Transitioning Economics PhDs to Academic Careers in Finance
Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business Post Doctoral Bridge to Finance Program

June 4 - August 3, 2012

The Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech is pleased to announce its fifth cohort of an AACSB-endorsed program to train Ph.D.s in Economics for tenure-track positions in Finance.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The eight-week/320-contact-hour residential program provides:
- Courses in the main fields of Finance.
- Training in research methodology and the development of research topics.
- Training in business school pedagogy.

PROGRAM BENEFITS: Having successfully completed the program, the graduating candidate will be deemed academically qualified by AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) to transition to a tenure- track career in Finance.

PROGRAM COSTS: The payback period on the all-inclusive program cost of $32,500 is approximately one year based on the differential between average starting salaries in Finance and Economics.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: A doctoral degree in Economics from an accredited program.

PROGRAM DETAILS: Visit the Finance Track of Virginia Tech's Post-Doctoral Bridge to Business Program at: http://www.aqbridge.pamplin.vt.edu or send an e-mail enquiry to: fmsmith@vt.edu

Note: If you are attending the ASSA Conference in Chicago in January 2012, please stop by the Virginia Tech booth (no: 401) to visit with Finance Department faculty for additional information.