· IESE Business School seeks graduate students to conduct research and analysis, and work on special projects for IESE faculty focusing on quantitative empirical research in corporate finance.
· This position is an excellent preparation for students pursuing experience in financial research, but knowledge of these areas is not required. The candidate will have exposure to world first-class state-of-the-art academic research and to a network of top scholars in the field.
This experience helps the candidate apply to doctoral programs, as well as to finance masters, in top business schools.
Multiple Projects:
· Various projects that explore the influence of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies on the design of new business models
· Project 1: Research case study on how artificial intelligence (AI) allows an Indian healthcare venture to scale rapidly to reach 100 million patients
· Project 2: Research study on the success factors of large, established companies for driving business model innovation projects inside their firms
· Project 3: Teaching case study on one of the fastest growing entrepreneurial companies in Africa, AFEX, an agritech business that helps small farmers with warehousing, trading and financing
· Project 4: Development of innovative GPT apps and exercises as teaching material for IESE class sessions on business model innovation
The Institute for Sustainability Leadership (ISL) at IESE Business School aims to foster academic research on sustainability at IESE and bring actionable insights to support the transition to more sustainable business. It facilitates knowledge exchange and enables multisectoral societal experiences for measurable progress toward a more regenerative economy. More than 15 IESE professors across all departments are conducting research programs affiliated with the initiative on the sustainable transition in the financial sector, sustainable leadership in corporations, communities and cities.
The position will be under the supervision of the Academic Director, Prof. Fabrizio Ferraro, and should perform the tasks bellow:
· Supporting the ISL and its affiliated professors in promoting their research projects both internally and externally, this person will play a key role in organizing and categorizing information related to papers, cases, and other materials, while also helping to establish a structured documentation process. This person should have great communications and copywriting skills to translate such projects in short content pills, business frameworks and publications.
Some of the key research topics under the ISL umbrella include: ESG Investing, Impact Investing, Shareholder Engagement, Political Ideology and ESG Corporate Behavior, Corporate Purpose and Carbon Emissions, Sustainable Supply Chains, Strategy and Sustainability, Climate Finance, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Carbon and Climate Disclosure, Executive Compensation, Institutional Ownership, and more.
· Assisting with various ISL tasks, including website content management, dedicated email campaigns, and updating mailing lists in collaboration with our partners and supporting our ISL Fellows Initiative.
· Supporting event planning, logistics, and general communication efforts.
· Providing assistance in managing alliances and partnerships, such as Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL), Future of Capitalism (FoC), PRME, and others.
This is a great opportunity to engage directly with high-quality academic research with a focus on sustainability.
As a research assistant, you will have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the research process (on topics covering industrial organization, digital economies, financial markets and banking) including literature search and review, theoretical analysis, model simulation, data collection, and research design.
IESE Business School invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position at the Family Business Chair, based in Barcelona. The primary criterion for acceptance is research excellence in both theoretical and empirical papers, and an interest in studying topics related to family businesses. The position is full-time and is expected to start in September 2025 (or by mutual agreement).
We will accept applications on a rolling basis until April 15.
Description
The Postdoc will be responsible for conducting original research in line with the chair's research agenda to publish in top management outlets. The candidate will primarily work with Prof. Jeroen Neckebrouck. Projects may focus on a variety of topics related to the family business domain including but not limited to corporate governance and strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation, succession, strategic decision-making, human capital and human resource management, family science perspectives, role of private equity and family offices. One of the options is to assist in ongoing projects leveraging large scale administrative datasets with employee-employer matched information. More broadly, it is expected that the fellow will also become actively involved in the IESE Business School intellectual communities by regularly participating in research seminars, brown bag presentations, etc. No teaching is expected or required.
The ideal candidate will be thinking of this position as a stepping stone toward taking on a research professorship in the future.
IESE Business School
IESE Business School is a top-ranked international graduate business school with its main campuses in Barcelona and Madrid. It offers MIM, MBA, and EMBA programs, a large portfolio of executive education programs, as well as a PhD program. Founded in 1958, recent rankings of the Financial Times, the Economist, and Business Week consistently place IESE among the top 5 business schools in the world. The school has additional campuses in New York, Munich, and Sao Paulo. More information about the school can be found at https://www.iese.edu.
Research conducted by IESE faculty is regularly published in premier academic outlets such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, American Journal of Sociology, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal.
For more information about IESEs faculty, please visit https://www.iese.edu/faculty-research/academic-departments/
Chair of Family Business
IESE’s Chair of Family-Owned Business was established in 1987 to promote and support family business and business family initiatives around the world. The first of its kind in Europe, the Chair generates high-impact research and peer-reviewed publications, and actively participates in international conferences, research summits and educational initiatives, including regular sessions in IESE’s Alumni Learning Program.
The Family Business Chair is chaired by Prof. Álvaro San Martín, professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department and expert in organizational behavior, cultural psychology and team dynamics. The Family Business Chair gathers an inter-disciplinary team of researchers embedded in the strategic management, people in organizations, finance and entrepreneurship departments at IESE. Further information on the chair and academic team is available at https://www.iese.edu/faculty-research/chairs/family-owned-business/
The RA will be involved in multiple projects related to sustainable and biodiversity finance. 1) We will utilize satellite data to estimate the economic impact of nature conservation, restoration, and destruction. 2) We will explore how firms adaptation to climate change affect biodiversity. 3) We estimate carbon emissions of academics. The RA will perform data analysis and collection. The RA will have exposure to state-of-the-art empirical analysis and novel datasets including satellite data. Lastly, the RA will have the opportunity to be on research teams which include researchers from top institutions in the US and EU (e.g., Harvard, London Business School, American University).
The Institute for Sustainability Leadership at IESE Business School (www.iese.edu/sli) aims to foster academic research on sustainability at IESE and bring actionable insights to support the transition to more sustainable business. More than 12 IESE professors across all departments are conducting research programs affiliated with the initiative on the sustainable transition in the financial sector, sustainable leadership in corporations, communities and cities.
The position will be under the supervision of the Academic Director, Prof. Fabrizio Ferraro, and focus primarily on collaborating on several research projects on the following topics: ESG Investing, Impact Investing, Shareholder Engagement, Political Ideology and ESG corporate behavior, Corporate Purpose and Carbon Emissions.
This is a great opportunity to engage directly with high-quality academic research with a focus on sustainability. The position might be especially appropriate for candidates interested in pursuing academic careers in related areas and proceeding to do a PhD in Business Schools with a focus on Strategy, Organization Theory, and Sustainability.
· BS/BA degree or Master’s degree in Management, Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, with good working knowledge of statistics and econometrics.
· The candidate should have working knowledge of:
- Econometrics, and use of Stata (preferred) and/or R
- Some experience working with corporate and financial data
- Some knowledge of Python, ML and NLP appreciated but not required
- Research experience also a plus
· Good English language writing and speaking skills
· Work permit in Spain
Conditions
Full-time position (1.830 Euros per month before tax)
Work contract and social security
Start date
ASAP
End date
1 year, with the possibility of extending
Contact
Interested parties please send CV, academic transcript, samples of writing and a cover letter in English to:
Ingrid Vergés
IESE Business School
Email: iverges@iese.edu
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