Job Description

Available Title(s):
270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor

Business Title:
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Finance, Carson College of Business

Employee Type:
Faculty

Position Term:
9 Month - Summer

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The Department of Finance & Management Science in the Carson College of Business (CCB) at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, WA is seeking a new colleague for a permanent, full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position in Finance starting in August 2025. The rank is at the Assistant Professor level.

Our new colleague will be expected to teach in face-to-face or online programs, meaningfully contribute to enhancing the research reputation of the department, take an active role working with doctoral students, and make service contributions to the department, college, university, and profession, commensurate with rank. This is a 9-month academic appointment teaching twelve (12) credit hours per year (typically two three-credit courses in each of the fall and spring semesters).

Required Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate in Finance or a closely related field, by the employment start date.
• Demonstrated record of conducting impactful, quality, and novel research, as evidenced by published articles, submitted manuscripts, and/or working papers, depending on rank.
• Demonstrated experience teaching undergraduate and/or graduate classes face-to-face and/or online.
• Experience using tools to facilitate robust participation, critical thinking, and a sense of belonging in classrooms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to teach courses in one or more of the following areas: corporate finance, investments, and/or international finance.
• Experience with interactive teaching methods (e.g., case-based or other active learning approaches).
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated well-rounded knowledge of business gained from relevant work experience.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Carson College of Business
Department Name: Finance and Management Science
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164-4746
Department Link: Finance and Management Science Webpage

Annual Salary: $205,000 to $225,000 is the base salary range for this 9-month academic year term appointment. Summer research support is 1/9th of the base salary and is awarded for the first five years.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation.

Overtime Eligibility: This position is overtime exempt.

FTE: 100%
This is a permanent tenure-track position.

Posting Close Date: This recruitment has been re-posted. Screening has begun and will continue until the vacancy is filled.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

• External candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of your application.
• Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/Cover Letter" section of your application.

Application Instructions:

Please provide us with the following to be considered for this position:

1. Cover letter addressing each of the qualification criteria

2. Curriculum vitae

3. Teaching statement including recent teaching evaluations

4. A statement (two pages max) addressing your competency engaging with diversity, equity, and anti-racist approaches to research and creative production

5. Names and contact information of three references

Questions regarding the position can be addressed to the search committee chair, Dr. D.J. Fairhurst, Associate Professor, Dept. of Finance & Management Science, via email at dj.fairhurst@wsu.edu.

Department of Finance & Management Science

The Department of Finance & Management Science is comprised of a group of welcoming and supportive colleagues who aspire to do great work in the areas of research, teaching, and service. This department includes 24 faculty (across 3 campuses) who are eager to welcome a colleague who is willing to contribute to a supportive and participative work environment.

Our tenure-track faculty members in Finance include: D.J. Fairhurst, George Jiang, Sheen Liu, Xiaonan Ma, Mike McNamara, Donna Paul, David Whidbee, and Hanjiang Zhang. Our faculty members have a demonstrated record of publishing high-quality and impactful research in outlets such as Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management, among others.

Carson College of Business:

The Carson College of Business (CCB) enrolls more than 2,500 undergraduate students and 800 online MBA and Executive MBA students combined. The Online MBA program is currently ranked 12th by Poets and Quants and 22nd by U.S. News and World Report. The college has 99 full-time faculty across its campuses and 92 staff members. The CCB is AACSB accredited, with our most recent renewal granted in 2024. The CCB operates out of Todd Hall, which is located at the heart of the Pullman campus across from the Cougar Union Building, and also includes faculty and students across three additional campuses and WSU's Global Campus

The CCB prides itself on its inclusivity and accessibility, providing a quality business education to any student who is willing and able to put in the work required to earn their degree. To promote global awareness and competencies among our students, the CCB offers faculty-led study-abroad programs in Belize, China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Croatia, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand. In 2023, CCB leadership formed a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) council, which has informed improvements to the CCB's junior faculty mentoring program and performed a pay equity study, among other projects.

Washington State University:

Founded in 1890, WSU is Washington state's land-grant institution and is ranked as having "very high research activity" (R1) by the Carnegie Foundation. WSU has an enrollment of over 31,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and approximately 6,500 faculty and staff at its five physical campuses (Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, and Everett) and online (Global Campus). Unlike most multi-campus systems, WSU operates as an integrated university; faculty in all CCB departments act as a single unit regardless of which campus they work at. The business curricula at all campuses are accredited as one curriculum by the AACSB.

WSU is committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion among faculty, staff, and students. A few examples of these efforts include ADVANCE at WSU, the LGBTQ+ student center (which also supports faculty and staff), and anti-bias training for faculty and staff members.

As a land-grant institution, WSU is dedicated to providing a high-quality, accessible, and affordable education for the betterment of society and, in particular, the residents and economy of Washington state. Information about the core values and strategic plan of WSU can be found on the WSU System Strategic Plan website.

"The College Tour" video can be found online.

Pullman, Washington:

Pullman (population 32,508) is a friendly, welcoming, and safe town located in southeastern Washington state within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Located about 75 miles south of Spokane and 285 miles east of Seattle, Pullman is a vastly fertile agricultural area known for its many miles of scenic rolling hills and the production of wheat and legumes. Pullman evenings boast unrivaled sunsets of pink and blue, which inspired WSU's original school colors before they changed to today's crimson and gray. A Wall Street Journal article referred to the Palouse region as "The Tuscany of America". The newly renovated Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport is located next to campus and provides multiple flights to Seattle each day.

Pullman and the broader region provide limitless opportunities for year-round outdoor activities, including biking, hiking, camping, tennis and pickleball, skiing/snowboarding at Schweitzer Mountain, and water activities at the Snake River or Lake Coeur D'Alene. Pullman residents enjoy a reasonable cost of living, quick commute times, and excellent public schools. The region also holds opportunities for dual-earner professional couples. Pullman is home to the international headquarters of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, and just eight miles east of Pullman is Moscow, Idaho (population ~26,000) and the University of Idaho.

The Picture yourself in Pullman!' video by the WSU Graduate School can be found online.

Time Type:
Full time

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