"Associate/Full Professor in Economics and Finance of Risk and Insurance"

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY. The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience invites applications for a tenured Associate/Full Professor position with a specialization in the field of economics and finance of risk and insurance, with an anticipated start date of July 2026. The successful candidate will be offered a joint appointment in the Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience and the Lehigh University department that best matches the candidate’s interests and background. Candidates must have an earned PhD in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Risk Management and Insurance, or other pertinent field by date of employment. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled, but for full consideration, applications should be received by December 31st, 2025. Lehigh University is an equal opportunity employer. Lehigh is committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse academic community and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching and/or service, to this mission. Lehigh University provides competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including domestic partner benefits, and supports faculty members’ work/life balance.

Applicants should submit their materials at https://apply.interfolio.com/176735. Candidates should submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Research statement that describes past scholarly contributions and future research directions
• Teaching statement that describes instructional philosophy and courses that the candidate would want to teach or develop
• A statement on Contributions to Lehigh’s Principles of Our Equitable Community that describes how your experiences, knowledge, and skills prepare you to effectively contribute to a learning and research community that holds these principles at its core (the Lehigh ADVANCE Center’s guide for understanding and preparing such statements is available here)
• Contact information for three references will be requested from candidates in later stages of the process.

Any inquiries regarding this search should be directed to Prof. Benjamin Felzer at (bsf208@lehigh.edu)  or Daniel Conus at  (dac311@lehigh.edu), Co-Chairs of the search committee.

Lehigh University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or familial status, national origin (including shared ancestry), pregnancy or related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Lehigh University is committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse academic community and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching and/or service, to this mission. Lehigh University provides competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including domestic partner benefits, and supports faculty members’ work/life balance.