PhD Position IESEG School of Management

Deadline: 05 May 2024

Position: PhD position

Location: IÉSEG School of Management (Paris or Lille, France)

Description 

Lille Economics and Management (LEM, CNRS UMR 9221) and IÉSEG School of Management invite applications for a fully funded Ph.D. position on “Financial system and Earth system tipping points”, at its Lille/Paris Campus.
https://recruitment.ieseg.fr/jobs/3760936-ph-d-position-on-finance-and-earth-system-tipping-points-transdisciplinary

This research project proposes to analyse the interactions of Earth and financial systems through the notion of tipping points within the context of global sustainability. While negative Earth system tipping points (ESTPs) are well documented by existing research, and their potential to trigger socioeconomic collapses is increasingly understood, positive tipping points (PTPs) are more nascent. PTPs may accelerate beneficial change and have recently been introduced as a potential solution to mitigate existential climate risks and foster sustainability. However, the research articulating ESTPs and PTPs concerning the financial system remains limited. The proposed PhD project aims to address this gap by conducting a thorough transdisciplinary literature synthesis, developing conceptual foundations of what Earth-Finance system tipping points could be, and applying such an analytical/modelling framework to empirical or theoretical questions connecting finance and ESTPs.

Dr. Hugues CHENET will supervise this transdisciplinary project. The selected candidate will join the Management & Society faculty department at IÉSEG (click here for more information). Collaborations are expected with researchers from other universities and research programmes (e.g. UCL-ISR, Global Tipping Points).

ABOUT IÉSEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

• ACCCSB, EQUIS, and AMBA accredit IÉSEG and is a member of the “Conférence des Grandes Écoles.”
• IÉSEG is a member of a CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) research lab, LEM.
• IÉSEG’s faculty is very diverse, with more than 50 different nationalities represented.

ABOUT LILLE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT (LEM)

• LEM is a research unit that comprises the CNRS, associating the University of Lille and IÉSEG School of Management
• LEM comprises about 200 researchers and 100 doctoral students in economics and management.
• LEM is a young, internationally oriented, dynamic laboratory with strong scientific ambition.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for high-potential PhD candidates who are passionate about the research topic and meet the following criteria:

• Have an MSc. (or be close to completion) in a relevant field, such as:
  • Finance, economics, sustainable finance, ecological macroeconomics, political economy,
  • Earth system sciences, climate change, sustainability sciences.
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills, fit for both qualitative and quantitative research.

• Familiarity with / curiosity for transdisciplinarity and systems approaches.

• Excellent command of spoken and written English.

• Committed to research excellence and to delivering high-quality research.

• Motivation for teamwork in interaction with external stakeholders.

• Professional experience (e.g., within financial institutions) is welcome.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The selected applicant is expected to begin his/her assignment in September/October 2024. Gross salary will be competitive with other European research and academic institutions. The Ph.D. student must be based in Lille or Paris (campus sites of IÉSEG School of Management). The selected candidate will have to enrol in a Ph.D. programme at the University of Lille and will contribute to the sustainability-related teaching programme at IÉSEG. The Ph.D. student will get all the means and support to engage in avant-garde, business-relevant research projects with high potential to get published in international peer-reviewed journals.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

The application should include the following parts merged into a single PDF file:

1. a motivation letter,
2. a detailed CV,
3. a research proposal,
4. a sample of independent academic writing such as a Master’s thesis, working paper, or published article.

Interested applicants must submit their application here through the recruitment platform.

For any further questions, please get in touch with us by email at phd.recruitment@ieseg.fr.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

We will begin considering candidates immediately. The deadline to apply is May 5, 2024. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application file as soon as possible.