Assistant Professor(s)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Applications are invited for:-
Department of Finance
Assistant Professor(s)
(Ref: 230002SS) (Closing date: November 30, 2023)

The Department of Finance at CUHK Business School now invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor(s). We welcome applications from qualified scholars specializing in all areas of finance.

Applicants should hold a relevant doctoral degree or be close to completing one. They should demonstrate expertise in financial research and show excellent potential in this field. The appointee will be required to teach postgraduate and undergraduate finance courses and is expected to publish in top-tier finance journals.

Appointments will normally be made on contract basis for up to three years initially commencing August 2024, which, subject to mutual agreement, may lead to a longer-term appointment or substantiation later.

About CUHK Business School

The CUHK Business School is a world-leading business school and a pioneer in business education in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in Hong Kong in 1963, the school has gained global recognition of nurturing business leaders who have made immense contributions in the Asia Pacific region and over the world.

The Business School consists of six Schools/Departments and offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs (MBA, MSc, EMBA, MPhil, PhD) with over 4,600 students, as well as executive education. The school has one of the most extensive alumni networks in the region, with over 40,000 alumni around the world. It comprises two Schools and four Departments:

o  Schools
    •   Accountancy
    •   Hotel & Tourism Management

o  Departments
    •   Decisions, Operations & Technology
    •   Finance
    •   Management
    •   Marketing

About the Department of Finance

The Department of Finance is renowned for its excellence in research and teaching and is widely recognized as one of Asia’s leading finance research centers. CUHK is ranked 13th globally and 1st in the Asia-Pacific region in the Arizona State University (ASU) World Finance Department Research Ranking, based on publications in the top four Finance journals from 2018 to 2022.

For more detailed information about the Department and the faculty research, please visit our websites at https://www.bschool.cuhk.edu.hk/departments/finance and
https://grad.bschool.cuhk.edu.hk/wp-content/uploads/FIN-Top-Publications.pdf respectively.

Application Procedure

Applicants should complete the on-line application form at https://cuhk.taleo.net/careersection/cu_career_teach/jobdetail.ftl?job=230002SS and upload a full resume, a job-market paper, and other publications or working papers. Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly by the referees to the Department of Finance by e-mail (fin@cuhk.edu.hk). The application must be completed on or before November 30, 2023.  

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.