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Project Manager @ Aalto University School of Business
Project manager (2 year fixed-term appointment)
beginning at 1.9.2024 or as per agreement at Aalto University Otaniemi in Espoo, Finland.
The position is in the Department of Finance and funded by Research Council of Finland. The Finance Group is strongly dedicated to research, as shown by a stream of research published in top finance journals. For more information about research activities, please visit https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-finance
Requirements
An ideal candidate has a master’s degree in business, finance, economics, statistics, or a related field. A bachelor’s degree is minimum requirement. Excellent project management skills demonstrated by earlier experience are a must. The candidate should also convey a strong drive, independence, problem-solving skills, and a desire to work with a strong research group in household finance.
The position creates a natural, but optional and pending on qualifications, path to complete a doctoral degree in finance. A candidate already enrolled or completed a doctoral program could be considered, but emphasis is on the project management skills. Experience in (household) finance, survey methods, and econometrics are considered as a plus. Strong command of English is expected.
Key tasks of the project manager are:
• Coordinating and implementing collection of global survey for household beliefs and preferences
• Documentation of survey data and methodology
• Setting up infrastructure for re-administering future survey waves
• Preparing funding applications, coordinating project budget, creating, and updating project website, and acting as first point of contact for the project
• Scientific analysis of the survey data for an academically oriented candidate
Link to call: Project Manager | Aalto University
Deadline: 26th of August, 2024
Contact Elias Rantapuska for more information (elias.rantapuska@aalto.fi)