der Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L

Als einzige staatliche Fernuniversität im deutschen Sprachraum sind wir seit mehr als 40 Jahren erfahren im lebensbegleitenden und lebenslangen Lernen. Dabei eröffnen wir unseren Studierenden flexible Studienmöglichkeiten auf Basis eines Blended-Learning-Studienmodells. An unseren fünf Fakultäten entwickeln wir mit fachbezogener und fachübergreifender Forschung zukunftsweisende Lösungen.Ihre Aufgaben:

• Sie wirken bei der Erstellung und Überarbeitung von Fernstudienmaterial und Einsendeaufgaben mit.
• Sie beteiligen sich bei der Durchführung von Fernstudienkursen und Präsenzveranstaltungen (Seminare/Praktika).
• Seminar-, Bachelor- und Masterarbeiten werden von Ihnen unterstützend betreut.
• Sie helfen bei der Bearbeitung von Verwaltungsaufgaben des Lehrstuhls mit.
• Sie wirken bei Forschungsvorhaben des Lehrstuhls mit.

Ihr Profil:

• Sie sollten ein mit weit überdurchschnittlichem Erfolg abgeschlossenes Universitätsstudium auf Master-Niveau im Bereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, (Wirtschafts-)Mathematik, (Wirtschafts-)Informatik o. Ä. mit Schwerpunktbildung im Bereich Bank- oder Finanzwirtschaft besitzen.
• Hilfreich sind ferner grundlegende Statistik-, IT- und Programmierkenntnisse sowie Erfahrungen im empirischen Arbeiten.
• Kreativität, Lernbereitschaft, wissenschaftsorientierte Denkweise sowie hohe Kommunikations- und Teamfähigkeit sollten selbstverständlich sein.

Unser Angebot:

• Ein kollegiales, aufgeschlossenes Arbeitsklima
• Die Möglichkeit, eigene Ideen auszuprobieren und umzusetzen
• Die Möglichkeit Arbeit in Präsenz und im Homeoffice individuell miteinander zu kombinieren
• Flexible Arbeitszeiten
• Eine Stelle zur eigenen wissenschaftlichen Qualifizierung mit einer Vertragslaufzeit von bis zu 3 Jahren. Die jeweilige Vertragslaufzeit orientiert sich dabei an Ihren persönlichen Voraussetzungen und Ihrem  Qualifizierungsziel. Eine Weiterbeschäftigung zum Erreichen Ihres Qualifizierungsziels oder zur weiteren wissenschaftlichen Qualifikation wird angestrebt
• Es besteht die Möglichkeit zur Promotion
• Eine tarifgerechte Bezahlung sowie betriebliche Altersversorgung und alle im öffentlichen Dienst üblichen Benefits
• Einen vielfältigen Aufgabenbereich und eine sehr gut ausgestattete technische Infrastruktur
• Vielfältige Möglichkeiten der internen und externen Fort- und Weiterbildung
• Unterstützung bei der Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf (u. a. Kinder-Notfallbetreuung)
• Angebote im Bereich Gesundheitsmanagement
• Einen grünen Campus mit guten Parkmöglichkeiten und guter ÖPNV-Anbindung

Auskunft erteilt:
Herr Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Baule
Tel.: 02331 987-2611
E-Mail: rainer.baule@fernuni-hagen.de

Haben wir Ihr Interesse geweckt? Dann freuen wir uns über Ihre Bewerbung bis zum 11.02.2024 ausschließlich über unser Bewerbungsportal.

Chancengleichheit ist Bestandteil unserer Personalpolitik:
Wir haben uns das Ziel gesetzt, den Anteil an Frauen in Forschung und Lehre deutlich zu erhöhen und fordern daher besonders qualifizierte Wissenschaftlerinnen zur Bewerbung auf. Diese werden bei gleicher Eignung, Befähigung und fachlicher Leistung bevorzugt berücksichtigt, sofern nicht in der Person eines Mitbewerbers oder einer Mitbewerberin liegende Gründe überwiegen.

Wir setzen uns für die Beschäftigung schwerbehinderter Menschen ein. Daher sind die Bewerbungen geeigneter schwerbehinderter und gleichgestellter Bewerberinnen und Bewerber willkommen.

FernUniversität in Hagen
Referat Organisations- und Personalentwicklung
Universitätsstraße 47
58097 Hagen

Call for Applications

University of Mannheim, Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences, Germany
PhD in Finance 

Join our online information event with the chance to talk to the program directors on December 13. Register under: https://www.uni-mannheim.de/gess/csdb-info-session/

???? Overview:

• APPLY NOW: Fully-funded PhD in 8 doctoral programs in business and economics
• Early Application Deadline: 15 January 2024
• Application Deadline: 31. March 2024
• Program Start: September 2024
• Where? Mannheim, Germany

The Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS) at the University of Mannheim offers excellent opportunities for the most qualified students in business and economics with strong quantitative skills and enthusiasm for research to pursue a full-time PhD Program at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Business (CDSB) or Center for Doctoral Studies in Economics (CDSE) starting in September 2024.

The internationally competitive doctoral programs enrols up to 40 students each year with 40% international students in the student body.

Benefit from an internationally recognized interdisciplinary teaching and training concept across the boundaries of the economic and social sciences according to your research interests, which will lay the foundation for a successful research career. Conduct research in a stimulating research environment across the program disciplines. Our courses are taught by distinguished/outstanding and dedicated faculty members. Our excellent libraries will support you with your research.

