Ph.D. position in Impact Investing
Lille Economics and Management (LEM, CNRS UMR 9221) and IÉSEG School of Management invite applications for a fully funded Ph.D. position in Impact Investing at its Lille Campus.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Facing contemporary social and environmental issues, directing financial flows towards the most virtuous investments has become crucial. Directing funds toward greener or more socially responsible projects requires the existence of indicators to evaluate the social and environmental impact of companies. This is the ambition pursued by rating agencies producing ESG indicators. However, the finance literature highlights a certain confusion in the ESG indicators provided by major data providers. The purpose of the PhD project is to propose alternative sources of information to evaluate the social and environmental impact of corporations, and to evaluate the extent to which this type of information is already integrated by financial markets.
The selected candidate will be working under the supervision of Dr. Marion DUPIRE and Dr. Paolo MAZZA. The Ph.D. candidate will be part of the IÉSEG finance department (link).
ABOUT IÉSEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
- IÉSEG is AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accredited and is a member of the “Conférence des Grandes Écoles.”
- The IÉSEG Research Center is accredited by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
- IÉSEG’s faculty is very diverse with more than 40 different nationalities represented.
ABOUT LILLE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT (LEM)
- LEM is a research unit associating the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research), the University of Lille and the Catholic University of Lille
- LEM comprises about 150 researchers and 100 doctoral students in economics, management and statistics.
- Research at LEM is multi-disciplinary in economics and management and is centered on societal issues.
- LEM is a young, internationally oriented and dynamic laboratory with a strong scientific ambition.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Have a MSc. (or be close to completion) in a relevant field, such as business analytics, computer science, information systems, (business-)engineering or related.
- Strong analytical skills and commitment to research excellence.
- Programming experience in Stata, R or Python.
- Interest in sustainability.
- Excellent command of written English.
- Ability to work effectively in teams.
- Willingness to travel.
- Knowledge in textual analysis is a plus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The selected applicant is expected to begin his/her assignment in Fall of 2024. The exact starting date will be determined in accordance with the applicant. Gross salary will be competitive with other European research and academic institutions (2100€/month). The Ph.D. student will be based in Lille (on the site of IÉSEG School of Management). The selected candidate will have to enroll in a Ph.D programme at the University of Lille. The Ph.D. student will get all the means and support to engage in innovative, business-relevant research projects with high potential to get published in international peer reviewed journals.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interested applicants must submit their application (consisting of a CV, motivation letter and statement of academic performance) through this recruitment platform.
For any further question, please contact us by e-mail to phd.recruitment@ieseg.fr or p.mazza@ieseg.fr, and m.dupire1@ieseg.fr.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
We will begin considering candidates immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The deadline to apply is June, 7th, 2024. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
- Service
- Postes Académiques / Academic positions
- Role
- Teaching & Research Assistant (doctoral position)
- Locations
- Campus Lille
Campus Lille
We look forward to working with you at IÉSEG!
Working at IÉSEG means involving in a rich and personally fulfilling environment for work, based in our core values and strengthened by the international perspectives.
Ph.D. position in Impact Investing
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