Faculty Positions in Fin-tech, Finance, and Monetary Economics

Zhongnan University of Economics and Law is located in Wuhan, China. School of Finance was founded in 1949 and is one of the top-tier schools of finance in China. 

We invite applications for positions in the areas of f macro finance, fin-tech (artificial intelligence, big data, block chain, etc.), financial engineering, corporate finance, mathematical finance, real estate, insurance actuarial science at all levels (assistant, associate, or full professor). Preference will be given to candidates who possess strong research records or the potential to publish in top-tier journals, who are flexible to teach in multiple areas of finance. 

Required qualification：

This position requires a Ph.D. in finance from an internationally accredited university prior to the beginning of their employment in the Fall of 2024.

Preferred qualification：

Preference will be given to candidates who possess strong research records or the potential to publish in top-tier journals, are flexible to teach in multiple areas of finance, have the ability to provide an excellent learning environment in the classroom.

Application procedure：

All applicants are required to pack the electronic version of the application materials and send them to ymgyz@163.com. The Email title should be in this format: "name of final academic institution" _ “candidate name”.

The application package is expected to contain: 

(1) A cover letter, 

(2) A curriculum vitae,

(3) Graduate school transcripts,

(4) Research samples such as job market papers or other papers, 

(5) Copies of any teaching evaluations (if applicable), 

(6) Two letters of recommendation (applicants must provide information about two referees who can be automatically contacted for letters of recommendation). 

For further questions please contact us during regular office hours by phone +86 027 88386770 or by email: ymgyz@163.com.

About the organization：

School of Finance of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law is one of the earliest bases for training financial and investment talents in China. Its predecessor was the Department of Finance established by the Zhongyuan University (the former ZUEL) in 1949 and the Department of Financial Management of Infrastructure and Credit (the former of the Department of Investment) founded in 1956. School of Finance began to recruit postgraduate students majoring in Monetary Banking in 1978 and became doctor degree conferring disciplines of Monetary Banking in 1986. It became the only university that can confer Investment Economics doctoral degree throughout the country in 1995.

The School of Finance has the national approved research center of Finance; four national first-class undergraduate majors, namely, Finance, Investment, Financial Engineering and Insurance; one national innovation base of "Digital technology and finance"; the first batch of virtual teaching and research center of the Ministry of Education of China - the virtual teaching and research office of Bank Management courses and the first batch of new liberal arts research and reform practice projects of the Ministry of Education of China.