Doctoral Degree in Finance

Our program in Finance covers research fields such as Asset Pricing and Asset Management, Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance, Behavioral Finance, Market Microstructure, and Climate Finance. It provides students with core competencies in analytical and empirical research methods. In addition, students are equipped with a thorough knowledge of modern tools from areas such as machine learning and NLP, which have recently become more important in our field, while offering links to other academic disciplines. Our faculty members regularly publish in the leading international journals. We offer access to a large array of databases that are vital for your empirical research. We encourage and support research visits abroad and our students receive intensive preparation for the academic job market.  We have an established record of successfully placing our graduates at top schools around the world.

Discover GESS

• All PhD programs in English.
• Modern doctoral program with a structured course program and skills courses in teaching, academic writing, and presenting.
• Guaranteed funding for the duration of the program.
• Stimulating research environment.
• Work with the outstanding faculty of our triple accredited Business School (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) that persistently publishes in the top academic journals.
• Gain new insights from research stays with partner universities worldwide.
• Enjoy access to major databases and excellent libraries.
• Modern offices and equipment.
• Boost your career options with a professional job market training.
• No tuition fees – government funded first-class education.

The research findings of our students and graduates are regularly published in leading journals of the fields. Our graduates pursue careers both in academia and the private sector, taking up professorships, assistant professorships, and postdoctoral positions at internationally renowned academic institutions and research positions at public institutions (government, central banks, international organizations). Excellent past placements include Boston College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University Bloomington, Illinois State University, Princeton University, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago,  UT Austin, Yale University, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Oxford, Bocconi University, Aalto University, Aarhus University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Tilburg University, Toulouse School of Economics, International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, OECD, European Commission.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Application Deadline: 31 March 2024.

For early offers we provide an early application deadline: 15 January 2024. Candidates that are not accepted in the early round will be reconsidered with all other applications after the final deadline of 31 March.

For more information on our programs and application requirements, please visit the website https://www.uni-mannheim.de/gess/apply or contact the doctoral office at gess.office@uni-mannheim.de.

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Nietert                                                                                                                                  +49 6421 28-23726                                                                                                                               nietert@wiwi.uni-marburg.de

Wir fördern Frauen und fordern sie deshalb ausdrücklich zur Bewerbung auf. In Bereichen, in denen Frauen unterrepräsentiert sind, werden Frauen bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt berücksichtigt. Als familienfreundliche Hochschule unterstützen wir unsere Beschäftigten bei der Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf. Eine Reduzierung der Arbeitszeit ist grundsätzlich möglich. Menschen mit Behinderung im Sinne des SGB IX (§ 2, Abs. 2, 3) werden bei gleicher Eignung bevorzugt. Bewerbungs- und Vorstellungskosten werden nicht erstattet.

80 – 100% / 4 years / Bern / Tentative start on 1 August 2024

To start with, here are some of our strong points

• An almost unbelievably large variety of themes and topics and a great mix of research and teaching.
• Plenty of contact with eager young people from all over the world who are set on achieving things.
• Curiosity is what we want, oodles of it. Plus, lots of independence and autonomy.
• Responsibility in hugely exciting projects for the future attracting attention beyond the professional world.
• Focus on research that is geared towards practical orientation and the education of committed people rather than mere profit maximisation.

• And here are even more good reasons to opt for BFH

What you’ll be doing here

• Work on exciting research and innovation projects focused on data science, AI and ML applications in finance together with industry and academic expects from Switzerland and abroad.
• Active contribution in the acquisition of third-party funding for research projects with the freedom to lead research proposals for various funding schemes.
• Offer teaching support (Lectures, Bachelor- and Mastertheses) for the department group Data Science, Finance, Accounting, and Tax.
• Support the lead of a large international research networks (through EU projects, COST Actions and research collaborations) including over 300 researchers from >50 countries.
• Support the (nominated) MSCA Doctoral Network on Digital Finance, providing a European-wide doctorate in Digital Finance, with leading institutions such as the European Central Bank.

What you’ll bring with you

• Very good PhD degree in business/economics or a related field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science) or you are about to complete.
• High affinity for academic and applied research preferably documented through publications and working papers.
• Experience or a strong interest in quantitative empirical work and very good working knowledge in the application of statistical methods (Stata, R, Python).
• Experience and willingness to teach at Bachelor and Master level.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; preferably willingness to teach classes in German.

• Apply now

Business School

In the Business School, we offer an education with a clear practical emphasis for the digital change-makers of the future in the economy and society. Content we love to engage with includes topics such as New Work, digital business or public sector transformation.

Doing something meaningful in a fascinating environment and with an outlook to the future: a job at Bern University of Applied Sciences makes perfect sense. We’re busy researching, developing and virtually bending our minds to come up with practical solutions for business, culture and people in Bern, in Switzerland and all over the world. Apart from being incredibly interesting, this is also a lot of fun, and we get to learn a lot as well. This cutting-edge knowledge benefits all who are studying here or doing part-time continuing education courses. We have great plans for the future: We join forces to make an effective contribution to a sustainable, digitally literate and health-conscious society. This is how we create great prospects for your future work with us.

I’ll be your guide through the application procedure
Petra Kielmann
HR Consultant
P +41 31 848 65 79

For job-specific queries
Christian Hopp
Leiter Institut Applied Data Science und Finance
T +41 31 848 41 28