Boston University, Questrom School of Business

Position ID:BU-Questrom School of Business-ASTPFE [#22695]
Position Title: Assistant Professor Finance
Position Type:Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Area: Finance / Financial Risk Management
Appl Deadline:2022/12/01 11:59PMhelp popup** finished (2022/09/08, finished 2023/06/03, listed until 2023/03/08)
Position Description:    

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

The Questrom School of Business at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance. The Finance Department seeks to add to its vibrant community of talented scholars who work in areas at the cutting edge of today’s research in asset pricing, corporate finance, governance and strategy, and risk management. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2023.

Finance scholarship is often seen as promoting the objective of maximum investor and shareholder value to the exclusion of all other goals and at the expense of all other stakeholders. To the contrary, modern finance scholarship is also concerned with identifying complementarities between financial metrics and social values while recognizing some inevitable tradeoffs between the two objectives. Finance research is in a strong position to investigate a number of key questions. How do the firm’s actions affect multiple players – shareholders, customers, workers, affected third parties – for better or worse? To what degree are the management actions transparent and/or ethical? Do the firm’s actions generate predictable negative (or positive) externalities, and how should these be remedied? For instance, private firms and markets often work at odds with environmental sustainability, economic equality, and the long-run welfare of future generations. The department is seeking a faculty hire whose work illuminates these questions and issues. Besides research, this faculty member is expected to coordinate with the Susilo institute to help develop a curriculum in line with the sustainability initiative of the university and Questrom’s aspiration to be a leader in ESG teaching and research. Applicants should be able to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Finance department believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs. To that, we are especially eager to have join our ranks a colleague who supports our institutional commitment to ensuring BU is inclusive, equitable, diverse, and a place where all constituents can thrive. The Questrom School of Business seeks to continue diversifying our faculty, student and staff ranks, recognizing that diversity of experience and thought deepens the intellectual endeavor. Boston University is an institution with a rich tradition dedicated to inclusion and social justice. We are proud that we were the first American University to award a Ph.D. to a woman and of our record of inclusiveness.

Applicants must possess, or be near completion of, a PhD in Finance or a related field by the start of employment. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Applications should submit a cover letter, a complete curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and up to three recent publications or working papers in electronic (PDF) format. Applications will be accepted until December 1, 2022 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To ensure full consideration, candidates are encouraged to apply early. Campus interviews will commence in January for a July 1, 2023 start.

CONTACT:

Professor Andrea Vedolin Finance Recruiting Boston University Questrom School of Business Rafik B. Hariri Building 595 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 e-mail: finhire@bu.edu Please visit our websites for more information about the Department (https://www.bu.edu/questrom/faculty-research/academic-departments/finance/)) and School (http://questrom.bu.edu).

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.


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Further Info:
https://www.bu.edu/questrom/faculty-research/academic-departments/
 
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