Erasmus University, Erasmus School of Economics
Post-doc Position in Finance

Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) invites applications for a post-doc position in the area of Behavioral Finance. The starting date is negotiable but would typically be as soon as possible.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants are expected to demonstrate excellence in research and either have a Ph.D. or expect to complete a Ph.D. in the near future. We are looking for candidates who have the potential to publish in the very top finance or economics journals. ESE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Successful applicants will actively contribute to the lively research atmosphere in Rotterdam. The post-doc is hired within the Erasmus Center for Behavioral Finance, and is expected to do research in the domain of behavioral finance. The position involves a two-year period, with the possibility to continue in a tenure-track assistant professor position afterwards. We offer a compensation package that is competitive relative to European salaries and that includes pension fund contributions. Favorable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL: The Erasmus School of Economics is one of the largest and most successful economics departments in Europe. ESE offers modern office space with views of the Rotterdam skyline, generous research support, as well as access to all major financial databases (WRDS, CRSP, Compustat, Datastream, Bloomberg, I/B/E/S, Thomson One Banker, TAQ, CRSP Mutual Funds, RiskMetrics, OptionMetrics, etc). The Erasmus Center for Behavioral Finance has unique access to a number of unique proprietary databases, such as the full database of a large online broker. The ESE department of Finance is part of the Erasmus Finance Group that also includes Financial Econometrics at ESE and faculty of the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM). Erasmus Finance runs an active weekly seminar series with speakers from top international schools, a separate brown bag seminar, several annual conferences, and a visitor program with eminent finance scholars.

ABOUT THE AREA: Rotterdam is a pleasant and lively harbor city with 600,000 inhabitants. It is located in the west of the Netherlands and provides attractive and affordable living conditions, also for international faculty. The use of English in daily life poses no problem. Rotterdam has excellent rail connections to Amsterdam airport (30 min.), Amsterdam (40 min.), Brussels (75 min.), Paris (2.5 hours), and Frankfurt (4.5 hours). Amsterdam airport is the fourth biggest European airport with connections to major cities around the world. Shuttle services to London are operated from small Rotterdam airport. The standard of public services in the Netherlands, like healthcare and education, is high.

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information, please visit the school's website: http://www.eur.nl/ese

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: For applications, inquiries by e-mail or phone please contact: dr. Remco C.J. Zwinkels, Email: zwinkels@ese.eur.nl, +31 10 408 1428

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit their CV, research papers, and at least three reference letters. Only electronic applications will be considered.