Position Title:

Professor of the Practice in Finance

Location

Boston, MA

Position Summary

The Boston University Questrom School of Business invites applications for the position of Professor of the Practice in Finance. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2025. Professor of the Practice appointments are reserved for distinguished practitioners in their profession who seek a transition to teaching or service leadership that advances the University and School.

The Questrom School of Business is looking for thought leaders who help transform our finance curriculum to remain relevant and competitive in the new economy. We seek individuals with high-level world-class expertise in finance and the ability to translate this experience into our degree programs, and academic initiatives.

The Questrom School of Business believes that the cultural and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students is vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs.Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression. To that, we are especially eager to have join our ranks a colleague who supports our institutional commitment to ensuring BU is inclusive, equitable, diverse, and a place where all constituents can thrive. The Questrom School of Business seeks to continue diversifying our faculty, student and staff ranks, recognizing that diversity of experience and thought deepens the intellectual endeavor.

We seek distinguished finance practitioners who can contribute to one or more growth areas at Questrom within the discipline of Finance:

•        Leadership to run action-based learning initiatives with industry partners.
•         Leadership to establish industry and alumni relationships in support of careers and strategic initiatives at Questrom.
•         Capability in developing courses in some of the areas of interest such as Quantitative Finance, Real Estate and Wealth Management.

Required Qualifications

Prospective candidates should have a recent record of senior finance roles in the industry.  A graduate degree is required with an MBA, MSc, or PhD being preferred.

How to Apply:

Applications should submit a cover letter specifying the position the candidate is applying for, a complete curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and up to three recent publications or working papers in electronic (PDF) format to questromfe@bu.edu. Applications will be accepted until January 15, 2025 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis for a July 1 start.  To ensure full consideration, candidates are encouraged to apply early.       

Please visit our website at http://questrom.bu.edu for more information about the Boston University Questrom School of Business.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last seven years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” after execution of an offer letter.