Position ID:
Cornell-College of Business-2526_N_FIN_TT [#31646, WDR-000]
Position Title:
Assistant or Associate Professor of Finance
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Ithaca, New York 14850, United States of America
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
2026/02/28 23:59:59 (posted 2026/02/05, listed until 2026/06/30)
Position Description:
Position Description
Tenure Track Open Rank Faculty Position – Finance Area
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Cornell University
The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business invites applicants for a tenure -track position at the rank of Assistant or untenured Associate Professor in our finance area, with a school affiliation in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration. Candidates would be appointed at the rank that is appropriate given their experience and performance. The intended start date of this position is July 1, 2026. The positions will be based in Ithaca, NY.
Responsibilities of each position include: 1) research in area(s) of expertise, 2) teaching basic and advanced courses at the undergraduate, MBA, and/or Ph.D. levels, 3) supervision of doctoral candidates, and 4) service to the Area, School, and College.
The ideal candidate will possess a Ph.D. in Finance or a related field. Preferred candidates will demonstrate significant promise in research, teaching, and service and will complement and extend the strengths of the faculty of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (established on July 1, 2016) combines three Schools: the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management (Johnson), the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (Dyson), and the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration (Nolan). The hires’ tenure home will be the Nolan School, but it is expected that faculty teach across the three schools within the College of Business.
The Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration is the top-ranked management program worldwide, with undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs. The Nolan School of Hotel Administration (Nolan) has approximately 800 undergraduates and 60 graduate students. Founded in 1922, Nolan is an AACSB accredited business school, with a resident faculty of 65 and over 10,000 alumni worldwide. Important resources available to faculty include extraordinary access to industry leaders, excellent research funding, the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR), and the cultural and intellectual resources of the Cornell University community.
For full consideration, ensure that your application is complete by February 28. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions have been filled.
The following materials are required:
1) Letter of interest, with clear indication of position being applied for;
2) Curriculum vitae;
3) Up to three research papers;
4) Three recommendation letters;
5) Report of any courses taught and evidence of teaching effectiveness; and
6) Any other supporting documents, such as curriculum development materials.
In compliance with New York’s Pay Transparency Act, the minimum annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 – $350,000. This pay range represents base pay only (for 9 months, paid over 12 months) and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, or other items. Cornell University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.
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