Assistant Professor of Finance

Stuart School of Business (“Stuart”) at the Illinois Institute of Technology (“Illinois Tech”) seeks to hire an Assistant Professor of Finance. The ideal candidate will be strong in applied portfolio management, risk management, and/or financial technology. A sound background in empirical methods is also strongly desired. The candidate must fit in well with Stuart’s culture of multidisciplinary teaching and research at the interface of business and technology, spanning more than 125 years of business education at Illinois Tech. The position will require teaching courses that cover and incorporate all aspects of core finance disciplines as well as their application to markets, trading, risk management, and investment analysis. The ability to teach undergraduate Economics, Financial Management, and similar courses is also a plus. 

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach in undergraduate and graduate business programs, including courses in the Ph.D. program in Finance. Stuart highly encourages collaborative research across its core disciplinary pillars of management, finance, economics, and analytics, supporting the school’s long-standing history as an innovator in those disciplinary pillars, offering some of the world’s first programs that combine one of the core disciplines with technology, data-driven methodologies, and tight integration with the business community.  

Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Compensation 

The applicant must have a Ph.D. by August 2025 in a relevant business discipline from an accredited university, preferably in Finance, Financial Economics, Management Science with a concentration in Finance, or a closely related discipline, possess strong teaching skills, and demonstrate the ability to publish in refereed journals.  

Responsibilities include teaching courses at all levels and conducting research consistent with the expectations of a doctoral granting university. Salary is competitive. Benefits include comprehensive health/dental/vision/life and disability insurance options. 

About Stuart School of Business 

Stuart School of Business is an academic unit of the Illinois Institute of Technology, a private Ph.D.-granting university. Stuart is a global leader in bridging business and technology, offering distinctive educational programs that prepare students to become outstanding professionals in economics, finance, analytics, marketing, business, public administration, operations, and management, with a history of curricular and scholarly innovation spanning 125 years of business education at Illinois Tech. Located in Chicago with a campus downtown and in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Stuart offers bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and non-degree programs in those areas and is accredited by AACSB International. 

Faculty and Students 

Our faculty comprises 28 full-time distinguished scholars and teachers, with Ph.D.’s from many notable institutions, and many have backgrounds in industry at major corporations. Stuart’s student population consists of over 1,000 graduates and undergraduates. Our student community is diverse, with a large international representation at the graduate level, a large domestic representation at the undergraduate level, as well as remote students who are primarily working professionals. Further information is available at www.stuart.iit.edu. 

About Illinois Tech 

Illinois Institute of Technology is a private, Ph.D.-granting research university with world-renowned programs in architecture, engineering, computing, the sciences, humanities and social sciences, psychology, business, law, and design. It is ranked #1 in Illinois and #23 nationally in the Wall Street Journal's "America's Best Colleges 2024."  Founded in 1890, Illinois Tech was built to provide access to higher education for students from all backgrounds and to make a difference in the world through technology-oriented education. This guiding mission and purpose – where students could prepare for meaningful roles in a changing society and achieve professional and economic advancement – remains just as relevant today. As such, diversity and inclusion are part of the day-to-day experience here and a central component of our culture. Illinois Institute of Technology today is home to a diverse and global student population; is committed to providing opportunities to enhance the diversity of its faculty and staff; and strongly encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this position, especially those underrepresented in the field. 

How to Apply 

A full application including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of research productivity, evidence of teaching effectiveness, research and teaching statements, a succinct statement, no longer than two pages, on the candidate’s commitment to equity and inclusion in education, and the names of three references should be emailed as a single PDF attachment to recrfin@stuart.iit.edu. The equity and inclusion statement should address specific past and/or potential contributions to the equitable and inclusive delivery of academic instruction and support to and research mentorship of students from a diverse background of countries, cultures and socioeconomic conditions. The review of applications will begin immediately. To ensure full consideration, please submit application materials by January 15, 2025; however, review of applications will continue until the position is filled. 

Illinois Institute of Technology is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer committed to enhancing excellence, equity, inclusion, and diversity within its community. Illinois Institute of Technology is committed to fostering an inclusive environment and actively seeks applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities regardless of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, age, unfavorable discharge from the military, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, including gender identity and expression, order of protection status, genetic information, and any other protected class. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.