Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Finance (A2436)

The Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) invites applications for lecturer and senior lecturer (assistant and associate professor) positions in Finance, to begin on September 2019. The department welcomes applications in all areas of finance. Significant reductions in teaching duties over the first years may apply for exceptional candidates. 

You should have a Ph.D. in Finance or a related discipline or should be expected to complete your Ph.D. in the near future. Depending on qualifications and experience, you may be appointed at the lecturer (assistant professor) or senior lecturer (associate professor) level. Candidates for lecturer (assistant professor) positions should be able to pursue their own independent research and develop publications in high quality and top finance journals and should be able to deliver excellent teaching in both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Candidates for senior lecturer (associate professor) positions should be independent researchers with a track-record of publications in top finance journals (e.g., Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial studies) and evidence of teaching excellence. Lecturer (assistant professor) positions carry a typical total salary package of up to £60,000 per annum. Senior lecturer (associate professor) positions carry a typical total salary package of up to £70,000 per annum. In exceptional circumstances, for both level of positions, it may be possible to offer an additional supplement. Any such supplement would be awarded on the basis of a demonstrable record of exceptional achievement and is entirely at the discretion of the University.

The Department of Accounting and Finance is one of the largest departments within LUMS - a world-ranked international business school that has consistently ranked among the UK's top ten universities for nearly two decades. The department offers an excellent research environment, with a high level of collegiality, generous research budgets, and subscriptions to state-of-the-art databases, a strong seminar series, and a senior visitors program. More information about the department can be found at: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lums/accounting-and-finance/

Applications should be submitted online by November 15, 2018 indicating for which level of position you would like to be considered. Job packets must contain a cover letter, CV, three letters of reference, publications, job talk paper (identified as such) and any additional papers, description of courses taught, and teaching evaluations. Reference letters for new PhDs must be submitted directly to Olivia Wilson (o.c.wilson@lancaster.ac.uk) with the title “Reference Letter for [Name of Applicant]” by November 15, 2018. The recruitment committee will be attending and conducting first-round interviews at the AFA meeting in Atlanta in January 2019. For candidates not attending the AFA meeting, interviews will be arranged electronically or via an on-campus visit.

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups.

Closing Date: 15 Nov 2018
Category: Academic