Researcher/senior Researcher in Esg and Climate

vor 1 Woche


Wien, Österreich Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) Vollzeit

Minimum requirements:

- Strong background in: quantitative finance or financial economics, or financial risk assessment, or behavioural economics, or statistics, or applied mathematics
- Good understanding of climate-related financial risks, climate scenarios and stress-tests
- Ability to code using main softwares (e.g. Matlab, Python, etc)
- Interest to work at the interface between research and policy, and interact with key decision makers in finance
- Ability to work independently and to deliver according to the deadlines
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken)

What we offer:

- Possibility to take part in and support policy making in ESG and climate risk assessment, and insurance protection gap, in Europe in particular
- Possibility to join a young, interdisciplinary and international team of researchers
- Possibility to interact with key financial decision makers in Europe and abroad, and to be at the center of the academic and policy debate on ESG and climate risk
- Possibility to conduct policy-relevant work and publish research

The position is initially funded for 2 years, with possibility of extension.

Starting date: May 2024 (negotiable).

Location: the position is at WU Wien, Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna (AT). Competitive salary and stimulating working environment.

Applications should include (i) a cover letter, (ii) one reference letter (iii) a CV with list of publications (iv) two research articles.

For additional information, please reach out to Irene Monasterolo.



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