About this role
Candidates should have an established record of (or considerable promise for) high quality research and teaching. Applicants should be close to completion or have completed their Ph.D. in Finance, Economics or a related field. SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs. The Department of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) seeks to fill one or two assistant professor positions, subject to budgetary approval. Appointment will be effective August 2019. The positions are open to candidates with any area of specialization in finance. Current faculty members are Adrien d’Avernas, Ramin Baghai, Bo Becker, Magnus Dahlquist, Mariassunta Giannetti, Michael Halling, Jungsuk Han, Alexander Ljungqvist, Vincent Maurin, Daniel Metzger, Olga Obizhaeva, Marcus Opp, Riccardo Sabbatucci, Farzad Saidi, Paolo Sodini, Jan Starmans, Per Strömberg, Dong Yan, Irina Zviadadze. The Stockholm School of Economics is a private and independent institution located in central Stockholm. It is the premier place for undergraduate, graduate and executive education in Sweden, with a unique relationship to the Swedish business and financial community. The School runs a joint doctoral program with Stockholm University. Teaching assignments encompass undergraduate and graduate programs, and courses are taught in English. With generous grants from the government and the private sector, the Swedish House of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics supports our research infrastructure, including an active visitors program both for domestic and international researchers, a national PhD course program in finance, and a data center that locates, collects, maintains and administers data that supports research in finance.