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Aarhus University: Assistant Professor in Energy Economics, the Climate and the Green Transition

The Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University, invites applications for junior positions (post docs, assistant professorships, and combinations thereof) starting in the fall of 2025 or as agreed.

Candidates within the fields of energy economics, economics of the climate and the green transition, climate finance, energy finance, and the logistics of the green transition, are invited to apply.

The positions are funded by CoRE, Center for Research in Energy: Economics and Markets, via a major grant by the energy trading company InCommodities. The center focuses on research in a broad sense within the fields mentioned above with focus on quantitative economics including econometrics and empirical research relevant for energy markets, the climate and the green transition.

Different positions are available at the post doc level (typically 2 years) and the assistant professor level (4 years). Contracts can combine position types. The cover letter should describe the preferred position type applied for.

We offer favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access, time devoted to research, travel support, etc. For non-Danish researchers, a favourable tax-scheme exists.

The Department of Economics and Business Economics has around 120 faculty members covering the fields of Economics, Econometrics, Finance, Logistics and Operations Research, Business Analytics and other fields. The department faculty is international, and the working language is English. The department hosts several research centers providing an active research environment and the department has several seminar series with ample influx of visiting researchers. The Department of Economics and Business Economics services several undergraduate and master-level programs. The PhD program has an annual intake of around 15 to 20 students. More information is available at www.econ.au.dk.

Interviews will be conducted through the European Job Market virtual meetings mid December, and candidates may subsequently be invited to give a job talk at Aarhus University starting January 2025.

Application Procedure: Your application should include cover letter (stating the motivation for the application and the preferred position type applied for), CV, publication list, names of 3 referees and your job market paper. Optionally, you may submit additional papers and research and teaching statements. Applicants should have a PhD degree before taking up the position. Complete applications should be received by November 24th 2024 to be guaranteed full consideration. All candidates must apply online at http://www.econjobmarket.org.

Further information: Please address inquiries to Recruitment Officer, Professor Valerie Smeets (vas@econ.au.dk) or Center Director for CoRE, Professor Niels Haldrup (nhaldrup@econ.au.dk).

Submission materials required

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• Contact information for references
• Cover letter
• Additional paper (optional)
• Additional paper (optional)
• Letters of reference: 3

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Location of job: Fuglesangs Allé 4, Aarhus, Midtjylland, 8210, Denmark
Degree required: Doctorate
Job start date: Flexible
Job duration: 4 years
Letters of reference required: 3
Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2024.
Application deadline: 24 Nov 2024 midnight UTC

Aarhus University: Assistant Professor in Finance

The Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University, invites applications for an assistant professor position starting in the fall of 2025 or as agreed.

Candidates within any field of finance are invited to apply. We do, however, have a special interest in empirical corporate finance and corporate governance.

The duration of assistant professorships is 3-5 years and different schemes for fixed term and tenure track can be offered. We offer favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access, time devoted to research, travel support, etc. The remuneration package is competitive at the European level and includes a fixed-term stipend to qualified candidates and substantial publication bonuses funded by the Danish Finance Institute. For non-Danish researchers, a favourable tax-scheme exists.

The Department of Economics and Business Economics has around 120 faculty members covering the fields of Economics, Econometrics, Finance, Logistics and Operations Research, Business Analytics and other fields. The department faculty is international, and the working language is English. The department hosts several research centers providing an active research environment and the department has several seminar series with ample influx of visiting researchers. The Department of Economics and Business Economics services several undergraduate and master-level programs. The PhD program has an annual intake of around 15 to 20 students. More information is available at www.econ.au.dk.

Interviews will be conducted through the European Job Market virtual meetings mid December, and candidates may subsequently be invited to give a job talk at Aarhus University starting January 2025.

Application Procedure: Your application should include cover letter CV, publication list, names of 3 referees and your job market paper. Optionally, you may submit additional papers and research and teaching statements. Applicants should have a PhD degree before taking up the position. Complete applications should be received by November 24th 2024 to be guaranteed full consideration. All candidates must apply online at http://www.econjobmarket.org.

Further information: Please address inquiries to Recruitment Officer, Professor Valerie Smeets (vas@econ.au.dk) or Head of the Finance Section, Thomas Kokholm (thko@econ.au.dk).

Submission materials required

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• Contact information for references
• Cover letter
• Additional paper (optional)
• Additional paper (optional)
• Letters of reference: 3

To apply for this position, log in and choose your Applicant role (or, if you have no account, create one).

