"Assistant Professor of Business Administration - Economics and Finance"

Position Details

DATE ANNOUNCED: December 2025

POSITION: Assistant Professor of Business Administration - Economics and Finance

DEPARTMENT: Business Administration, Accounting and Economics

STARTING DATE: Fall Term 2026

TIMELINE: Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until position is filled.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teach seven undergraduate courses across the fall, winter, and four-week May term within the department curriculum
• Advise departmental majors and minors
• Engage in scholarship and service appropriate to the liberal arts setting

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Master's degree, MBA, or ABO in business-related field, with coursework or experience in finance and economics
• Evidence of successful college-level teaching in business and/or professional business experience
• Ability to teach multiple courses across all levels of business finance, with substantial teaching opportunities in economics and potential for other business classes; exact course load is negotiable within the department's curriculum

Preferred:

• Doctorate or ABO in business-related field, specializing in finance or economics, or Masters with CFA or CFP
• Desire to teach courses at all levels of a business finance curriculum, including, but not limited to business finance, business data analytics, financial modeling, financial statement analysis and security valuation, financial markets and modern money, bank management, and portfolio management
• Additional interest in teaching some principles level courses in economics and/or principles level courses across a business curriculum
• Commitment to student-centered learning and working with a diverse student population
• Additional responsibilities include student academic advising, active professional development through scholarship, and service to the department and college
• Willingness to support the mission of the College and its liberal arts tradition

SALARY: Competitive for entry-level appointment

CONTRACT: Nine-month, term contract

Application Procedure:

Please upload the following by visiting https://www.wartburg.edu/hr/positions/:

1. Curriculum Vita
2. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
3. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
4. Resume
5. A letter of interest including a statement regarding qualities within the context of the Wartburg College Mission
6. Contact information for three references.

For specific inquiries contact Eric Sommermeyer, Chair of Search Committee at (319) 352-8419 or eric.sommermeyer@wartburg.edu. Department webpage: http://www.wartburg.edu/business. Further information about the College and the city of Waverly may be found at http://www.wartburg.edu.