Assistant/Associate Professor of Finance (Tenure Track)

UMES invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Finance. The successful candidate will join a dynamic department dedicated to excellence in teaching, impactful scholarship, transformational student mentorship, and community engagement. This position is a full-time on campus role.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching/Student Support

• Teach undergraduate courses as required, within the finance curriculum (e.g., Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial education courses, Analytics/Strategy, Financial Markets & Institutions, International Finance, Financial Management, and related areas, including supporting and prerequisite courses) consistent with the UMES mission to students with different backgrounds, including first generation college students and non-traditional learners.
• Deliver instruction in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities.
• Advise, tutor, and mentor students to promote academic progress, secure internships, and provide career development.
• Contribute and participate in curriculum development/improvement, program accreditation, and assurance-of-learning activities.

Research

• Conduct and publish high-quality research in peer-reviewed academic journals consistent with AACSB Scholarly Academic (SA) qualifications and university tenure/tenure track requirements.
• Present research at professional conferences and participate in collaborative scholarly initiatives.
• Associate-level applicants must demonstrate an established record of high-impact research and disciplinary visibility.

Service

• Actively participate in departmental, school, and university committees.
• Provide service to the academic profession and engage in community and industry outreach aligned with the mission of a land-grant institution.
• Actively contribute to and participate in the departmental recruitment, retention and student engagement activities in alignment with the department’s accreditation standards and the university’s HBCU mission of service.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Ph.D. in Finance or related field from an AACSB-accredited institution.
• Evidence of strong research potential or productivity.
• Demonstrated potential for or record of effective teaching and oral communication skills

Preferred:

• Ability to teach finance, including supporting and prerequisite courses, in various instructional formats.
• Demonstrated ability to develop rapport with students as evidenced by strong teaching evaluations or recognized teaching excellence.
• Active scholarly pipeline as evidenced by manuscripts under review or accepted.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Candidates with corporate or additional non-academic financial industry experience.
• Professional certifications (e.g., CFA, CFP) or relevant industry experience.
• Experience mentoring students or supporting experiential learning.
• For Associate rank: demonstrated potential to pursue or secure external research funding.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants must submit:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications and presentations
• Statements of Teaching Philosophy and Scope of Research
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
• Three Professional References

Apply online at: https://umes.peopleadmin.com/