Location of job: Fuglesangs Allé 4, Aarhus, Midtjylland, 8210, Denmark
Degree required: Doctorate
Job start date: Flexible
Job duration: 4 years
Letters of reference required: 3
Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2024.
Application deadline: 24 Nov 2024 midnight UTC

NEOMA Business School: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor positions in Finance

About the positions

As NEOMA Business School continues its trajectory of growth and innovation, we seek to hire dynamic, full-time, permanent faculty members to join our finance department. Our school is dedicated to developing global business leaders through impactful research, innovative pedagogy, and collaboration with companies and other industrial actors.
We are looking for candidates primarily in the following areas of Finance: Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio/Wealth Management, Asset Pricing, Private Equity, and Corporate Finance. Candidates displaying skills and experience in managing master’s and bachelor’s degree programs in Finance related to these areas would have a strong advantage in their applications.
NEOMA offers a comprehensive support structure to ensure academic success, including an individual research budget, access to two experimental behavioral labs, grant development support, and dedicated editorial assistance. This structure empowers our faculty to conduct high-impact research with global reach.
We offer a globally competitive compensation package, including generous publication bonuses. Our comprehensive relocation support covers visa and work permit assistance, help with finding accommodation, family integration services (including school registration for children and job search assistance for partners), French language training and moving expenses.
Positions are based on the Rouen or Reims campus.

About the candidates

We are looking for dynamic, high-potential candidates who:

• • hold a PhD (or are nearing completion) from an internationally recognized institution;
  • are passionate about impactful research and have a publication record (or strong publication potential) in top international peer-reviewed journals;
  • are passionate about disseminating knowledge that empowers students and executives in today’s rapidly changing business environment;
  • embrace innovative teaching methods, with the ability to deliver courses in English (French proficiency is not required but appreciated);
  • commit to interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering research that addresses global challenges like sustainability, AI, and diversity;
  • have a proactive and collegial attitude toward their colleagues, department, and the school.

About the School

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

Postdoctoral Researcher in Finance (m/f/d)

from Jan 1, 2025 on. The position is initially limited to three years. The salary grade is based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement applicable to Goethe University (TV-G-U).

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in finance or economics and strong expertise in theoretical and/or empirical asset pricing (evidenced by publications or presentations at workshops and conferences). The requirement is a completed academic university degree (equiv. diploma/master’s degree). The position is highly suitable for candidates who already have a certain number of working papers that they wish to develop further in preparation for the academic job market, while also engaging in new research activities with members of the professorship and members of the Department of Finance at Goethe University. Solid basic knowledge of German is an advantage.

Tasks are teaching and research in finance with an emphasis on asset pricing as well as administrative duties.

Please send your applications in one pdf file (please do not include copies of papers) no later than December 4, 2024 by email to Professor Christian Schlag, Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business (derivate@finance.uni-frankfurt.de.), subject: „Postdoctoral Researcher Jan 1, 2025“

Die Leuphana Universität Lüneburg steht als humanistische, nachhaltige und handlungs-orientierte Universität für Innovation in Bildung und Wissenschaft. Methodische Vielfalt, interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit, transdisziplinäre Kooperationen mit der Praxis und eine insgesamt dynamische Entwicklung prägen ihr Forschungsprofil in den Kernthemen Bildung, Kultur, Management/Technologie, Nachhaltigkeit und Staat. Ihr internationales Studienmodell mit dem Leuphana College, der Leuphana Graduate School und der Leuphana Professional School ist deutschlandweit einmalig und vielfach ausgezeichnet.

Für die Professur für BWL, insb. Entrepreneurial Finance (Prof. Dr. Henning Schröder) am Institut für Management, Accounting und Finance der Fakultät für Management und Technologie sucht die Universität zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei verantwortungsvolle, motivierte und engagierte Persönlichkeiten als

wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen
(EG 13 TV-L, 75%, befristet für die Dauer von drei Jahren)

Die Professur vertritt das Fachgebiet Entrepreneurial Finance umfänglich in Forschung und Lehre und ist an der Leuphana Universität sowie für die Metropolregion Hamburg ein interdisziplinär orientierter Ansprechpartner für finanzökonomische Fragestellungen und das Thema Finanzinnovation. Hierbei bildet der Austausch mit Stakeholdern aus Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik eine zentrale Säule der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit. Im Rahmen der akademischen Lehre bietet die Professur verschiedene Veranstaltungen zu den Themen Finance, quantitative Methoden und Entrepreneurship in den Bachelor- und Master- studiengängen der Leuphana an. In der Forschung befasst sich die Professur mit empirischen Fragestellungen an den Schnittstellen der Forschungsbereiche Entrepreneurial Finance (insb. Finanzierung von Start-Ups und Wachstumsunternehmen, Venture Capital, Private Equity), (Sustainable) Corporate Finance und Corporate Strategy.

