Postdoctoral Research Fellow Level 1, 2 or Research Fellow

FMC² has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of developing Asset and Risk Management in Financial Markets and the Real Economy. This position is for up to two years (with a possible extension of 6 months) and is funded by Science Foundation Ireland. It will involve working under the direction of Professor John Cotter within the Risk research theme and work packages include Asset Pricing and Risk, Risk Management of Real Estate and Pension Risk. Applicants should have a background in Economics or Finance and will be expected to have experience in one or more of the work packages outlined above. The post will be based at the UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School.

Closing Date: 16 November 2012
Ref: 005476
Post Duration: 2 years (possibility of extension for six months)
Salary: €33,975 - €68,817 per annum

Further information (including a complete Job Description and details on the application procedure) should be obtained from the UCD Job Vacancies website: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies.

Industry Development Director

The remit of the Industry Development Director (IDD) will be to develop and enhance business linkages through guiding current collaborations to maturity as well as identifying new projects and partners. The IDD will spend time working with researchers across all FMC² sites and develop links with industry partners nationally, so the position will involve travel.

Closing Date: 16 November 2012
Ref: 005477
Post Duration: 2 years (part-time)
Salary: €91,900 – €109,902 per annum pro rata (€45,950 – €54,951 per annum part time – 20 hours per week)

Further information (including a complete Job Description and details on the application procedure) should be obtained from the UCD Job Vacancies website: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies.

PhD Studentship

The Financial Mathematics Computation Cluster (FMC²) has an opening for a PhD researcher in Financial Mathematics.

This position is available at Dublin City University (DCU).

These studentships are relevant for well-qualified students with postgraduate or undergraduate degrees in mathematics and related disciplines.

Expressions of interest should include:

1. a statement of research interests

2. a detailed CV

Expressions of interest should be sent via email directly to the work package PI, Professor Paolo Guasoni. Further details regarding Work packages 1-3 can be here.

All formal applications will be processed via the relevant university’s normal PhD application processes.