Location: Shanghai Report to: Professor Department: Dean's Office, China Europe International Business School Work Type: Full-time
Job Responsibilities:
Job responsibilities mainly include but not limited to the following:
1. Assist in research in financial market related research project, aiming at publishing at top finance academic or practitioner journals. Related responsibilities include but not limited to literature review, collecting/coding/analyzing data, coordination of research projects, with a focus on financial markets.
2. Assist in teaching, including course development and design, material preparation (case writing), EMBA class coordination and other logistic coordination.
3. Assist to contact and coordinate with international scholars and executives.
4. General administrative tasks, including budgeting, correspondence, etc.
The person who takes on the job will develop an expertise in financial markets and get trained in conducting high-level research. Furthermore, he/she will get actively involved in the academic community as well as financial market practitioners.
Preferred Skills and Qualities:
The job is ideal for candidates aspiring to an intellectual career in either academia or industry. Any candidate with (1) a solid training (bachelors, masters, or Ph.D.) in analytical disciplines (statistics, computer science, finance, or economics), and (2) a strong interest in understanding global financial markets are welcome to apply.
In particular, candidates with the following experiences and qualities are preferred:
1. Academic research experiences. Direct experiences in asset pricing, financial markets, and other finance/economics related fields strongly preferred. Experiences in statistics/applied mathematics or computer science are also a plus. Having academic publications in these fields a strong plus.
2. Strong programming skills. Experiences in any of the following: R, Python, Stata or Matlab. Software development experiences a plus.
3. Excellent communication skills in English: speaking, reading, and writing. Proficiency in Chinese reading, speaking, and writing a plus but not required.
4. Attention to detail, proactive and getting-things-done mindset. Entrepreneurial with an ownership mentality when facing challenges.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with a broad range of individuals and groups.
Application materials:
1. Resume
2. Past research papers, thesis, or academic publications (optional)
Interested and qualified applicants should forward copies of CV in both Chinese and English to the attention of Jasmine Xu (xjasmine@ceibs.edu). Position is available immediately.