Ursinus College

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The Business and Economics Department at Ursinus College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning in Fall 2024, to aid in the establishment of a newly launched Finance major.

Responsibilities include teaching introductory finance courses and finance electives in a subset of fields that could include Personal Finance, Banking, Financial Risk Management, International Finance, Financial Markets, or a new elective developed in the candidate’s individual field of interest. Additional courses include the senior finance capstone and the interdisciplinary Common Intellectual Experience (CIE) seminar for first-year students. The teaching load is five courses (four credit hours each) per year, with one course release in the first year. Tenure-track faculty are also expected to establish a program of scholarship, supervise student research and honors projects, and take part in academic advising of majors and first-year students.

Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and transcripts as well as separate statements reflecting on each of the following: teaching experience, practices, and goals; scholarly accomplishments and a proposed agenda for scholarship; Experience and commitment in support of an inclusive community. Please ask three references to submit confidential letters of recommendation through the Interfolio job site; at least one should specifically address teaching.