The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure track assistant, associate or full professor faculty appointment in Finance to begin Fall 2027. We seek to hire faculty who stand out with respect to both research productivity and teaching potential. We seek candidates in all areas of study in finance.
For the 2026-2027 academic year, the Darden School is recruiting in the areas of Accounting, Data Analytics and Decision Sciences; Finance; Leadership, Organizational Behavior, & Communications; Technology and Operations Management; Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Ethics; and the Bodily Bicentennial Professorship in Analytics. For more information about the Darden School and the University of Virginia, see https://www.darden.virginia.edu/.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a terminal degree by the start of the position. Applicants must have an active academic research program that indicates an ability to generate work of the highest quality and the potential to publish in premier outlets. Applicants must be capable of teaching in a student-centered environment that requires excellence in engaging students in a dynamic setting and must also be capable of developing curriculum materials for both internal and external use. Applicants are expected to uphold Darden community values, contribute as leaders to Darden and to academic communities in our profession, and engage with practicing managers. The Darden School is an organization with a strong culture that reflects a commitment to our mission and values.
Application Instructions
For questions about the application process, please contact Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Director of Faculty Affairs and Recruiting, at FitzgeraldA@darden.virginia.edu. For questions about the position, please contact Marc Lipson, who chairs the recruiting committee, at mlipson@virginia.edu.
Review of applications will begin September 28, 2026. Early applications, especially from experienced candidates, are strongly encouraged.
Please visit https://apply.interfolio.com/190570 to apply. Complete an application online and submit:
- A cover letter that describes your research agenda and teaching experience
- A current curriculum vitae
- At least one research paper (either published or a working paper)
- Detailed information on teaching evaluations for those with teaching relevant experience
- Contact information for three references
- Letters of recommendation are optional but strongly encouraged. Letters of reference will be required at a later stage of review for all candidates that remain under consideration.
Applications that do not contain all of the required documents may not receive full consideration. Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded. At the time of a job offer, a selected candidate will be required to complete a background check per University Policy.
About the University of Virginia
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
Research Collaborations That Cross Disciplines
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
Nationally Ranked Health System
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
Inspiring Students, Inspired Teaching
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
Life in Charlottesville
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
