Assistant Professor of Finance

Penn State Harrisburg's School of Business Administration invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Finance for its AACSB-accredited program to start in Fall 2027. The job duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, advising students, conducting high-quality research, and performing service assignments.

Job Responsibilities:

• Teaching courses in Investments, Derivative Securities, Corporate Finance, and related areas with an emphasis on applied portfolio management and empirical data analysis.
• Teaching may include secondary fields such as Risk Management, Fixed Income Securities, Financial Decision Making, or other areas of quantitative finance involving econometrics and business analytics applications.
• Faculty are expected to maintain a high level of professional activity through scholarly publication and service.
• Engaging with the campus Financial Trading Room and Bloomberg Terminals to facilitate experiential learning and applied market simulations.
• Providing active mentorship for student organizations, such as the Finance Club, and overseeing student-managed investment practicums.

Minimum Requirements: Applicants must have an earned doctorate in Finance or a closely related field with an emphasis on Finance. The doctoral degree must be conferred prior to the start of the appointment.

Preferred Requirements: Teaching experience in higher education is highly desirable. Research and teaching interests aligned with empirical asset pricing, market microstructure, fixed income, or applied portfolio management. Demonstrated proficiency with Bloomberg Terminals and experience integrating financial databases into classroom instruction. Experience or strong interest in advising student-managed investment funds or finance-focused student organizations.

Additional Information

• Compensation is AACSB competitive.
• Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Penn State Harrisburg is a campus of the Pennsylvania State University, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s land-grant institution, serving more than 85,000 students. Penn State Harrisburg, the Capital College, serves nearly 5,000 students in residential instruction and an additional 1,000 students in programs delivered online via the University’s World Campus. Penn State Harrisburg offers more than 67 undergraduate and graduate programs and many opportunities to expand learning beyond the classroom. The college also offers the first two years of study leading to more than 275 baccalaureate majors available throughout Penn State. Additionally, the campus participates in nine online degree offerings (six graduate and three undergraduate) through Penn State World Campus, and offers accelerated undergraduate/graduate programs, joint degrees in collaboration with Penn State Dickinson Law and the Penn State College of Medicine, and continuing education opportunities.

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