Mark and Gail Pyke Professor of Finance Professorship

Mark and Gail Pyke Professor of Finance Professorship About the Opportunity

The D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University is seeking candidates for the Mark and Gail Pyke Professor of Finance Professorship in the Finance group. The anticipated start date is Fall 2026.

For over 100 years, the D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has continuously strengthened its foundation of experiential learning and innovation. Today, our mission to enable students to be responsible business leaders of the world capable of working, navigating, and creating in a digital environment is more relevant than ever. We offer unique business‑specific and interdisciplinary degree opportunities at the bachelor’s and master’s levels, and lifelong learners benefit from our graduate‑level certificates and executive education portfolio.

All of these are enhanced by Northeastern's global campus system and experience‑powered education approach. In addition, our use‑inspired faculty and their research focus on transformative impact for humankind. Ultimately, D'Amore‑McKim's values‑driven culture and cross‑border approach to learning and research empower our students, faculty, alumni, and corporate partners to create impact far beyond the confines of time, discipline, degree, and campus.

The major responsibility of the chair holder is to develop initiatives that enhance the school's scholarly reputation in the field of finance through high‑impact research and related activities in areas such as corporate finance, investment, fintech, AI applications in finance, and sustainable finance and environmental, social, and governance initiatives. The Mark and Gail Pyke Professor will continue increasing the visibility and prestige of the D'Amore‑McKim School of Business Finance faculty.

The successful candidate will also promote and enhance the research activities of the finance Group and work within the University's ecosystem to develop initiatives and programs that enhance both the School's and University's reputations among business executives, policymakers, and peers in prestigious research institutions.

Candidates must hold a doctorate in Finance or a related field by the appointment start date. They must be outstanding scholars with an international reputation for excellence in research, teaching, and service, along with clear indications of continued research success. We are especially interested in individuals who value collegiality, are effective mentors of junior colleagues, and whose research would complement and extend the interests of our existing faculty.

Qualified candidates must be prepared to work with global student populations.

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vitae that includes a list of publications, statements addressing the prompts below, and names and contact information for at least three professional references from whom letters of reference can be solicited as needed. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, as they arrive.

Research statement (no longer than 5 pages):

Please describe the focus of your research, including the questions you have identified, the funding you have received to support the work (if applicable), the results you have discovered, and the products of these efforts. Highlight any cross‑disciplinary research efforts you have undertaken. Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students and/or with the external community. Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing in the D'Amore‑McKim School of Business, any cross‑disciplinary and collaborative aspects, and the strategies you will take to address each direction.

Teaching statement (1 page):

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the D'Amore‑McKim School of Business (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring global student populations.

Leadership statement (1 page):

Please describe your past…