Assistant or Associate Professor in Finance; University of Georgia

The Department of Finance in the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia invites applications for one or more full-time tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant or associate professor level. The positions will begin in the fall semester of 2025, with an anticipated employment start date of August 1, 2025.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in finance or a related discipline, from an AACSB accredited institution or international equivalent at the time of appointment. Appointment at the assistant professor rank requires a demonstrated potential to publish rigorous research in premier peer-reviewed journals and demonstrated success in teaching. Assistant or Associate applicants, requesting service credit, should have a record of publishing in premier journals commensurate with rank and demonstrated excellence in teaching. For information regarding requirements for each faculty rank, please see the University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure at https://provost.uga.edu/facultyaffairs/Guidelines_for_Appointment_Promotion_Tenure_of_Academic_Rank_Faculty_8-1-2023.pdf
and the Terry College of Business Criteria and Procedures for Promotion and tenure (https://provost.uga.edu/resources/documents/Business_2015.pdf)

Application Procedure

Applications received by September 1, 2024, are assured of consideration; however, applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Interested candidates should upload a cover letter, a vitae, a recent working paper for experienced candidates or job market paper for candidates straight from their PhD, teaching evaluations for experienced candidates, or a teaching statement for candidates straight from their PhD, and contact information for three references (including email address) to https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/383659.

References will be contacted at the appropriate time during the search process. Applications submitted in other ways will not be considered. Initial interviews will be conducted via Skype or Zoom. Review of applications will continue until the position has been filled. Questions about the position can be directed to the search committee chair, Rik Sen (rik.sen@uga.edu).

About the University

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central UGA HR (hrweb@uga.edu). Please do not contact the department or search committee with such requests.