Chaired Full Professor of Finance

Job Description & Qualifications

The University of Florida, Warrington College of Business, is seeking to hire a Chaired Full Professor of Finance.  The Candidate is expected to take an active role in enhancing the department and college's research environment.  This includes mentoring doctoral students.  Teaching responsibilities would primarily be at the graduate school level.

Ideal Candidate has a record of impactful and highly cited research in top-tier finance and economics journals over a sustained period.  The Candidate is expected to have an active current research agenda and recognition as a top-flight scholar.

The position requires a Ph.D. in finance or a closely related area and teaching experience at the graduate level.

Application Procedure

Applicants must upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to the University of Florida Careers website: https://jobs.ufl.edu/ (job number 528508).  Review of applications will begin immediately.  

The final Candidate is required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire.  A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible.  Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Institution.  If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD).  Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US.  Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

An application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

About the Organization

The University of Florida is ranked a top 5 public university.  The Warrington College of Business is perennially ranked as a top 50 business school.  The Eugene F. Brigham, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Department features many well-published faculty and has an active doctoral program.  The university is located in Gainesville, Florida.  Gainesville has a population of approximately 140,000 and is a 2-hour drive or less to Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville.