Indian Institute of Quantitative Finance - Professor - School of Financial Engineering

Applications are invited for the position of Professor (Full time) in the School of Financial Engineering.

For conducting Master level courses in the following disciplines :

- Investment Banking

- Computational Finance

- Probability and Measure Theory

- Numerical Methods for Finance

- Financial Statistics

- Financial Economics

- Econometrics

- Financial Time Series Analysis

- Stochastic Calculus for Finance

- Finance

- Optimization Techniques

- Monte Carlo Simulations

- Financial Markets and Institutions

- Fixed Income Securities

- Derivatives and Structured Instruments

- Interest Rate Derivatives

- Exotic Options

- Currency Derivatives

- Market Risk Management

- Credit Risk management

- Operational Risk Management

- Credit Derivatives

- Counter party credit risk

- Financial Programming

- Financial Modelling in Excel

Eligibility Requirements :

Under Graduate Qualification : Statistics / Physics / Mathematics / Engineering / Economics / Econometrics / Computer Science

Post Graduate Qualification : Statistics / Financial Engineering / Mathematical Finance / Economics / Finance / MBA or PGDBM Finance (from top institutes only will be considered) / Mathematics / Physics (Computational Physics / Statistical Physics or equivalent areas) / Econometrics

Ph.D : Physics / Statistics / Mathematics / Engineering / Finance / Economics / Econometrics / Computer Science

Work Experience :

- Minimum 10 years of experience in Banking or Financial Services industry or IT industry servicing the BFS industry and 3 years of teaching experience.

Or

- Minimum 15 years of experience in academia with 5 years of experience in consulting role with the banking or financial services industry.

Or

- Individual having exceptional experience in the field of Quantitative Finance.

About Us :

Indian Institute of Quantitative Finance (IIQF) is established as a center of excellence in education in the field of Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering and Risk Management. The institute is founded by top professionals and entrepreneurs from the risk management and financial services industry with extensive global experience and expertise in specialized domains. The field of Quantitative Finance is relatively new in India and IIQF is the first institute of its kind in India that is exclusively dedicated to this extremely specialized field.

The objective of IIQF is to bring to the academic domain in India the technologies and skill-sets that are used by the practitioners at the highest level in the finance industry. The idea is to bridge the considerable gap that exists between what the industry demands and what the academia produces.

IIQF conducts various courses for individuals and training programs for corporate in areas of Quantitative Finance and allied disciplines where multi-disciplinary skills are essential. The courses it offers involve interdisciplinary course of study in Investment Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Stochastics, Numerical Computations, Programming, etc.

The Institute provides high-end training courses for professionals working in, or intending to take up a career in Quantitative Investment Management, Derivatives Trading, Funds Management, Algorithmic Trading, Financial Risk Management, Structured Finance, Portfolio Management, Treasury, Financial Consulting Services, Financial Software & Systems, Securities Trading, etc.

Faced with an ever-increasing range of generalized finance and MBA courses, the courses at IIQF are unique in its structured approach and commitment to the practical application of Quantitative Finance in the field of finance. What differentiates the courses at IIQF is the emphasis on the practical applications of the subjects and theories rather than just the study of the theories alone.

IIQF is starting Master and Undergraduate level full time degree courses in Financial Engineering in collaboration with a private University in its Noida Campus.