Professor of Finance specialised in Capital Markets/Asset Management – one vacancy in London, UK 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 5,000 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 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.

Introduction

As part of its international development programme and in order to strengthen both its executive education and research potential, the EDHEC group, one of Europe’s leading research and teaching institutions, is recruiting a professor of finance for its campus in London, United Kingdom.

Professor of Finance specialised in Capital Markets/Asset Management – one vacancy in London

With a PhD in finance or economics, the successful candidate will have demonstrated his/her ability to produce high quality research and will have an outstanding track record of international publication. Research service will focus on asset management and capital markets with special emphasis on asset allocation and portfolio construction and will be carried out within EDHEC-Risk Institute, a leading international research centre for industry-relevant academic research. The candidate will have demonstrated his/her capacity to interact with the financial industry via research projects and/or executive education, and will have a desire to pursue projects, as a member of EDHEC-Risk Institute, in collaboration with the industry.

If you wish to apply for this position, please send an application letter and CV quoting the reference 1201PFLON 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 at the top end of the range for similar positions and bonuses are available for both academic publications and involvement in EDHEC-Risk Institute’s research projects.