Assistant Professor of Business & Environment, Sustainable Finance, or Environmental Markets

Position Overview

The Yale School of the Environment (YSE) invites applications for an assistant professor position in Business & the Environment, Sustainable Finance, or Environmental Markets. We seek scholars whose research connects business or finance and the environment or natural resources to join a vibrant interdisciplinary community.

This position is intentionally wide in scope. We welcome applicants from any area of business, finance, economics, marketing, supply chain management, environmental markets, or related interdisciplinary fields. Applicants should demonstrate potential to publish in top journals while collaborating with other scholars in the School of Environment.

Examples of research focus include, but are not limited to:

• Connections between financial and environmental risks and their management, including insurance and risk management innovation;
• Financing solutions for conservation, climate adaptation, or biodiversity;
  Commodity, natural resource, or environmental markets (timber, critical minerals, oil and gas, carbon or conservation credits etc.);
• Marketing and consumer behavior related to conservation and the environment;
• Environmental management within procurement, supplier reliability, supply chains, and logistics;
  Land markets, investment, easements, extraction rights, and transactions;
  Environmental connections to tax strategy.

The Yale School of the Environment is a professional school that attracts outstanding students. YSE has strong connections with Yale's School of Management (SOM), Yale's Law School, and other departments across the university. The Yale School of Environment, together with the School of Management, runs the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY), which can provide a platform for the successful candidate.

Yale also offers a high level of institutional support for high-impact scholarship. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary publications are valued by YSE. Prior to applying, candidates are encouraged to explore the School's website ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

Applicants should apply online through Interfolio. Consideration of applications will begin October 15, 2026. Please upload:

• Curriculum Vitae,
• Statement of research,
• Statement of teaching interests,
• A job market paper or representative sample of a research publication,
• The names and contact information of three professional references who can provide letters of recommendation upon request.

Questions about the faculty search process can be directed to deansoffice.yse.