The Department of Finance at the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at University of Delaware seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor beginning Fall 2018.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates for Assistant Professor should have a Ph.D. in finance or a related field, or expect to complete a Ph.D. by August 31, 2018, and should demonstrate the potential for outstanding achievement in research and teaching. Successful candidates will demonstrate the drive and vision to develop an innovative, cutting-edge, and internationally recognized research program. Additionally, candidates for Associate Professor must have a distinguished record of scholarship as evidenced by multiple publications in top journals in finance or related fields. Candidates for either position must be committed to excellence in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Finance currently has 18 full-time faculty members, including 14 tenured or tenure-track professors. The Department offers BS and MS degrees in Finance, and it also supports the Department of Economics' PhD program, the PhD program in Financial Services Analytics, and the College's MBA programs. All degree programs are fully accredited by the AACSB.

The Department highly values publications in top journals in finance and related disciplines. Recent research by faculty members has appeared in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Contemporary Accounting Research, and others. The department provides excellent research support, including an attractive teaching load, a one-semester third-year research sabbatical (for assistant professors), strong database resources, an active seminar and internal workshop series, access to a high-performance computing cluster, and trading laboratory facilities. For more information on the Department and the College, please visit http://lerner.udel.edu/departments/finance

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: The University of Delaware is a tier-one research university. According to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University of Delaware is in the "Highest Research Activity" (R1) category. Founded in 1743, and chartered by the state in 1833, the University of Delaware today is a land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant university of approximately 23,000 students and approximately 1,200 full-time faculty. The University has a strong tradition of distinguished scholarship, research, teaching and service that is grounded in a commitment to increasing and disseminating scientific, humanistic and social knowledge for the benefit of the larger society. The University of Delaware promotes an environment in which all people are inspired to learn and encourages intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, free inquiry and respect for the views and values of an increasingly diverse population.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY: The University is located in Newark, Delaware, a city that is unique for being a quiet, safe, and friendly college town of 30,000 residents but also part of the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. Newark is ideally located in the northeastern corridor. It is within commuting distance from Wilmington, DE, Philadelphia, PA, and Baltimore, MD, and is also about two hours from Washington, DC and New York City by car or train. The Delaware beaches, ranked first in the nation by the NRDC for having the cleanest water quality, are just 1.5 hours away.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Those interested should apply through Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/47151. Please upload a cover letter, a curriculum vita, samples of research and other relevant materials, and contact information for three letters of recommendation.

Questions may be directed to Fei Xie, Search Committee Chair (xief@udel.edu).

The position is open until filled. All application materials shall be shared with departmental faculty. Selected candidates will be interviewed at the 2018 AFA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and veterans. The University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at http://www.udel.edu/aboutus/legalnotices.html. Employment offers will be conditioned upon successful completion of a criminal background check. A conviction will not necessarily exclude you from employment.