Unser Angebot:
Im Rahmen der Tätigkeit als Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in bieten wir die Möglichkeit zur wissenschaftlichen Weiterqualifizierung und unterstützen Ihr Promotionsvorhaben (Dr. rer. pol.). Wir fördern Ihre Entwicklung durch eine intensive Betreuung und ausgeprägte Feedbackkultur. Sie finden bei uns ein Arbeitsumfeld geprägt von Wertschätzung, Verbindlichkeit, Offenheit, Respekt, flachen Hierarchien sowie einem kollegialen und dynamischen Miteinander. Darüber hinaus bieten wir:

• Einbindung in das Promotionskolleg Management, Accounting & Finance der Leuphana Graduate School und das finanzwirtschaftliche Forschungsnetzwerk der Metropolregion Hamburg.
• Finanzielle Unterstützung Ihrer wissenschaftlichen Weiterqualifizierung (z.B. Promotionskurse, Workshops, Konferenzreisen, etc.) durch den Qualifizierungsfond der Leuphana Graduate School.
• Einen intensiven Forschungsaustausch, Zugriff auf das nationale und internationale Netzwerk der Professur sowie gemeinsame Forschungsprojekte mit renommierten Wissenschaftler*innen anderer Universitäten
  und Forschungsinstitutionen.
• Praxisnahe Forschung und Kooperationen mit namhaften Unternehmen in Forschung und Lehre.

Ihre Aufgaben:
Die Tätigkeit umfasst die wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit im Rahmen der Weiterentwicklung und Positionierung der Professur für BWL, insb. Entrepreneurial Finance in Forschung und Lehre. Ihre Aufgaben umfassen u.a. folgende Bereiche:

• Unterstützung bei der Entwicklung und der Implementierung von Lehrveranstaltungen, Durchführung von Unterrichtseinheiten innerhalb ausgewählter Module (3 SWS) und Betreuung von Studierenden bei Haus- und Abschlussarbeiten.
• Mitarbeit bei der Erstellung von Drittmittelanträgen und der Beantragung von Forschungsprojektmitteln bei Drittmittelgebern und Fördereinrichtungen auf Landes-, Bundes- oder internationaler Ebene).
• Eigenverantwortliche Bearbeitung von wissenschaftlichen Projekten auf einem oder mehreren Forschungsgebieten der Professur und Mitarbeit in internationalen Forschungsprojekten der Professur.
• Präsentation der Forschungsergebnisse auf internationalen Konferenzen und Publikation in renommierten Fachzeitschriften.
• Unterstützung beim Transfer von Forschungsergebnissen in die Lehre und im Rahmen des Knowledge-Transfers zwischen Wissenschaft und Praxis.
• Übernahme allgemeiner administrativer Aufgaben an der Professur und am Institut für Management,Accounting & Finance

Ihr Profil:

• Sie sind leistungsbereit und verspüren eine sehr große Motivation zur empirischen wissenschaftlichen Arbeit zu Themen aus den Forschungsbereichen der Professur? Sie sind souverän im Auftritt, teamfähig, kommunikativ, kreativ und verfügen über ein sehr gutes Zeitmanagement? Dann würden wir uns freuen, Sie für die Leuphana gewinnen zu können. Sie sollten zudem über die folgenden Qualifikationen verfügen:
• Erfolgreich und mit Prädikat abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium (Master oder Äquivalent) der Betriebs- oder Volkswirtschaftslehre, des Wirtschaftsingenieurwesens, der Wirtschaftsmathematik, der Wirtschaftsinformatik (o.ä.) mit einem erkennbaren Bezug zu den Bereichen Finance und/oder Data Science.
• Sehr gute analytische und konzeptionelle Fähigkeiten sowie fundierte Kenntnisse im Umgang mit statistischer Software (Stata, Python, R)
• Idealerweise erste Erfahrung in der empirischen Finanzforschung und in der Arbeit mit Finanz-/Unternehmensdatenbanken.
• Sicherer Umgang mit den gängigen Office-Software-Paketen (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point) und dem Textsatzprogramm TeX (z.B. in Overleaf)
• Sehr gute Kenntnisse der deutschen und englischen Sprache in Wort und Schrift.

Die Leuphana als Arbeitgeber:
Die Leuphana Universität bietet ein inspirierendes Arbeitsumfeld als Teil der universitären Gemeinschaft aus Forschenden, Lehrenden, Studierenden und Mitarbeitenden in Technik und Verwaltung sowie einen Arbeitsplatz an einem der schönsten Universitätsstandorte Deutschlands. In einer echten Campus Universität mit einem international beachteten Zentralgebäude von Daniel Libeskind und dem direkt angrenzenden Naturschutzgebiet Wilschenbruch. Darüber bietet die Leuphana als Arbeitgeber:

