Erstellt am 15. Mai 2026
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Finance "Center for European Transformation"
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Frankfurt, Hessen 60306, Germany
Vollzeit
Reference: 674804621
Description
The Department of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is inviting applications for a post-doctoral fellow positionwith a special focus on financial intermediation and (debt) capital markets. The start date of the position is flexible.
Department of Finance
Project: Unlocking the potential of Europe's capital markets
Europe faces numerous transformational challenges such as innovation, digitization, or climate change & energy, which need to be addressed. To do that and to unlock Europe's growth potential, we must activate the supply of capital and develop deeper capital markets in Europe.
We need to understand the frictions that can preclude firms from borrowing money or rolling over debt. Similarly, we need to understand the frictions that prevent them from raising equity. What is the role of public investments and an optimal mix of public and private capital to fund these transformational challenges? Recent crises, such as the 2007-2009 global financial crisis or the dash-for-cash in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic have demonstrated that lack of access to debt or equity markets negatively impacts firm investment, employment and growth. Answers to these questions can facilitate firms' access to funding and guide policy makers to determine avoid and optimal respond to future funding crises.
To help develop our understanding of these frictions, Frankfurt School and DWS have created a research center called "Centre for European Transformation". The successful applicant will be working within this research center. The research group consists of outstanding scholars, including researchers at, for example, New York University Stern School of Business or Chicago Booth. For questions regarding the position, contact Professor Sascha Steffen ( [email protected] ).
The Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Finance "Centre for European Transformation"
Frankfurt School now has vacant Postdoctoral Fellowship positions, funded by the newly created "Centre for European Transformation". The positions have a duration of two years. The postdoctoral fellow should specialize on the broad topics of financial intermediation and (debt) capital markets and will work with a team of researchers specializing within this area. The objective of the position is to strengthen research, and to give researchers/scholars holding a doctoral degree the opportunity to strengthen their academic qualifications. In compliance with Frankfurt School's ambition of becoming one of the leading business schools in Europe, we seek a candidate who can produce high-level research and publications at international levels. The position has no teaching requirements but research-related tasks within the center (e.g., center management, policy reports, presentations, grant applications, etc.).
Further Information
Start date is subject to agreement. The position will only be filled if qualified candidates are identified. Contact Canan Kus ([email protected]) for further information.
See for more information about the Centre, department and Frankfurt School
Qualifications
Qualification requirements
The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Finance or Economics from US or Western European business schools and possesses strong programming skills in R or Python. They have solid experience in empirical research, including the use of panel data methods, ideally working with firm-level data. Experience with machine learning and/or artificial intelligence techniques is considered an asset. The candidate demonstrates strong research potential and has the ambition to publish in leading finance journals. Additionally, they are able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.
We Offer
Salary on agreement as well as travel/research support. Frankfurt School has access to all widely-used databases in financial research and is committed to build a research infrastructure that supports top-level research.
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit their job-market paper (if available) and work-in-progress abstracts, which reflect their area of research interest. In addition, applicants should submit an updated CV (including a complete list of working papers publications). Two reference letters must also be submitted. Candidates may be asked to forward further information and/or be called in for an interview. All material needs to be uploaded via Interfolio.
The Department of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is inviting applications for a post-doctoral fellow positionwith a special focus on financial intermediation and (debt) capital markets. The start date of the position is flexible.
Department of Finance
Project: Unlocking the potential of Europe's capital markets
Europe faces numerous transformational challenges such as innovation, digitization, or climate change & energy, which need to be addressed. To do that and to unlock Europe's growth potential, we must activate the supply of capital and develop deeper capital markets in Europe.
We need to understand the frictions that can preclude firms from borrowing money or rolling over debt. Similarly, we need to understand the frictions that prevent them from raising equity. What is the role of public investments and an optimal mix of public and private capital to fund these transformational challenges? Recent crises, such as the 2007-2009 global financial crisis or the dash-for-cash in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic have demonstrated that lack of access to debt or equity markets negatively impacts firm investment, employment and growth. Answers to these questions can facilitate firms' access to funding and guide policy makers to determine avoid and optimal respond to future funding crises.
To help develop our understanding of these frictions, Frankfurt School and DWS have created a research center called "Centre for European Transformation". The successful applicant will be working within this research center. The research group consists of outstanding scholars, including researchers at, for example, New York University Stern School of Business or Chicago Booth. For questions regarding the position, contact Professor Sascha Steffen ( [email protected] ).
The Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Finance "Centre for European Transformation"
Frankfurt School now has vacant Postdoctoral Fellowship positions, funded by the newly created "Centre for European Transformation". The positions have a duration of two years. The postdoctoral fellow should specialize on the broad topics of financial intermediation and (debt) capital markets and will work with a team of researchers specializing within this area. The objective of the position is to strengthen research, and to give researchers/scholars holding a doctoral degree the opportunity to strengthen their academic qualifications. In compliance with Frankfurt School's ambition of becoming one of the leading business schools in Europe, we seek a candidate who can produce high-level research and publications at international levels. The position has no teaching requirements but research-related tasks within the center (e.g., center management, policy reports, presentations, grant applications, etc.).
Further Information
Start date is subject to agreement. The position will only be filled if qualified candidates are identified. Contact Canan Kus ([email protected]) for further information.
See for more information about the Centre, department and Frankfurt School
Qualifications
Qualification requirements
The ideal candidate holds a PhD in Finance or Economics from US or Western European business schools and possesses strong programming skills in R or Python. They have solid experience in empirical research, including the use of panel data methods, ideally working with firm-level data. Experience with machine learning and/or artificial intelligence techniques is considered an asset. The candidate demonstrates strong research potential and has the ambition to publish in leading finance journals. Additionally, they are able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.
We Offer
Salary on agreement as well as travel/research support. Frankfurt School has access to all widely-used databases in financial research and is committed to build a research infrastructure that supports top-level research.
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit their job-market paper (if available) and work-in-progress abstracts, which reflect their area of research interest. In addition, applicants should submit an updated CV (including a complete list of working papers publications). Two reference letters must also be submitted. Candidates may be asked to forward further information and/or be called in for an interview. All material needs to be uploaded via Interfolio.
