Research project manager

at  Aalto University

Aalto University School of Business Department of Finance invites applications for
Research project manager (2 year fixed-term appointment)
beginning 1.1.2025 as per agreement at Aalto University Otaniemi in Espoo, Finland.
The position is in the Department of Finance and funded by Research Council of Finland. The Finance Group is strongly dedicated to research, as shown by a stream of research published in top finance journals. For more information about research activities, please visit
https://www.aalto.fi/en/department-of-finance
Requirements
An ideal candidate has a master’s degree in business, finance, economics, statistics, or a related field. Excellent project management skills demonstrated by earlier experience are a must. The candidate should also convey a strong drive, independence, problem-solving skills, and a desire to work with a strong research group in household finance.
The position creates a natural, but optional and pending on qualifications, path to complete a doctoral degree in finance. A candidate already enrolled or completed a doctoral program could be considered, but emphasis is on the project management skills. Experience in survey methods, and econometrics are considered as a plus. Strong command of English is expected.

Key tasks of the research project manager are:

• Coordinating and implementing collection of global survey for household beliefs and preferences, including pilot testing of the survey in different languages
• Documentation of survey data and methodology
• Setting up infrastructure for re-administering future survey waves
• Preparing funding applications, coordinating project budget, creating, and updating project website, and acting as first point of contact for the project
• Scientific analysis of the survey data for an academically oriented candidate

Salary
Salary will be set according to qualifications of the candidate. An indicative salary range begins from 2550 euros and is higher for an experienced project manager with relevant experience. The position includes occupational healthcare.
For more information
Please contact HR Partner Heli Solla (heli.solla@aalto.fi) for questions relating to the recruitment process or Associate Professor Elias Rantapuska (elias.rantapuska@aalto.fi) for other matters.
How to apply

The application material for the position must include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae with contact details

The application material for the position can in addition include:

• Up to three letters of recommendation

The application for the position is to be addressed to Associate Professor Elias Rantapuska. If you want to join our community, please submit your application through Aalto recruiting system no later than November 28, 2024, by clicking Apply now! at the bottom of the page. Please note that we do not accept applications through e-mail.
All application material should be submitted in English and in PDF form through Application documents section in the application form.
Aalto University’s employees please note: you should apply for the position via our internal system Workday -> Career -> find jobs (not external aalto.fi webpage on open positions) by using their existing Workday user account.
Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open and/or to extend the application period.
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• Coordinating and implementing collection of global survey for household beliefs and preferences, including pilot testing of the survey in different languages
• Documentation of survey data and methodology
• Setting up infrastructure for re-administering future survey waves
• Preparing funding applications, coordinating project budget, creating, and updating project website, and acting as first point of contact for the project
• Scientific analysis of the survey data for an academically oriented candidat