PhD Position in Finance at PSL & Universite Paris Dauphine
PSL & Universite Paris Dauphine invite highly qualified students holding or completing a bachelor’s or a master’s degree to apply to its finance PhD program. Our PhD curriculum starts with a training phase during which students draw on courses from the Research-in-Finance track of the Finance master of Université Paris Dauphine-PSL. Upon success in this PhD qualifying program students then enroll in our PhD program and carry out a PhD thesis with the DRM Finance research team. Detailed information about the PhD qualifying program is available at https://dauphine.psl.eu/en/training/masters-degrees/finance/m2-research-in-finance/program
Detailed information about the PhD program is available at: https://edd.dauphine.fr/fileadmin/mediatheque/edd/Documents_Utiles/PhD_in_Finance.pdf
FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
The PhD track is fully funded with excellence grants at the master level and a 3-year doctoral contract at the PhD level.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Université Paris Dauphine-PSL is a premier University that is well-known for its excellence in research and teaching. It was the first French university to be EQUIS accredited. The University is part of Université PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres), an excellence research network involving some of the best French academic institutions. It is located in downtown Paris.
ABOUT DRM FINANCE AND THE PHD PROGRAM: The research interests of our team cover all fields of finance including corporate finance, financial reporting, banking, asset pricing, asset management, market microstructure, financial econometrics, real estate, commodities etc. Our research center offers a wide range of resources for research (hardware, software, and databases) as well as a stimulating intellectual environment with a very active visiting program of leading scholars from all around the world.
Our recent PhD graduates have started academic careers in leading universities and business schools, such as McGill University, the University of Toronto, UC San Diego, UNSW, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Cambridge, ESCP Europe, ESSEC, or have become researchers in public institutions such as the ECB or the IMF.
Additional information about the DRM finance research team is available at http://drm.dauphine.fr/en/finance/about-us.html, and information about our finance department can be found at http://www.finance.dauphine.fr/en/
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
To apply, you should follow the online application procedure at the below link:
You will be asked to provide a vitae, all graduate degree transcripts, two academic references, a statement of purpose, and a research statement. A certificate of English language proficiency (any certificate accepted, Toefl iBT recommended) as well as a GMAT score, although not absolutely compulsory, will be highly appreciated.
Application guidelines are available at dauphine-psl_phd_program_in_finance_application_guidelines_2024.pdf
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3 April 2024 12pm (midday).
