Assistant Professor in Finance
The Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant professor level in Finance. The qualified candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Business Administration or closely related field majoring in Finance (with specialization in investment finance), or be expected to complete the PhD by August 2009, have a proven research record or indication of strong research potential, and show evidence of excellent teaching ability. Preferred qualifications include an excellent publication record, great communication skills, and teaching and research experience specializing in Investments. The selected incumbent will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in investment, conduct research to publish in top-tier and highly regarded journals and advise students as well as perform other faculty committee duties to meet the educational mission of the School. This position will begin in the fall of 2009.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a major urban university, committed to academic excellence, located in the commercial and industrial hub of Wisconsin. The campus is in a pleasant residential neighborhood on Milwaukee’s northeast side, only a few blocks from Lake Michigan. UW-Milwaukee is one of the two “doctoral cluster” campuses in the 13-campus University of Wisconsin System, with a student enrollment of approximately 25,000. The newly-dedicated Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business is accredited by the AACSB at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It offers BBA, MBA, Executive MBA, MS and Ph.D. degree programs. A total of 75 full-time faculty members bring an impressive range of expertise to the School, with doctorates and advanced training from some of the country’s leading universities. Lubar Hall is technologically sophisticated, with all its classrooms equipped with multimedia command consoles networked to the School’s computer systems. Additional information is available at our Web site: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Business.
Candidates wishing consideration must apply online at www.jobs.uwm.edu. As part of a commitment to increasing the diversity of its faculty, the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business is particularly interested in receiving applications from underrepresented groups. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is an AA/EEO employer. For the UWM Campus Security Report see http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/OSL/CleryAct. All finalists for this position will require a criminal records review consistent with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act.
Questions concerning the position should be addressed to the chair of the Search Committee, Professor Yong-Cheol Kim at ykim@uwm.edu / 414-229-4997.
