Assistant Professor of Finance

The Department of Economics & Finance invites applications for a 9 month, tenure track assistant professor beginning August 16, 2026. The Department is in the School of Business Administration and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in finance. Finance is one of the largest undergraduate majors on campus and our students regularly place at leading firms in the finance industry. The department also houses two centers.

The Davis Center for Portfolio Management is home to the $60 million Flyer Investments Fund, the largest student-managed portfolio in the country. The Hanley Center for ESG Investing is one of a small number of undergraduate centers that gives students hands-on experience with applying ESG criteria to a student-managed portfolio.

Our faculty have an active research culture. Current faculty have publications in top outlets such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, and the Journal of Banking & Finance. The University of Dayton subscribes to WRDS, in addition to numerous data providers such as CRSP, Compu Stat, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, and Fact Set.

New faculty will teach courses in the undergraduate program, and potentially in the Masters of Finance program. In addition to typical teaching duties, this position will be expected to develop and offer a new course focused on Fin Tech and support any eventual programs in this field. A new assistant professor typically teaches a four-course load per year and receives summer research support for two years.

Other responsibilities include service to the department, School, University, and/or profession, and collaborative engagement with colleagues.

Minimum qualifications:

• A.B.D. nearing completion of a Ph.D. or D.B.A. in finance, financial economics, or related field from an AACSB or comparably accredited program;
• Potential to:
  • conduct high quality research;
  • teach effectively;
  • support new coursework in Financial Technology.

While not everyone may meet all preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• Completed Ph.D. or D.B.A. in finance, financial economics, or related field from an AACSB or comparably accredited program;
• High quality research agenda;
• Teaching experience in Fin Tech;
• Research experience in Fin Tech;
• Successful experience in one or more of the following:
  • Instructor of record at the university level at an AACSB or comparable institution;
  • The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program;
  • Teaching and/or mentoring students from socially and culturally diverse backgrounds;
  • Teaching in an online or hybrid environment.
• Research skills that would add to the range of skills in the department.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills
• Effective oral communication skills
• Effective classroom management skills
• Commitment to breadth of education including education the whole person in the Marianist tradition of social justice and a commitment of service to the community, university and profession