Assistant Professor - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate
About The Position
The Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate in the Fogelman College of Business & Economics at the University of Memphis is seeking qualified applicants for a tenure track Professor of Finance position. This is a nine-month, tenure-track appointment. The Assistant Professor will teach, conduct research, and participate in service leadership primarily at the Memphis Campus, including online. The Fogelman College of Business & Economics is a leading business school accredited by the AACSB. The College has 96 full-time faculty serving approximately 3,165 students. The Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate includes 13 full-time faculty members in addition to this position.
Requirements
- Ph.D. or ABD in finance is required.
- Research and professional engagement activities sufficient to qualify as Scholarly Academic under existing AACSB business accreditation guidelines are strongly desired.
Responsibilities
- Effectively teach graduate and undergraduate finance courses.
- Conduct research productivity and submit grant proposals.
- Provide significant service leadership on departmental operations related to online programs and the Cook Analytics & Trading Lab.
- Provide effective instruction in undergraduate finance courses that are also cross-listed at the Master’s level.
- Evaluate student learning outcomes.
- Participate in related department activities and comply with all Department, College, and University regulations.
- Teach courses that lead to financial certifications and licensing (CFP/CFA).
- Maintain FIR’s undergraduate and MSBA program recognition by these institutions.
- Teach four (4) finance courses for the academic year (two courses per semester) and ensure high rates of success in student learning outcomes.
- Maintain AACSB scholarly academic status through research and targeting top-tier journal publications.
- Assist with Cook Analytics & Trading Lab operations including lab scheduling, dataset maintenance, tech support liaison for hardware and software issues, and online website and eLearn support.
- Assist with recruitment of students and student leaders for clubs and teams.
- Support students in finance competitions, the CFP Board educational program, inter-university student competitions, Finance Club, and other university activities.
- Maintain contact with the CFA Society and the FPA Society.
- Serve on Department and College Committees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
