Asst/Assoc Professor of Finance or Financial Economics

Description

Position Summary

Walsh University and its growing DeVille School of Business invites applications (rank open) for a tenure-track or (non-tenure-track) position in the finance or financial economics discipline beginning the fall of 2025. The preferred candidate will ideally hold an earned terminal degree (PhD, DBA) with a specialty in finance or economics with a declared field in financial economics or a confirmed dissertation date from an accredited institution prior to the intended start-date. Applicants who hold an MBA Degree or Masters Degree in Finance, or similar degree, will also be considered.

The successful candidate should be experienced and comfortable teaching in an environment that includes a catholic worldview as well as integrated and experiential learning pedagogy.

Walsh University is a Catholic Institution which offers liberal arts undergraduate, graduate, and adult completion programs and is dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a value-based education with an international perspective in the Judeo-Christian tradition.

The finance major boasts excellent experiential learning opportunities including a student managed investment portfolio and the reigning, repeat champion CFA research challenge team and has a very strong reputation within the region among businesses, firms, professionals, and other organizations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Responsibilities: Reporting directly to the Dean, the successful candidate will play a vital role in the design and instruction of courses in both the undergraduate and MBA programs of the DeVille School of Business at Walsh University. The successful candidate will engage in teaching-related responsibilities and duties which include but are not limited to:

• Instructing 24 credit hours, 12 credit hours in each of the fall and spring semesters distributed across the undergraduate and MBA programs, along with an appropriate expectation for scholarship (based upon rank)
• Teaching specialization in any area of the finance field – corporate, assets and markets, or household finance, however, our greatest need is assets and markets.
• Teaching, developing, and revising courses and curriculum for graduate and undergraduate programs
• Participating in assurance of learning
• Engaging with students inside of and outside of the classroom, mentor students, advise students
• Attending and actively participating in general activities of the DeVille School of Business
• Actively engaging in ongoing professional development in the field of instruction
• The successful candidate will provide an agenda for pursuing scholarly research consistent with Boyers Model, with the University and DeVille School of Business missions, and with specialized accreditation expectations. Ideally, the successful candidate will show evidence of, or demonstrate potential for, published research in professional journals and/or other appropriate scholarly artifacts, including presenting at conferences of professional associations.
• The successful candidate will engage in service activities which include but are not limited to providing engagement with students and professional assistance to the profession, community, University, and DeVille School of Business in accordance with his/her professional acumen and breadth of experience, and will attend and actively participate in university governance activities.
• Other duties as assigned or required

We are also searching for an MBA director.  If our new MBA director is a hired with a finance background, then this position will not be filled.  Candidates increase their chances in the search if they apply for both postings.  A course release is attached to the role of MBA Director.

We would also like to found an AUBER member center for regional economic studies. The drive to found such a center is a plus.  Experience in such a center is a plus, but not necessary.  A course release is attached to the role of Center Director.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Must understand and support the Mission, Vision, and Code of Ethical Conduct of Walsh University, as a Catholic higher education university as expressed in Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and possess the following:

• Professional and/or teaching experience in the field of finance or financial economics.
• Ability to teach at all levels of finance, introductory through advanced, at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Online teaching experience preferred
• Ability to interact with both internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of current theory and practice in the field
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment
• Demonstrated effectiveness in engaging with students
• The ability to maintain specialized business accreditation requirements.  Publication and/or research in finance or economics preferred.

Education:

A Masters degree in finance or economics (MSF, MBA-Finance, etc.), terminal degree preferred (PhD, DBA, etc.)

Certifications are a plus (CFA, CFP, Kingdom Advisor)

Work Experience:

Professional experience in the finance industry where experiences are aligned with the above teaching responsibilities is preferred

Skills and abilities:

• Professional demeanor and ability to interact with charity towards students, staff, and faculty.  Positive attitude a must.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Mobility to work in standard office and classroom setting and use standard office and classroom equipment, including extensive use of a computer and keyboard
• The ability to teach in a traditional classroom setting.

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit a completed online application and any additional documents requested by the search/interview committee. This may include resume, unofficial transcripts, teaching evaluations, etc.

Please attach current Curriculum Vitae, a Summary of Teaching Philosophy, and course evaluations to demonstrate your teaching proficiency. Please address questions to Chase Senk, Search Committee Chair, Walsh University, 2020 East Maple St, North Canton OH 44720, csenk@walsh.edu

About Walsh University

Walsh University is seeking a dynamic, energetic, and passionate individual who is enthusiastic about the environment found on a private, values based, Catholic liberal arts campus. Walsh University believes in the desirability of a small university that promotes academic excellence, a diverse community and close student-teacher interactions. A commitment to the Judeo Christian tradition, diversity and service learning are critical to the mission of Walsh University.  Walsh University is committed to principles of equal opportunity and is an equal opportunity employer.