Assistant Professor In Finance

Subject to budgetary approval, the Department of Finance at American University of Sharjah invites applications for a full-time faculty position in finance at the Assistant Professor level, starting in Fall 2027. Applications are welcome from all areas of finance. Preference will be given to candidates with research and teaching interests in asset pricing, investments and financial markets. Strong quantitative skills are desirable.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the department’s research, teaching and service activities. The salary is competitive and tax-free in the UAE.

• free housing
• paid utilities
• other attractive benefits

All candidates must hold, or expect to complete before the August 2027 start date, a PhD degree in finance from an AACSB-accredited university, preferably located in North America. Candidates must demonstrate significant research potential, with promising working papers ideally on track for publication in top-tier finance journals. A successful candidate should be able to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Final date to receive applications is November 6th, 2026. The successful candidate is expected to start in August 2027.

The School of Business Administration enrolls over 1,900 undergraduate and graduate students. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 has placed AUS’s School of Business Administration ranked first (tied) in the UAE and among the top 250 universities globally for accounting and finance (2026). The school offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with majors in accounting, economics, finance, information systems and business analytics, management, marketing and supply chain management, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

Graduate degrees include the Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Data Analytics, Master of Science in Accounting, Master of Science in Economics and Policy, Master of Science in Finance, PhD in Finance and PhD in Management. The school has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since April 2011.

The Department of Finance has 14 full-time faculty members, all specialists and researchers in a broad variety of financial topics. Their research has been published in leading finance journals, such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance and many other leading journals. To bridge the gap between academia and the finance industry, the department has partnerships with Bloomberg, the CFA Institute, CAIA and CQF Institute.

It also hosts the Interactive Trading Floor, a state-of-the-art facility designed after the specifications of a Wall Street trading floor, offering students access to the same tools and services as professionals. It also established the Financial Markets and Banking Centre of Excellence. For more information, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

American University of Sharjah (AUS) invites applications from accomplished scholars committed to excellence in teaching, learning and research within an American-style, globally recognized institution. Successful candidates will be offered a salary commensurate with experience, along with free housing, paid utilities and other attractive benefits. As a comprehensive, independent, non-profit, coeducational university, AUS is consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in the Arab region and among the top 17 percent of ranked universities in the world (QS, 2027).

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