Duke University, Social Science Research Institute
Position ID:
Duke-SSRI-MIDSVFS [#31700]
Position Title:
Visiting Scholar
Position Type:
Non-regular rank faculty
Position Location:
Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States of America
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
(posted 2026/02/17, listed until 2026/06/28)
Position Description:
Position Description
Occupational Summary Duke University’s Master's in Interdisciplinary Data Science program (MIDS) is seeking a Visiting Faculty and Scholar with expertise in quantitative finance research and teaching. The Quantitative Finance Concentration within the MIDS program is designed to train students to keep pace with the big data science revolution in finance and to prepare them with a strong quantitative background for future careers in finance, banking, and insurance. Building on traditional statistics, econometrics, and stochastic calculus, students are taught to solve real-world quantitative finance problems by integrating machine learning, artificial intelligence, and optimization techniques with economic and financial theory. The QFC features an industry and career-focused education that combines strong academic rigor with real-world case studies and projects supported by financial industry practitioners. The successful candidate will have more than 15 years of academic teaching and research experience in financial risk management and regulation, as well as industry experience with leading international financial institutions, with a particular focus on Chinese financial markets. The candidate should have the ability to lecture and guide student projects in financial risk management, bank capital regulation, systemic risk, and quantitative approaches to credit, market, and liquidity risk, with an emphasis on translating theory into implementable models. The candidate should also build a research agenda at Duke focused on financial risk management, with particular attention to global and comparative perspectives. The candidate is expected to foster international collaboration between academia, regulators, and industry practitioners. In addition, they will provide mentorship and career guidance to QFC students by leveraging their extensive academic and industry connections, particularly in international financial markets. The term of this appointment is July 1, 2026 (or hire date) through June 30th, 2027. Applicants should submit a letter of interest describing their research and teaching agenda in no more than three pages, and a curriculum vitae. Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D., substantial research experience with a record of publication; 15+ years of experience in academic teaching and research in financial risk management; industry experience with leading international financial institutions; relevant industry experience with Chinese financial markets. Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunities without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department. Application Materials Required: Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application: Curriculum Vitae Letter of InterestDuke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Interest
- Two references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses
)
And anything else requested in the position description.
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