Postdoctoral Research Fellow

£ 20,311 - 25,451 plus £ 2,134 London Allowance 1 year, renewable

The Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics is looking to recruit a postdoctoral Research Fellow for the academic year beginning in September 2003, to work within the framework of the European Union funded Research Network on: "Financing retirement in Europe: Public Sector Reform and Financial Market Development"

The successful candidate will be expected to develop research work in the areas of the research project. For more details on the research project please visit the RTN website at http://www.lse.ac.uk/ubs/rtn.htm or

http://www.cepr.org/research/networks/FINRET/

Candidates should have completed or be near the completion of a PhD degree. In addition the European Commission contract specify that applicants must:
- be 35 years of age or under
- be a national of an EU Member State or of an EU-Associated State or have lived in the Community for at least five years prior to his/her appointment
- not be a national of the country where they seek employment, or have worked/studied for more than 12 months of the 24 months prior to appointment in that country

Applicants should send a CV (including details of 2 referees) and a personal research statement, including a specific proposal for research in the pensions area, to:

Maria Komninou
Centre Manager
Financial Markets Group
London School of Economics & Political Science
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE

Or e-mail to: M.Komninou@lse.ac.uk

For more information about the Financial Markets Group please visit our website at http://fmg.lse.ac.uk The London School of Economics and Political Science is committed to equal opportunities and excellence in teaching and research