We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a proven interest in the topic. Eligible candidates must have successfully completed a – preferably 2-year (120 ECTS) – Master’s degree (MSc or MPhil) in Finance, (Quantitative) Economics, Econometrics, Computational Social Science or a related area (before September 2023) and have an excellent command of analytical skills, programming skills, and the English language. Knowledge of climate risk models is a plus.

The project will be conducted in close collaboration with a multi-university research consortium funded by NWO: the RED&BLUE Project. In addition to 3 universities (Maastricht University, Delft University of Technology, Free University Amsterdam) this consortium also includes institutional investors (APG, PGGM, BouwInvest), banks and insurance companies (ING Group), the Urban Land Institute, and various government entities.

The candidate will be the lead researcher on at least four research projects in which we assess the empirical links between (extreme) weather risks and real estate in different settings. A final project will then translates the findings to practical stress tests and derive policy implications. The candidate will work with large, proprietary datasets and in close collaboration with practitioners, implying that practitioner papers and policy briefs are also part of the expected output in this project.

We offer a dynamic and challenging job in an internationally oriented organisation. The candidate will be part of an international network of top universities and renowned scholars within the field.

Next to PhD education at the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) the candidate is expected to contribute to teaching activities at the department, taking max. 10% of the time.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a proven interest in the topic. Eligible candidates must have successfully completed a – preferably 2-year (120 ECTS) – Master’s degree (MSc or MPhil) in Finance, (Quantitative) Economics, Econometrics, Computational Social Science or a related area (before September 2023) and have an excellent command of analytical skills, programming skills, and the English language. Knowledge of climate risk models is a plus.

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

Temporary employment for 4 years. The first year will be a probation period, after a positive assessment the position will be extended for another 3 years.

Your salary will be € 2,541 gross per month in the first year up to € 3,247 gross per month in the fourth year according to the PhD-candidate salary scale. An 8% holiday and an 8.3% year-end allowance is also provided.

In addition to good primary employment conditions, UM also offers an attractive package of secondary employment conditions.

Each year an evaluation will take place.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > About UM > Working at UM.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and about 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. 
For more information, visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl.

Finance Department

https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/department-finance

For more information regarding the research consortium see:
https://redblueclimate.nl/