Research Assistant in the Department of Finance ( Part-time Barcelona)

General research activities on practical and applied articles aimed to be published in practitioner-oriented journals. The activities include:

• Preparing a database for the project


• Performing initial statistical analyses of the relevant variables


• Replicating the investment strategies being explored


• Reviewing and commenting on the article prepared

The activities also include

• Periodic updating of the research databases


• Searches for relevant literature for the articles in progress


• Dealing with well-known databases such as Bloomberg, Datastream, Eikon-Reuters, and WRDS (Previous knowledge of them is desirable but not essential; the basics of them can be learned through Library support.)

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• Work-permit in Spain.


• BS / BA degree or Master’s degree. Last degree must have been obtained less than 5 years ago.


• High proficiency in English language, especially written. (Most of the work to be done is in English.)


• Interest in conducting applied research in the field of finance.


• Proficiency in Excel is essential. Other quantitative skills and/or coding ability are desirable but not essential.


• On-campus presence required.