Data Assistant for Financial Data – one vacancy in Nice, France recruitment

About EDHEC

EDHEC Business School has been offering management training and development programmes since 1906. One of the leading business schools in Europe, it delivers degree courses to over 6,000 students and trains 5,500 professionals yearly through executive courses and research events. EDHEC is accredited by the three main international academic organizations (AACSB (US-Global), Association of MBAs (UK-Global) and EFMD (Europe-Global)). EDHEC-Risk Institute is a leading risk and asset management research centre which aims to produce research that meets the most [INVALID-WORD]nt academic standards and to facilitate corporate use of this research. In partnership with large financial institutions, EDHEC-Risk Institute (www.edhec-risk.com) brings together 80 researchers and support staff and implements six industry-sponsored programmes and eleven research chairs focusing on asset allocation and risk management in the traditional and alternative investment universes.

Data Assistant for Financial Data — one vacancy in Nice, France

The successful candidate will be in charge of using the existing data infrastructure and data access tools to create project specific databases of financial data. The data assistant will also run rebalancing routines for systematic portfolio strategies, based on established operational procedures. The role interacts with the research teams on the development of tools for the maintenance and update of data and the extraction from and reporting on the project specific databases.

The typical candidate will have an educational background at the Master’s level in a technical area. The position requires knowledge of Matlab, Excel, and database access tools, as well as sound development skills in Matlab, VBA and SQL, as well as an interest in developing an understanding of financial data. Previous experience in a database management role and familiarity with financial concepts would be an asset for the position.

If you wish to apply for this position, please send an application letter and CV quoting the reference 1202DAFDNCE to Ms Séverine Anjubault – EDHEC – 400 promenade des Anglais – BP 3116 – 06202 Nice cedex 3 – France, or to severine.anjubault@edhec-risk.com. Salaries are determined according to EDHEC Business School’s remuneration scale and depend upon professional qualifications and experience.