Posted 11/6/09
EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
Research Engineers, Research Analysts, Research
Assistants and Calculation Engineers
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)). Within the framework of
its strategy of international excellence, EDHEC has
developed a very active research policy in recent years
which has led to the creation of research centres that are
based on its faculty's expertise.
As part of its international development programme and in
order to strengthen its research potential, the EDHEC
group, one of Europe's leading research and teaching
institutions, is recruiting research engineers, research
analysts, research assistants and calculation engineers.
RESEARCH ENGINEER/QUANTITATIVE ANALYST - ONE VACANCY IN
NICE, FRANCE AND ONE VACANCY IN SINGAPORE:
The successful candidate will be a financial engineer with
significant skills in quantitative finance, modelling and
calculation. A typical profile would be an engineering
graduate from a leading school with subsequent experience
and/or training in finance. Experience in a research post
with an investment bank or asset management company would
be an asset for this position. The successful candidate
will participate in the EDHEC-Risk research centre's work
in the area of applied asset management research and will
work on optimisation, stochastic modelling, etc. Interested
candidates who do not have a PhD will have the possibility
of enrolling in the EDHEC-Risk PhD in Finance programme.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT - TWO VACANCIES IN NICE, FRANCE, ONE
VACANCY IN LONDON, UK, AND TWO VACANCIES IN SINGAPORE:
Scholarships, tuition waivers and stipends will be proposed
to selected students who meet stringent admission
requirements for the PhD in Finance programme at EDHEC.
Research assistants work within the EDHEC-Risk research
centre on industry-sponsored research programmes and
provide support to the research engineer and research
analyst functions. Work within the centre deals with
various aspects of the risk and asset management process.
These research positions provide EDHEC PhD in Finance
candidates with unique opportunities to make use of and
refine the concepts and tools covered in class. Experience
within the financial industry would be an asset for this
position.
RESEARCH ANALYST - TWO VACANCIES IN NICE, FRANCE:
The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing
the investment practices of institutional investors and
asset managers, as well as specific industry trends, for
example in asset-liability management or indexing.
Reporting to the centre's head of applied research, the
candidate will write industry surveys that are regularly
published by the research centre and provide analysis of
the business and industry contexts for the centre's more
theoretical research projects. This includes analysing
industry trends and their conceptual background based on
industry and research publications, as well as analysing
and gathering data on specific products or investor types.
The role thus offers an overview of industry-relevant
research topics and requires a good general knowledge and
broad interest in various asset management topics.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to apply for any of these positions, please
send an application letter, a CV, and a sample of your
professional or academic writing to:
CONTACT: Severine Anjubault
EDHEC
400 promenade des Anglais
BP 3116
06202 Nice cedex 3
France
or to
Email: MAILTO:severine.anjubault@edhec-risk.com
Salaries are determined according to EDHEC Business
School's remuneration scale and depend upon professional
qualifications and experience.