Position Details

　　Position Information

　　Working TitleVisiting Assistant Professor in Finance

　　Position Number1566

　　Posting NumberF2364

　　Position TypeInstructional Faculty - Full Time

　　Position StatusFull Time

　　College/DivisionCollege of Business

　　Department100775 - Finance and Business Law

　　Pay RateCommensurate with Experience

　　Specify Range or Amount

　　Is this a JMU only position?No

　　Is this a grant-funded position?No

　　Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position?No

　　Position Summary Information

　　About James Madison University

　　MissionWe are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.VisionTo be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.Who We AreLocated in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

　　JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

　　JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship.

　　JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

　　General Information

　　The Department of Finance and Business Law in the College of Business at James Madison University (

　　JMU) invites applications for a one-year visiting Assistant Professor position in Finance. The appointment begins fall 2024. This is a full-time benefit-eligible position.About the Department: The Finance and Business Law Department is staffed by 17 full-time faculty with 14 faculty in finance and 3 in Business Law. The department serves both Finance and Quantitative Finance majors and college business law courses.

　　FIN and

　　BLAW faculty have received numerous awards and recognitions for outstanding teaching, service, and research. James Madison University subscribes to both the Standard and Poor's Compustat, the University of Chicago's Center for Research in Securities Prices (

　　CRSP) and

　　NYSE

　　TAQ databases through

　　WRDS, and students and faculty have access to Bloomberg through the Gaglioti Capital Markets Laboratory. Interdisciplinary and applied research is encouraged.

　　About the College: The

　　AACSB-accredited James Madison University College of Business includes nationally ranked undergraduate and graduate programs. Five years post-graduation, Virginia residents attending the CoB had the highest return-on-investment of the 82 business schools included in Poets and Quants 2017 undergraduate business program ranking. In 2018, the Information Security

　　MBA was recognized as #1 in the nation for the Best Online Information Security

　　MBA Programs, and #16 in the Princeton Review's list of the top 25 Online

　　MBA Programs. The College includes the Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Professional Selling, Small Business Development Center, Capital Markets Lab, Madison Consulting, and other programs focused on outreach and engagement with the business community. Our very successful alumni hold C-suite positions at major corporations including

　　SAP, Fidelity, Bank of America,

　　IBM, McKinsey and Company, Deloitte,

　　KPMG, and other Fortune 500 companies and readily engage with the College. The faculty are teacher-scholars who are collaborative and supportive colleagues. The College has approximately 4,100 students in its

　　AACSB programs and is highly regarded across the

　　JMU campus community.

　　Duties and Responsibilities

　　Teaching needs include corporate finance, Investments, and/or electives such as Real Estate Finance and Financial Data Science. The normal teaching load will be 4/4, i.e., four 3-credit courses each semester during the regular academic year.

　　Qualifications

　　Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Finance (or

　　ABD in a Ph.D. program in Finance with a dissertation defense by December 2024) from an

　　AACSB-accredited institution, and have the potential for collaborating on scholarly research. Applicants with classroom experience are preferred.

　　Conditions of Employment

　　Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

　　Posting Detail Information

　　Posting Date01/05/2024

　　Beginning Review Date02/05/2024

　　Closing Date

　　Open Until FilledYes

　　Proposed Starting Date08/25/2024

　　EEO Statement

　　Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

　　Reasonable Accommodation Request

　　If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or . You may also visit the

　　JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.

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