ACADEMIC POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Nankai University

School of Finance

Faculty Position in Finance (Tenured/Tenure-Track) 

The School of Finance at Nankai University, Tianjin, China, invites applications for tenured/tenure-track faculty positions at all levels in the fields of finance, accounting, ESG, Fintech, insurance, risk management, financial engineering, actuarial science, theoretical and applied econometrics, and other interrelated subjects in economics, statistics, and management beginning Fall 2022. Applicants in other intersecting fields are also welcomed. We particularly welcome candidates motivated by the unique opportunity to build a world-class finance school in a leading Chinese university. 

Appointment rank (assistant or associate) will be dependent on qualifications and research history.  Qualified candidates for tenure-track positions must hold a Ph.D. in finance, economics or related fields conferred by employment start date, have excellent research and teaching skills, and demonstrate the ability to produce scholarly work at a high level.  

Requirements for applicants applying for a senior tenure-track appointment include a Ph.D. in finance, economics or related fields, publications in top-tier, refereed journals and evidence of teaching excellence.

About School of Finance:

The School of Finance consists of a group of faculty members who obtained their Ph.D. from the world’stop universities who are actively publishing in the top finance and economics journals, such as The Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and Management Science.  The group has varied interests across all areas of theoretical and empirical finance and economics, including asset pricing, corporate finance, financial econometrics, financial intermediation, management, accounting, household finance, international finance, macro-finance, behavioral finance and market microstructure. In addition, many young scholars, supported by national funds, also contribute to local or national policy-making with economic and financial development research, or directly provide policy advice for industrial growth.

About Nankai University:

Nankai University, founded in 1919, is one of the top universities in China. It is a comprehensive university offering a wide array of educational opportunities at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. Its inclusiveness has attracted both talented students and faculty, forming a stimulating intellectual community. In addition to the prime academic environment, Nankai also provides various family-friendly benefits to its faculty members, such as the resources to the university-affiliated education system. 

About the city:

Tianjin, one of China's four municipalities, is an international port city and the largest seaside city in the North of China. It is a large, booming city, with a pleasant river promenade and charming neighborhoods. 

We offer competitive compensation packages. Interested applicants should submittheir cover letter of application, a curriculum vita, job market paper, evidence of teaching ability, and three references via the following email or through the online system    http://175.27.243.180/NanKaiJob/index.aspx?l=en-us  before 12/3/21. Interviews will be conducted online before the New Year. Please contactrecruitfinance@nankai.edu.cnif you have any questions.