FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS IN FINANCE

FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS IN FINANCE

LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY

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Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors of Finance

Singapore Management University (SMU) invites applications for finance tenure-track and tenured positions at all levels and in all areas of scholarship. Applications in digital, sustainable, entrepreneurial, and real estate finance are particularly encouraged.

FULL PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Ph.D. and established track record of high-quality research with evidence of sustained scholarship and publications in top-tier finance journals. Candidates are expected to mentor junior faculty members in research and should have effective teaching at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Ph.D. in hand or very close to completion. Candidates are expected to demonstrate potential for high-quality research.

ABOUT LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE GROUP AT SMU:

Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) at Singapore Management University is a dynamic business school with more than 5,000 students and over a hundred full-time faculty members. Triple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA, the school offers a full suite of undergraduate, master’s (including the MBA), and doctoral programmes.

Faculty members in the Finance group at LKCSB received their doctorates from leading research universities and regularly publish in top-tier finance journals. In the ASU finance research rankings, based on publications in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis for the 2019-2023 period, SMU is ranked 42nd worldwide. SMU subscribes to all major financial databases and provides generous research funds to support conference travel and other research activities. The finance group hosts an annual summer research camp, an active research seminar series, and visits by distinguished finance scholars. The finance group also has a PhD program with high-quality students and good placements.

For more information about the Finance group at SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, visit https://business.smu.edu.sg/business/disciplines/finance/welcome.

For information about Singapore, visit https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/why-singapore/a-great-place-to-live.html. English is the primary language used for education, commerce, and daily life in Singapore.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE: 10 November 2024

Applicants should submit their application package comprising a cover letter, CV, recent publications or working papers, teaching and research statements, and teaching evaluations via the following link:

https://smucareers.taleo.net/careersection/smu_ext_ft/jobdetail.ftl?job=24000071&tz=GMT+08:00&tzname=Asia/Singapore

In addition, three letters of recommendation should be sent via e-mail to financecv@smu.edu.sg. Please address your application to Dr. Jianfeng Hu, Recruiting Chair and Associate Professor of Finance. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interviews. The first-round interviews will be conducted virtually via ZOOM before the 2025 AFA meeting.

Singaporeans selected for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions may be considered for the Singapore Teaching and Academic Research Talent (START) Inauguration Grant. Details on the grant application procedure may be found here: https://www.smu.edu.sg/moe-start/inauguration-grant.

Qualifications: Candidates must have an earned PhD in a field relevant to Finance.