Dear Colleagues,

I am happy to share this Call for Visiting Fellowships by LTI@UniTO, with deadline September 10th. For further information, please visit:

https://www.carloalberto.org/jobs-fellowships/ltiunito-research-fellowships/

I hope you can help me spread the information widely.

Best regards,

Luca Regis

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Luca Regis
Associate Professor
ESOMAS Department, University of Torino
Collegio Carlo Alberto
sites.google.com/view/lucaregis
Office: +39 011 670 6065
www.carloalberto.org/lti

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Call For Visiting Fellowships
LTI@UniTO Research Fellowships

Long-Term Investors@UniTo (LTI@UniTO, https://www.carloalberto.org/lti) is pleased to announce the availability of up to 5 Research Fellowships for the year 2023.

LTI@UniTO is a think tank established as a joint initiative of the Università di Torino and of the major Italian market players in long term financing. Through the Fellowship program, LTI@UniTO aims to foster research in long-term investing and to assess its features, perspectives, contribution to growth and stability.

The think tank supports independent research and informs the debate between long-term investors and policymakers.

Fellowships are awarded to either junior or senior scholars to spend a two month visiting period at Collegio Carlo Alberto (Torino, Italy) working on a research program relevant to long-term investors. The fellowship amount is 16000 euros for senior scholars and 6000 euros for junior scholars.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Candidates must send their application (CV + research program, approximately 2 pages) to lti@carloalberto.org before midnight, ECT, September 10th, 2022.

Please enter “LTI CALL FOR FELLOWS” in the email subject.

For further information, please contact lti@carloalberto.org

SENIOR FELLOWSHIPS:
- Applicants must have a publication history in top Finance/Econ academic journals.
- Receivers of the fellowships will conduct their own research for a period of two months at UNITO/Collegio Carlo Alberto (CCA).
- The research program should be related to one of the themes in the Strategic List below and must be included in the Application. A final working paper is required, a seminar at UNITO/CCA is compulsory. Another seminar/workshop, targeted to our sponsors, may be requested.
- Total remuneration (for the entire period – gross and including all expenses): € 16000.
- There are up to three positions available.
- A joint Junior Fellowship can be assigned, if required by the Senior Applicant in his proposal (name of the proposed junior applicant can be included too).
- Research Assistantship, if needed, may be requested once the fellowship is awarded.

JUNIOR FELLOWSHIPS:
- Candidates are Ph.D. Students or young scholars with a PhD in Finance, Economics or a related field.
- Receivers of the fellowships will conduct research under the supervision of a Senior Fellow or a UNITO/CCA’s Finance faculty for a period of two months at CCA/UNITO.
- The research program should be related to one of the themes in the Strategic List below and must be included in the Application. A final working paper is required, a seminar at UNITO/CCA is compulsory.
- Total remuneration (for the entire period –gross and including all expenses): € 6000.
- There are up to two positions available.

STRATEGIC LIST:
- Interaction between financial markets and the real economy: start-up funding, impact investments, infrastructure, SME financing;
- Role of LTIs in traditional financial markets (systemic risk, stability, pro or countercyclicality, liquidity, impact on prices), as well as on private markets; risk and return of private markets (private equity, private debt, private placements);
- Asset Management or ALM of LTIs, including past experiences, models, benchmarking, constraints on expenditures and liabilities;
- Innovative Asset Classes and LTIs;
- Mandates, delegation and effectiveness of monitoring (short term accountability versus long-term strategies); optimal contracts in delegated portfolio management: benchmarking and bonus/target incentive schemes;
- The collective costs of short-horizon investment and their control (regulatory constraints);
- Fintech and LTIs: opportunities and risks;
- Benefits and costs of financial regulation and macro prudential policies that matter to LTIs;
- The impact of crises on LTIs and the role of LTIs in market crashes and recovery;
- Real estate and real estate funds: risk, return and their role in the ALM of LTIs;
- LTIs, sustainable finance and Green Financing; the role of LTIs in the transition toward a greener economy; greenwashing and challenges of implementing ESG strategies.
- Responsible investing: screening or engagement; exit or voice;
- Digitalisation, artificial intelligence, new technologies and their impact on LTIs’ business and financial practices;
- Emerging risks: health risks, cyber risks, catastrophic risks, business interruption and their impact on LTIs.