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Post-DoctoralFellowinFinancialEconomics
SwissFinanceInstituteatUniversitàdellaSvizzeraItaliana(USI),Lugano
TheInstituteofFinanceoftheSwissFinanceInstitute(SFI)nodeattheUniversitàdella
SvizzeraItaliana(USI)inLuganoopensapost-doctoralpositioninthefieldofFinancial
Economics. The SFI is a private foundation created in 2006 by Switzerland's banking
andfinancecommunityincooperationwithleadingSwissuniversities.Itsupportsand
advances research, doctoral training and executive education in banking and finance.
SFI is supported by the Swiss banks, six Swiss universities, the Swiss Federal
Government, and SIX Swiss Exchange, the leading independent exchange in Europe.
For further information on SFI research activity, please visit the websites www.sfi.ch
andwww.istfin.eco.usi.ch.
The successful candidate will conduct research into areas such as: (i) asset markets
plagued with Knightian uncertainty and asymmetric information; (ii) capital market
volatility and business cycle developments; and (iii) information networks. The
candidate is expected to contribute to highly influential research while only being
requiredtoprovideSFI-Luganocenterwithalightteachingsupport.Itisexpectedthat
thesuccessfulcandidateiswillingtoworkatSFI-USIinLuganoandtoresideinTicino,
Switzerland.
Thepost-holdercandidatewillhave:
- A Ph.D. in Finance or Economics and related disciplines with a profile strongly
groundedinquantitativemethodsandakeeninteresttoconducttheoreticalwork.
- Familiarity with programming and some experience in gathering and processing
financialdata.
- ExcellentcommandofEnglish.
ClosingdateforapplicationsisApril28,2017.Thepositionstartsassoonaspossible.
Please submit your application package (email preferred) with a complete CV,
motivationletter,jobmarketpaper,andreferencelettersto:
Prof.Dr.AntonioMele
ProfessorofFinance
SeniorChair,SwissFinanceInstitute
UniversitàdellaSvizzeraitaliana
ViaGiuseppeBuffi13
CH-6904Lugano
[email protected]
CandidatesabouttocompletetheirPhDareparticularlyencouragedtoapply.Thisisa
fixedtermappointmentfortwoyears.SalaryisaboutSwissFrancs80,000perannum.