Professor of Practice in Finance

The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University invites applications for one full-time non-tenure track Professor of the Practice faculty position in Finance starting August 2023. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or DBA in Finance or related field from an AACSB accredited university. The position’s primary responsibility is teaching in the MBA, Master of Science in Finance (MSF), and undergraduate business programs. Teaching load and salary are competitive.

The Owen Graduate School of Management is engaged in graduate and undergraduate management education, with an enrollment of over 600 students in its MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Science in Finance, Master of Accountancy, Master of Marketing, and Master of Management in Health Care programs. In addition, Owen faculty members teach in the Vanderbilt University undergraduate business minor. Owen enrolls a culturally diverse student body from all parts of the U.S. and 47 countries. Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt University is an internationally recognized research university with a student body of some 13,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and approximately 1,440 full-time faculty (excluding faculty employed by the Medical Center), of whom 50 have their primary appointment at Owen. The university is situated on a 330-acre campus located a mile and a half south of downtown Nashville.

Home to more than 2.0 million people, the Nashville metropolitan statistical area has over a dozen colleges and universities, including four Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Nashville features many cultural and recreational amenities including a symphony orchestra, professional sports, an extensive park system, hiking and biking trails, exceptional restaurants, and live music offerings across a broad variety of genres. Major industries include healthcare, publishing, insurance and finance, higher education, and music. Nashville is frequently identified as one of the best U.S. cities for work, family, and quality of life by various national publications.

We seek to attract a research active, culturally broad, and intellectually diverse faculty of the highest caliber, skilled in the scholarship of teaching, discovery, application, and integration of knowledge. The University’s student body includes 34.9 percent minority students; 11.7 percent of students are international from 94 countries. Both Owen and Vanderbilt are fully committed to environments that welcome and value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Applications will be accepted immediately and on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a letter of interest; a current curriculum vita; a statement of teaching interests, preferably with representative syllabi and student evaluations of courses taught; and three letters of reference. All initial interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom. To ensure full consideration, please apply by February 15, 2023. If you have questions, please contact Professor Nicholas Bollen.

All applications should be submitted to:

http://apply.interfolio.com/118252

Vanderbilt University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Vanderbilt has a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas and particularly encourages applications from minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, and members of other underrepresented groups.