Belgium Pre-doctoral Researcher / PhD Student Position in Finance, University of Antwerp

[Belgium] Pre-doctoral Researcher / PhD Student Position in Finance, University of Antwerp


The Department of Accounting and Finance of the University of Antwerp will recruit a full-time pre-doctoral researcher / Ph.D. student for a research project on ‘Business groups, political connections and institutions: a long-term analysis’, funded by the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research.

The project takes a long-term perspective on the role of business groups. The promoters are Prof. Marc Deloof and Prof. Ludo Cuyvers. Using a unique database of Belgium listed companies over the 19th and 20th century and taking into account the evolution of institutions, we study how business groups affected company performance and how they used political connections to pursue the interests of their owners.
Candidates should have:
an MA in (Applied) Economics, Business Administration or equivalent; an interest in financial history and a strong motivation to write a Ph.D. dissertation; a strong academic record; an excellent knowledge of English and French; a good knowledge of Dutch is a plus.

We offer an appointment as a full-time researcher, starting as soon as possible until 31 December 2010.

For further information, please contact

Prof. Marc Deloof
email: marc.deloof[ at ]ua.ac.be
tel.: +32-3-220 41 69.

Application has to be received by 1 December 2007.