Research Assistant for the IESE Institute for Sustainability Leadership – Professor Fabrizio Ferraro

Research Assistant for the IESE Institute for Sustainability Leadership – Professor Fabrizio Ferraro, Barcelona

Client: IESE Business School

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 06.03.2025

Expiry Date: 20.04.2025

Job Description:

The Institute for Sustainability Leadership at IESE Business School (www.iese.edu/sli) aims to foster academic research on sustainability at IESE and bring actionable insights to support the transition to more sustainable business. More than 12 IESE professors across all departments are conducting research programs affiliated with the initiative on the sustainable transition in the financial sector, sustainable leadership in corporations, communities, and cities.

The position will be under the supervision of the Academic Director, Prof. Fabrizio Ferraro, and focus primarily on collaborating on several research projects on the following topics: ESG Investing, Impact Investing, Shareholder Engagement, Political Ideology and ESG corporate behavior, Corporate Purpose and Carbon Emissions.

This is a great opportunity to engage directly with high-quality academic research with a focus on sustainability. The position might be especially appropriate for candidates interested in pursuing academic careers in related areas and proceeding to do a PhD in Business Schools with a focus on Strategy, Organization Theory, and Sustainability.

Minimum Requirements:

1. BS/BA degree or Master’s degree in Management, Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, with good working knowledge of statistics and econometrics.
2. The candidate should have working knowledge of:

• Econometrics, and use of Stata (preferred) and/or R
• Some experience working with corporate and financial data
• Some knowledge of Python, ML, and NLP appreciated but not required
• Research experience also a plus

Conditions:

Work contract and social security

Start: ASAP

End date: 1 year, with the possibility of extending

Contact:

Interested parties please send CV, academic transcript, samples of writing, and a cover letter in English to: