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Lancaster University Management School, Department of Accounting and Finance
Lecturer (Assistant Professors in Finance)

The Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) invites applications for two assistant professor positions in Finance, to begin on September 2018. The department welcomes applications in all areas of finance, particularly in banking, corporate finance, and asset pricing. Significant reductions in teaching duties over the first four years may apply.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Finance or a related discipline, or should be expected to complete their Ph.D. in the near future. Candidates should be able to pursue their own independent research and develop publications in high quality and top finance journals and should be able to deliver excellent teaching in both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Accounting and Finance is one of the largest departments within LUMS - a world-ranked international business school that has consistently ranked among the UK's top ten universities for nearly two decades. The department offers an excellent research environment, with a high level of collegiality, generous research budgets, and subscriptions to state-of-the-art databases, a strong seminar series, and a senior visitors program. More information about the department can be found at: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/accounting-and-finance

CLOSING DATE: November 27, 2017

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: All applicants should submit their application online at: https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk by November 27, 2017. Job packets must contain a cover letter, CV, three letters of reference, publications, job talk paper (identified as such) and any additional papers, description of courses taught, and teaching evaluations. Reference letters must be submitted directly to Sonia Stevenson (s.stevenson1@lancaster.ac.uk) with the title " Reference Letter for [Name of Applicant]' by November 27, 2017. A recruitment committee will be attending and conducting first-round interviews at the AFA meeting in Philadelphia in January 2018.

Posted: 20 Oct 2017