• Eine hohe Sicherheit Ihres Arbeitsplatzes als Teil des öffentlichen Dienstes
• Zusätzliche betriebliche Altersvorsorge über die Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (VBL).
• Flexible und familienfreundliche Arbeitszeiten innerhalb eines Gleitzeitrahmens von 6 bis 21 Uhr.
• Flexible und familienfreundliche Wechselmöglichkeiten zwischen Präsenzarbeit und mobiler Arbeit.
• Ein umfangreiches internes und externes Weiterbildungsangebot.
• Ein von der Universität gefördertes vielfältiges Sportangebot, das zur Gesundheitsförderung von Beschäftigten eine Stunde pro Woche während der  Arbeitszeit wahrgenommen werden kann.
• Ein von der Universität gefördertes gastronomisches Mittagsangebot in der Mensa.
• Ein von der Universität gefördertes Deutschlandticket als Job-Ticket.

Ihre Bewerbung:
Die Leuphana Universität Lüneburg fördert die berufliche Gleichstellung der Geschlechter und die Heterogenität unter ihren Mitgliedern. Bewerbungen von Menschen mit Schwerbehinderung werden bei gleicher Qualifikation bevorzugt berücksichtigt. Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Datenschutzhinweise für Bewerber*innen. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bewerbung. Bei inhaltlichen Rückfragen zu der ausgeschriebenen Stelle wenden Sie sich bitte per E-Mail an Prof. Dr. Henning Schröder (henning.schroeder@leuphana.de). Ihre Bewerbung mit allen üblichen Unterlagen (bitte ohne Foto) schicken Sie bitte bis zum 09.10.2024 digital (zusammengefasst in einer PDF-Datei) oder postalisch an:

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Personal und Recht / Bewerbungsmanagement
Kennwort: WiMi Entrepreneurial Finance
Universitätsallee 1
21335 Lüneburg
jobs@leuphana.de

At the University of Graz, researchers and students work across a broad disciplinary spectrum to enlarge our knowledge, and find strategies to deal with challenges our society is confronted with and to shape tomorrow’s world. The University of Graz is a place which combines high quality academic research and teaching, where achievement is rewarded, careers are promoted, and social diversity is encouraged – all within a modern, award-winning working environment. Our motto: We work for tomorrow. Join us!

At the School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, the University of Graz is seeking to appoint a

Professor of Investments and Capital Market Research
(40 hours per week; selection procedure in accordance with
Section 98 of the Universities Act (UG); permanent employment
according to the Austrian Law on Salaried Employment (AngG);
expected starting date October 1st 2025)

The School of Business, Economics and Social Sciences fosters a collaborative research environment to constantly increase the school’s visibility and reputation as a leading institution for academic research and teaching in the fields of business, economics and social sciences. The holder of this professorship is expected to contribute to the school’s success with ongoing excellence in research, promotion of early-stage researchers and commitment to teaching. The successful candidate’s research will focus on Investments and Capital Markets and apply a quantitative data-driven research approach. Teaching is expected in English and German at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels in the field of Investments and Capital Markets.

The school offers a stimulating and professional research environment with a collegial atmosphere and outstanding research infrastructure, including access to the relevant commercial research databases.

Employment requirements:

• Austrian or equivalent foreign higher education degree corresponding with the position (doctorate/PhD)
• Habilitation or equivalent qualification in the field of Finance
• Outstanding academic qualifications in research and teaching in the relevant discipline (commensurate with stage of academic career and interruptions in employment due to caring responsibilities)
• Success in attracting subject-specific project grants, particularly where competitively awarded third-party funds are concerned
• Skills in higher education didactics including the use of digital media
• Skills in the supervision and guidance of early career researchers
• Professional experience abroad during academic career
• Management and leadership experience
• Gender mainstreaming skills
• Publications in top tier, subject-relevant international journals
• Professional academic experience in a non-German-speaking country is preferred
• International research network

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, aiming for academic excellence and integrity in research and teaching. He/she will have demonstrated ability to collaborate constructively in a responsible manner and inspire colleagues and students in an interdisciplinary, internationally oriented context.

We offer a diverse, challenging, team-oriented working environment and a high degree of personal responsibility. Working hours are flexible and there are many options for further education and personal development.

Classification: Salary scheme of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff (Universitäten-KV): A1

Minimum salary: The minimum remuneration as stated in the Collective Bargaining Agreement is EUR 89.075,00 gross per year. Salary subject to negotiation.

Application deadline: October 16th 2024

Reference number: BV/23/98 ex 2023/24

Planned dates of the applicant’s presentation: 26.-28.03.2025

For further information, please visit our website where you can also find the full requirements profile: https://jobsprof.uni-graz.at/prof/job.php?lang=en&job=7817

The University of Graz is committed to increasing the proportion of female employees, especially in leadership roles. We therefore encourage qualified female colleagues in particular to apply for this position. In case of equal qualifications, women will receive priority consideration.