Dear all, I ask you to forward this news to potentially interested candidates, thank you, best regards, Cecilia my Department in Florence is issuing a post doc position for ONE YEAR (which we expect to be able to renew for another year). The call just appeared at http://www.unifi.it/mod-MDAssRic.html?target=a look for Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e l'Impresa The SUBJECT is: Instability forecasters for the financial markets I am the responsible of the project. Unfortunately my university at moment only issues calls in Italian. The project however is described also in English. If somene interested has problems to understand the call can write me The annual salary is 19'367 Euros (of which a sum of about 7% to 10% will be accrued for pension). DEADLINE: the candidacy has to arrive at the Department by 2 of May at 1 pm. It is possible to send it by pec email, if the candidate has a personal one. An interview will be made to the best candidates on May, the 16th, at my Department in Florence. The research activity will START on June 2016, the 1st. REQUISITES. Master degree in Math or Physics, Engineering, Finance, Economy; at least 2 years of research experience; pertinent curriculum with the project. We ask the candidate has: a good background in mathematical analysis, in the theory of probability and stochastic processes, in econometry; a good ability in manipulating financial data and in creating and implementing routines in matlab (and possibly in C); availability in being present at the Department at least 1-2 days per week