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Indian School of Business hiring for Research Associate in Finance Area with Prof. Apoorva Javadekar Hyderabad, Telangana Full Time

We seek applications from motivated individuals with a strong academic background to work as Research Associate at ISB in Finance Area with Professor Apoorva Javadekar (https://sites.google.com/site/apoorvajavadekar/) . Research Associates (RA) generally work for a span of 1-2 years and then go on to pursue Ph.D. in internationally renowned business schools.

Professor Javadekar’s research focuses on Banking, Mutual Funds, and International Trade. Some of the current ongoing projects in Banking/Macro area includes – Efficiency of Public and Private banks, Cleansing effects of Demonetization, Dollar Liquidity and Pricing of International Trade, Economic Uncertainty and Global Capital Flows. In the space of Mutual funds, ongoing project includes – Decomposing Tracking Error of Mutual Funds, and Textual Analysis of Fund Prospectus. Most of the projects are joint with international scholars offering a great opportunity to the candidate to not only learn from them but also make vital connections in the academic circles.

How to Apply :

Click on the given link to apply: https://www.cognitoforms.com/ISB47/applicationforresearchpositioninisb

Responsibilities

  • The candidate will assist the professor in the ongoing research work which includes data-collection, data-cleaning, literature review as well as data analysis
  • Typical datasets include large panels of banks, firms, MCA/PROWESS/COMPUSTAT datasets as well as data-collected through web-scrapping
  • Work will require strong background in Econometrics and Mathematics (Especially real analysis)
  • This position is a good fit if you are looking to do a PhD in the future.
  • Preferred joining date is July 1, 2020. Given COVID situation, physical on-boarding on campus might take place little later.

Skills and Qualifications

  • Master’s in Economics or B.Tech from reputed university or Bachelor in Applied Mathematics
  • Good analytical, computing and communication skills. Strong Background in Mathematics/Econometrics.
  • Web-Scrapping is heavily used and hence is almost essential
  • Knowledge of Filtering techniques (Latent Models) is a plus
  • Working knowledge of (some) statistical software and/or programming languages like R, Stata, Python, Matlab etc. is essential

Location : Hyderabad

Positions Vacant : 1

Interested candidates can send their CVs to [email protected]

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  • Job Title: Indian School of Business hiring for Research Associate in Finance Area with Prof. Apoorva Javadekar Hyderabad, Telangana