The Department of Finance in the School of Business Administration at The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is seeking qualified applicants for the Founders Chair in Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital. This position is supported in part by a new $2 million endowment. Candidates will be considered at the full, associate, or late assistant professor ranks.

JOB DESCRIPTION: To teach entrepreneurial finance and venture capital courses and to perform duties assigned by the Dean of the School of Business Administration and Chair of the Department of Finance. The normal teaching load for this position for a research-active faculty member is 2/2 (6 credit hours per each semester, Fall and Spring).

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered for this position, the applicant must have an earned doctorate degree in finance from an AACSB accredited or well-regarded business program and a distinguished record of teaching and research in entrepreneurial finance with an ongoing research agenda aimed at high-quality publications in top-level journals.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: The University of Mississippi is located in Oxford, MS, an extraordinarily livable city (http://www.oxfordms.com) featuring all that is best about living in the South. Oxford is a one-hour drive south of Memphis, TN and is known as the home of Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner. Oxford has also been featured as a literary and arts destination in such publications as The New York Times, Southern Living, Conde Nast Traveler, and GQ. Among other cultural activities, annual events include the Oxford Film Festival, a thriving local music scene, and the Ford Center Performing Arts Series.

In 2017, the University of Mississippi initiated Flagship Constellations, which are designed to bring together a wide range of faculty from across campus to address some of the most difficult and complex problems facing our nation and world. If you're interested in cross-disciplinary research to solve key, grand challenges you are encouraged to apply.

Salary for this position is competitive while the cost of living in Oxford is particularly low (e.g., approximately 40% lower than the Washington, DC area). Faculty have the option to teach summer courses for additional pay subject to course and funding availability. This endowed position also provides a substantial annual research budget.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications will be considered immediately. The position will be open until filled or until an adequate applicant pool is achieved.

Apply only online at https://jobs.olemiss.edu/postings/. Applications cannot be accepted in any other format. For additional information, contact Dr. Robert Van Ness, 253 Holman Hall, School of Business Administration, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 (rvanness@bus.olemiss.edu).

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