Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Finance

The Department of Finance at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a Carnegie-classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants for the position of Assistant Professor of Finance (Tenure-Track) who value its Mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence and the building of a just society.

Who We Are

LMU is federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and is recognized by the State of California as a Black-Serving Institution (BSI). These designations reflect the university's continuing commitment to supporting student success, belonging, and thriving within a diverse academic community.

As a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount University, LMU seeks faculty members who will contribute to the university's mission to encourage learning, educate the whole person, and serve faith and promote justice. Faculty are encouraged to contribute to the LMU Core Curriculum, such as through the development of a First-Year Seminar and/or courses incorporating Engaged Learning for Mission. We welcome candidates who demonstrate both disciplinary excellence and a clear capacity to advance LMU's mission through their teaching, scholarly, creative, professional, and service-related contributions, as appropriate to their discipline and appointment.

LMU's faculty play a central role in realizing our mission by shaping learning environments, advancing knowledge, mentoring and forming students, and contributing to the intellectual and institutional life of the university. The successful candidate will engage students as whole persons and pursue scholarly and creative work that promotes justice, equity, and the common good in alignment with LMU's teacher-scholar model, contributing to the larger body of knowledge while setting an example for the importance of lifelong learning.

A teacher-scholar at LMU is dedicated to
1) teaching a diverse student body in a transformative learning environment,
2) developing a thriving portfolio in research/scholarship/creative works and mentoring students,
3) participating in service activities at the academic, professional, and/or community levels, and
4) working towards greater equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility for all in the profession. For more information about our current faculty, please visit Join Our Faculty.

Appointment Type and Details

This is a tenure-track faculty appointment. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Finance or a closely related field, conferred no later than the position start date of August 15, 2027. This full-time, 9-month academic appointment (August - May) has an annual salary paid over 12 consecutive months, allowing for continuous benefits coverage. The standard teaching load for tenure-track faculty is 2-2-2-3 over a two-year cycle, with expectations to advise students and provide service to the department, college, and university.

For the first two years, the teaching load is reduced to 2-2-2-2.

Position Description and Department Environment

The Department of Finance seeks a teacher-scholar with research and teaching interests in all areas of finance. The ideal candidate will demonstrate interest and potential to engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary research and teaching. Faculty responsibilities include maintaining an active program of scholarship, teaching (typical class size ranges from 20 to 30 students), advising undergraduate and/or graduate students, mentoring students, and contributing to department, college, and university service.

Successful candidates will share our commitment to the mission of the College of Business Administration-to advance knowledge and develop business leaders with moral courage and creative confidence to be a force for good-as well as the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education and Sustainable Development Goals.

To support research, the College subscribes to standard databases in WRDS (Compustat, CRSP, Execucomp, etc.) and provides funding for data purchases, journal submissions, and conference travel.

How To Apply

The following application materials must be uploaded by Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 (11:59pm PDT) via the LMU Employment portal for an applicant to be considered for this position.

We will conduct first round interviews remotely via Zoom. Applicants invited for the second round of interviews may choose from the following options: (a) in person at the FMA Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, or (b) remotely via Zoom. Applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of their selected interview option. Those who advance beyond the second round will be invited for a campus visit and interviews in October/ November 2026.

Questions regarding this position can be directed by email to Micah Officer and Hai Tran, Search Committee Co-Chairs icer and Hai.

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Application Materials (please note that a maximum of 5 PDFs may be uploaded,…