Assistant Teaching Professor, Finance

Position Type:
Faculty

Employment Status:
Full Time

Length of Appointment: 9 months

Campus:
Biddeford, ME

The College of Business (COB) at the University of New England (UNE) invites applications for a Nine-month, Teaching-track Assistant Teaching Professor in Finance & Trading Analytics. We seek an engaged and student-centered educator with a graduate degree (master's or doctoral) in Finance or a closely related field. Candidates with a terminal degree and significant industry experience are especially encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will contribute primarily to undergraduate and graduate teaching in finance and trading analytics, with an emphasis on applied learning, student engagement, and connections between academic concepts and professional practice. Ongoing engagement with industry and the ability to bring current financial practices, technologies, and applications into the classroom are highly valued.

The College of Business is committed to experiential learning and career preparation, providing students with opportunities to apply business knowledge to real-world challenges. We seek candidates who can create dynamic, interactive learning environments that foster critical inquiry, analytical thinking, quantitative skills, and active student participation. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence and mentoring students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in finance and related business topics, depending on qualifications and college needs. Experience with financial markets, trading platforms, financial modeling, data analytics, or other emerging technologies relevant to finance is desirable.

This position offers a competitive nine-month salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, with opportunities for summer teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration, professional development, and continued career growth. The successful candidate will join a collegial and engaged faculty in a growing College of Business with expanding undergraduate, graduate, and online offerings.

The College of Business offers a range of programs designed to prepare students for careers in a rapidly changing business environment. The Finance & Trading Analytics program combines foundational finance education with analytical and technology-oriented skills, providing students with opportunities to develop practical expertise relevant to contemporary financial markets and the broader financial services industry.

• Cover letter describing your qualifications and interest in the position.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Statement of teaching interests and philosophy (up to two pages).
• Names and contact information for three professional references.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to innovative, experiential, and student-centered teaching; applied engagement with industry; and the integration of analytics and technology into finance education.

UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the…