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

June 3 - August 2, 2013

The Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech is pleased to announce its sixth 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 $34,500 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 sskripak@vt.edu

Note: If you are attending the ASSA Conference in San Diego in January 2013, please stop by the AACSB booth 201A to visit with Finance Department faculty for more information on the Post-Doctoral Bridge to Business Programs.