Assistant Professor of Finance - Florida Atlantic University

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Position Summary:


The Department of Finance in the College of Business (CoB) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Finance for employment starting with the 2025 Fall semester, which begins in August 2025.




Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong potential for high-quality research and publications in high-quality finance journals; a commitment to rigorous and engaging teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels; and the ability to contribute service to the Department of Finance, the College of Business and the University.




The CoB is highly supportive of research and subscribes to numerous databases via WRDS, including Audit Analytics, BoardEx, Compustat, CRSP, Execucomp, IBES, OTC Markets, Thomson/Refinitiv.




New hires are typically provided summer research support for a limited time subject to budget availability. The department’s active doctoral program typically provides faculty access to doctoral-student research assistantships. Candidates with research and teaching interests from all areas of finance are welcome to apply, including, but not limited to, asset pricing, corporate finance, financial institutions & markets, investments, and international finance. A candidate with strong quantitative skills (especially in SAS, Stata, or similar) and expertise in current empirical-finance methods is preferred. Candidates with demonstrable evidence of scholarship beyond the dissertation are preferred.




The successful candidate will teach finance courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs (MSF/MBA), and, potentially, in the finance doctoral program; must maintain an active program of research and publication; and must participate in appropriate types of service to the department, college, university, community, and profession.




The department offers a BBA and a BS in Finance at the undergraduate program, required courses and electives for the MBA program, an MSF program through our Market Rate programs, and an active Ph.D. program. We also participate in the Executive Ph.D. program via teaching both the required finance courses and by directing finance dissertations. The department has over 500 students in the BBA and BS program, approximately 40 MBA and MSF students (each), and 15 doctoral students.




The College of Business at Florida Atlantic University seeks scholars who are committed to supporting the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds and to thoughtfully engaging all communities in higher education. Florida Atlantic University embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the various internal and external communities that it serves.




FAU serves more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across six campuses located along the southeast Florida coast. In recent years, the University has doubled its research expenditures and outpaced its peers in student achievement rates. FAU is designated a Hispanic-serving institution, ranked as a top public university by U.S. News & World Report and a High Research Activity institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information, visit www.fau.edu.






Minimum Qualifications:

An earned doctoral degree in Finance (or closely related discipline) from an AACSB accredited institution is required by the start date.


Candidates with research and teaching interests from all areas of finance are welcome to apply, including, but not limited to, asset pricing, corporate finance, financial institutions & markets, investments, and international finance. A candidate with strong quantitative skills (especially in SAS, Stata, or similar) and expertise in current empirical-finance methods is preferred. Candidates with demonstrable evidence of scholarship beyond the dissertation are preferred. FAU’s College of Business (COB) has a significant set of Executive Education /Market Rate programs and the ability to excel in a classroom of working professionals will be viewed favorably.





Salary:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to commensurate with similar research institutions.





College or Department:

College of Business





Location:

Boca Raton





Work Days and Hours:

N/A





Application Deadline:

2025-06-30





Special Instructions to Applicant:

This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice.


This position is subject to funding.


All applicants must apply electronically to the currently posted position on the Office of Human Resources' job website (https://fau.edu/jobs) by completing the required employment application for this recruitment and submitting the related documents.


Required Documents:

FAU’s Career Page permits the attachment of required/requested documentation.


PLEASE NOTE: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required for submission, please combine additional documents into a single attachment to not exceed the maximum permitted.


The site permits the attachment of required/requested documentation. When completing the online application, please upload the following: (1) letter of application detailing how candidate meets qualifications, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) documentation of recent teaching evaluation scores, and (4) a sample of current research.


Transcripts:

The selected candidate for this position is required to submit an official transcript sent directly from the institution for the Provost’s credential file prior to the first day of employment. Similarly, for degrees from outside the United States, the evaluation by an organization belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation (NACES), with an indication of the documents the evaluation was prepared from (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts) is required for the Provost’s credential file prior to the first day of employment. Transcripts must be issued to Florida Atlantic University, not to the individual applicant.


Background Screening:

Selected candidates must successfully complete and pass all employment screenings prior to the start of employment. Employment screenings may include a criminal background check (level I and level II), motor vehicle check, credit check, reference checks, alcohol, and drug screening check.


As a Hispanic-serving institution, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse institutions in the Florida state university system. We are committed to recruiting and retaining talented faculty and staff. We embrace our shared responsibility to create and celebrate a welcoming and inclusive campus environment for all. Our community features excellent schools, a vibrant and safe community, and a sub-tropical climate conductive to year-round outdoor activities.


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Individuals requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711


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Pursuant to Florida law, any applicant or student seeking employment in a research or research-related support position who is a citizen of a foreign country and not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of employment or training in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria is subject to additional screening. Applicants meeting those criteria will be required to provide the following information before any offer of employment can be made: every institution of higher education attended; all previous employment since the applicant’s 18th birthday; list of all published material, current and pending research funding from any source, including details about the research, your role, funding source, and amount; list and description of any non-university professional activities; any affiliation with an institution or program in a foreign country. Selected applicants will be required to provide additional information per the Statute, including a complete copy of your passport; and, if available, the most recently submitted DS-160 (Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application).

Florida Atlantic University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action/equal access institution and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. For communication assistance, call 7-1-1.