The Department of Quantitative Finance (chaired by Prof. Dr. Eva Lütkebohmert-Holtz) at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg invites applications for a Research Assistant Position (Post-doctoral or PhD) in the area of Financial Economics or Mathematical Finance.

The appointment (75% TV-L E13, Baden-Württemberg scale) will be made starting April 15th, 2025, or later for 2 years and may be prolongable to at most 6 years and could be increased to 100%.

Applicants should have completed an above-average degree in economics, mathematics, or statistics. Experience in data work and implementation in the software R, MATLAB or Python is highly appreciated.

The position will be embedded into the research group of Prof. Dr. Eva Lütkebohmert-Holtz with a broad range of research topics related to credit risk, option pricing and hedging, risk and portfolio management and the impact of climate risk on financial markets. The position has a teaching duty of 3 contact hours per week and candidates are expected to participate in the teaching program of the department.

Good English language skills are indispensable. Knowledge of German is not required but advantageous.

The University of Freiburg is an equal opportunity employer. Applications including a letter of motivation, CV with education details, list of publications, documentation of teaching experience and relevant certificates are welcome as early as possible.
The review process will start on March 10th, 2025. The application deadline is March 31st, 2025.

Post-doctoral candidates should include two letters of reference sent by the referees directly to eva.luetkebohmert@finance.uni-freiburg.de.

Please send your application to:

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institute for Economic Research
Department of Quantitative Finance
Prof. Dr. Eva Lütkebohmert-Holtz
Rempartstr. 16
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau

or electronically to eva.luetkebohmert@finance.uni-freiburg.de.

Further information about the Department of Quantitative Finance can be found at:
https://www.finance.uni-freiburg.de/