Professor of Finance with Outstanding Professional Achievements – 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 with research experience within the financial industry for EDHEC-Risk Institute in London, United Kingdom.

Professor of Finance with Outstanding Professional Achievements — one vacancy in London, United Kingdom

The successful candidate will have significant skills in quantitative finance and modelling and excellent conceptual knowledge of finance theory. Research experience within the financial industry is required. A typical profile would be a head of research at an investment bank or other financial institution. A doctoral qualification in mathematics/physics, economics, or quantitative finance would typically be required and the candidate should have a track record of publication in top practitioner journals. Research service will be carried out within EDHEC-Risk Institute, a leading international research centre for industry-relevant academic research. The successful candidate will conduct high-level executive seminars on state-of-the-art academic research in finance. He/she will represent the research centre at both seminars and conferences, so excellent presentation skills are required.

If you wish to apply for this position, please send an application letter and CV quoting the reference 1201PFPPLON 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.