-------- Original Message -------- From: Walter Schachermayer <wschach(a)fam.tuwien.ac.at> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 17:26:47 +0800 (HKT) From: Zhou Xun-Yu <xyzhou(a)se.cuhk.edu.hk> Subject: Academic Positions in Mathematical Finance/Financial Engineering available at Chinese Univ of Hong Kong Dear Colleagues, The Dept of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has several positions open (mainly at the junior level; but consideration will be given for exceptionally outstanding senior persons as well) in the field of Mathematical Finance/Financial Engineering, as well as in a few other areas. A job advertisement is attached. Please forward it to your colleagues/students/friends who might be interested in the positions. Salaries and other benefits of these positions are one of the most competitive in the world. On the other hand, the dept has very strong groups in Mathematical Finance/Financial Engineering, and related fields such as Stochastic Control, Supply Chain/Logistics, and Operations Research. The profiles of the faculty members of the dept include multiple positions on the editorial board of the premier journals in the related fields,such as Mathematical Finance, Operations Research, Management Science,SIAM Journal on Optimization, and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control,and winners of prestigious awards, such as the 1999 Franz Edelman Award and the 2003 SIAM Outstanding Paper Prize. There are two IEEE fellows and one INFORMS fellow in the dept. Best regards, Xun Yu Zhou ------------------------------- Ad. content for teaching posts: The Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SE&EM) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong invites applications for the following positions: 1. Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in the fields of (1) Financial Engineering, (2) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, (3) Optimization and Operations Research or related areas. The positions are on fix-term contracts up to 3 years from January / September 2006, with prospect for contract renewal or reappointment on a longer term basis, subject to budget and mutual agreement. 2. Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor on a visiting basis, from January / September 2006, renewable subject to budget and mutual agreement, in the fields of (1) Financial Engineering, (2) Information Systems (3) Logistics and Supply Chain Management, (4) Optimization and Operations Research or related areas. Candidates for all the positions above should have earned doctorate degrees and have outstanding academic records and firm commitment to both excellent teaching and research. Salaries for the respective levels of appointment will be highly competitive. Starting salary and level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Eligible appointees may also be entitled to other generous benefits such as housing allowance, annual leave, medical care, incoming passage allowance and contract-end gratuity. Applications including the curriculum vitae and names of at least three referees (with email and postal address, telephone and fax numbers) should be sent to: Chairman Department of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management Room 609, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2609 8313 Fax: +852 2603 5505 Email: recruit(a)se.cuhk.edu.hk