Research Analyst Position

The Department of Finance at the Stockholm School of Economics is accepting applications for a two-year pre-doctoral research analyst position.

Candidates would ideally begin around June 1, 2019 and would work for approximately two years before applying to graduate school in Finance, Economics or another social science.


As a research analyst, you will be working on cutting-edge research projects in such areas of finance as household finance, behavioral finance, corporate finance, and asset pricing finance. You will work in close contact with the researchers at the SSE Finance Department. The program serves as an ideal bridge between university and PhD program for students interested in empirical finance research. Our previous research analysts are either enrolled in top PhD programs in Europe and US or working in the industry as data scientists and financial analysts.


Applicants should be completing (or have recently completed) a Master’s degree and have strong quantitative and programming skills. Candidates need not to have Economics/Finance degree, but you should have a strong interest in financial research and some experience with finance. Ideally you should have solid knowledge of Stata, Matlab/R, and Python, experience in web scraping would also be appreciated. Excellent spoken and written English is a requirement, Swedish language is a plus.

The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Our programs are developed in close cooperation with business and research communities, providing graduates with a solid basis for attaining leading positions in a broad range of companies and other organizations. The School is accredited by EQUIS, certifying that all of its principal activities – teaching as well as research – maintain the highest international standards. The Stockholm School of Economics is also the only Swedish member institution of CEMS and PIM, which are collaborations between top business schools worldwide, contributing to the high level of quality for which our school is known.


SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.