Full-time Teaching & Research Assistant Position in Information Management / Data Science (PhD-track) 160-51

Organisation/Company

Université de Namur

Department

Department of Management

Research Field

Computer science » Database management
Computer science » Digital systems
Computer science » Modelling tools
Computer science » Programming
Computer science » Systems design
Economics » Management studies

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Belgium

Application Deadline

28 Apr 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

38

Offer Starting Date

15 Sep 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Academic environment

The University of Namur, with more than 70 programs, welcomes each year nearly 8,000 students and doctoral students, of 75 different nationalities, in law, computer science, medicine, philosophy and literature, science and social sciences. Of the University’s 1,400 employees, more than 900 actively contribute to research within 11 research institutes, 65 laboratories and research centers and 9 technological platforms. Alongside 6 other faculties, the Faculty of Economic, Social Sciences and Management nearly accounts 1,800 students (including 160 in time shift programs) and 250 staff members including 85 academic and 70 scientific members. It offers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs in management, management engineering and economics, and undergraduate and postgraduate programs in political sciences and information and communication sciences. The Faculty members carry out cutting-edge research in numerous areas of expertise.

The candidate will be part of the Department of Management. The Department of Management has 60 full- and part-time academic and research staff. The Department offers bachelor, master, and doctoral programs, with a particular focus on topics in finance, services management, marketing, and information management. Research is organized through five research centers, and concentrates on the said topics. The Department actively collaborates with many national and international institutions and companies, through research projects, seminars, consultancy and student internships.

The Center for Research in Finance and Management (CeReFiM), one of the components of the DeFIPP Research Institute (Development, Finance & Public Policies), stands as one of the centers associated with the Department of Management. CeReFiM’s research is mainly empirical and revolves around a wide range of topics covering, among others, financial econometrics (e.g., volatility, systemic risk, climate risk, contagion), central banking (communication policies, monetary policy transmission), macrofinance (fiscal policy, DSGE models), corporate finance (venture capital, private equity) and more recently sustainable finance (socially responsible investment, impact investing, micro-finance, sustainable portfolio management, sustainable performance and impact measures). The center includes 8 academics and 7 PhD students. The dynamism of the center has materialized in recent years through several publications in leading journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Journal of Banking and Finance or the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and through the organization of leading seminars in partnership with the various Belgian universities and the National Bank of Belgium.

Job description

The position involves, in equal parts, teaching and research duties, as well as some service activities. Teaching (in the field of finance, in a broad sense) will be carried out within the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes. Research ( approximately 50% of the work time associated with the position) will be undertaken in finance within the CeReFiM research center, one of the centers of the Development, Finance and Public Policies (DeFiPP) research institute.

Requirements

Research Field

Economics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

The applicant holds or will hold by the end of June 2024 or by the end of September 2024 a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management or in Economics (or equivalent), and is expected to have excelled in his/her curriculum (degree obtained with honours). S/he has a good command of spoken and written French and English. S/he must display excellent teaching skills. S/he wants and is able to develop an original research programme likely to lead to a doctoral degree in Economics and Management supervised by a member of the Department of Management.

Specific Requirements

The application form can be downloaded from the University of Namur website (http://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/ ). The filled out form (in PDF format) should be returned before April 28, 2024 by e-mail to Prof. Oscar BERNAL, Director of the Department of Management ([email protected] ), with a curriculum vitae, a short description in English of a future or past research (e.g., master’s thesis) and a motivation letter for the position, which includes teaching and research duties. Nominated candidates will be invited to a meeting with the members of the selection committee within one month of the deadline for submission of applications. More details will be announced later.

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Excellent

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Additional Information
Additional comments

Status: assistant (research & teaching)

Contract: 2 year fixed-term contract, renewable twice

Website for additional job details

http://www.unamur.be/universite/jobs/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Namur

Country

Belgium

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

City

Namur

Website

http://www.unamur.be

Street

Rue de Bruxelles, 61

Postal Code

5000

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED