The ESSEC Finance Department is recruiting

The ESSEC Finance Department is recruiting at the assistant and/or associate professor level. We will be meeting job market candidates at the Annual Meeting of the American Finance Association to be held January 7-9, 2011 in Denver.
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Education

The Finance Department offers a wide array of courses in ESSEC’s various programs:

The ESSEC MSc in Management

The department offers 23 courses in Finance to more than 2,000 students each year. In particular:

• The Finance Track is open to students who wish to specialise themselves in the Finance area. It offers specialized coursework in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and General Finance.
• The Private Equity Chair offers specialized coursework on Private Equity that mix regular lectures, case studies, meetings with the industry’s top professionals and a simulation game.

The Advanced Masters Program in Finance

• The Advanced Master’s Degree in Financial Techniques trains students in risk management and financial engineering.
• The Advanced Master’s degree in Finance and Asset Management prepares students for careers in financial engineering.
• The new Financial Engineering Asia track (entirely taught in English) trains international students in the domains of risk management and financial engineering. This program is partially based in ESSEC’s Singapore campus, where students can benefit from the exciting developments in the Finance area taking place in Asia.

Partnership with the CFA Institute

The ESSEC MSc Finance Track and the Advanced Master’s in Financial Techniques are partners of the CFA Institute, which administers the "Chartered Financial Analyst program".

Executive Education

The ESSEC Finance Department, along with a selected network of industry professionals, offers a Wealth Management program. This program, offered in French, is meant for financial advisers working in the asset management and wealth management area.
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The ESSEC Finance Department is recruiting

The ESSEC Finance Department is recruiting at the assistant and/or associate professor level. We will be meeting job market candidates at the Annual Meeting of the American Finance Association to be held January 7-9, 2011 in Denver.
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Research

The department’s research activity focuses on 11 key areas of finance: financial derivatives, risk management, commodities, portfolio theory, macro-finance, market microstructure, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance, bankruptcy, liquidation and reorganization and real estate.

Finance Seminar series

The department organizes seminars on a regular basis, in collaboration with the ESSEC Research Center. Our guest speakers present, analyze, and discuss the most recent theoretical and empirical developments in Finance research.
See the list of seminars

Academic conferences and workshops

• The 2010 ESSEC-HEC-INSEAD-PSE Workshop on Financial Economics
  The workshop was hosted by the ESSEC Finance Department.
  Workshop website
• The ESSEC Private Equity Second Annual Conference
  The conference was organized by the ESSEC Private Equity Chair on June 10 and 11, 2010.
  The event presented state-of-the-art international research on major issues regarding, and related to, Private Equity and Venture Capital.
  Private Equity Chair's website

Education

The Finance Department offers a wide array of courses in ESSEC’s various programs:

The ESSEC MSc in Management

The department offers 23 courses in Finance to more than 2,000 students each year. In particular:

• The Finance Track is open to students who wish to specialise themselves in the Finance area. It offers specialized coursework in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and General Finance.
• The Private Equity Chair offers specialized coursework on Private Equity that mix regular lectures, case studies, meetings with the industry’s top professionals and a simulation game.

The Advanced Masters Program in Finance

• The Advanced Master’s Degree in Financial Techniques trains students in risk management and financial engineering.
• The Advanced Master’s degree in Finance and Asset Management prepares students for careers in financial engineering.
• The new Financial Engineering Asia track (entirely taught in English) trains international students in the domains of risk management and financial engineering. This program is partially based in ESSEC’s Singapore campus, where students can benefit from the exciting developments in the Finance area taking place in Asia.

Partnership with the CFA Institute

The ESSEC MSc Finance Track and the Advanced Master’s in Financial Techniques are partners of the CFA Institute, which administers the "Chartered Financial Analyst program".

Executive Education

The ESSEC Finance Department, along with a selected network of industry professionals, offers a Wealth Management program. This program, offered in French, is meant for financial advisers working in the asset management and wealth management area.
More information