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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Tenure Track Position
Perella Department of Finance
Full/Associate/Assistant 

The Perella Department of Finance is now accepting applications for a tenure track Professor (open rank). We seek well-trained scholars/teachers with strong research skills to join our existing faculty in the Fall of 2009. These individuals must show the potential for publishing in major refereed finance journals. All areas will be considered, although our greatest needs are in the investment area with an interest in derivatives. Individuals nearing the completion of their doctoral program will be considered for the rank of assistant professor. Those desiring consideration at the rank of either associate or full professor must possess an established research and teaching record, including evidence of a portfolio of research in progress. Experience in the financial services industry is desirable.

This position is expected to complement ongoing initiatives within the department, the college, and the university. These initiatives include (a) the recent hiring of 2 assistant finance professors starting in the Fall 2008, (b) the naming of the Finance Department with a $10 million endowment from Joseph R. and Amy Perella in 2004, (c) the placement of key administrators (President Alice P. Gast in the Fall of 2006 and Dean Paul Brown in the Summer of 2007) within the university committed to fostering an environment in which the department can excel, (d) the launch of our Financial Services Lab in the Fall of 2004 which allows for new initiates for both the classroom and research endeavors, and  (e) the introduction of the M.S in Analytical Finance in the Fall of 2005. Given these initiatives and others under way, the aim of the department is to increase the visibility of our programs especially at the undergraduate level and of the college. The chosen candidates are expected to contribute significantly to this effort through research, teaching, and service.

Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, PA (pop. 75,000) which is in the center of the Lehigh Valley (pop. 800,000). A convenient location between New York City and Philadelphia provides access to many corporations and financial institutions. The Lehigh Valley is economically vibrant and provides the best of urban, suburban and rural living (low cost of living, open space, and a rich array of cultural activities in the area and nearby). Founded in 1865, Lehigh University is a private research institution with about 4800 undergraduates and 2000 graduate students. Approximately 1370 undergraduates, 390 graduate students, and 59 full-time faculty comprise the College of Business and Economics. In addition to offerings at the undergraduate level, a MBA, a MSAF, and an economics based doctoral program are also offered. Joint programs exist between business and engineering both at the BS and graduate levels. Lehigh is ranked 31st among national universities in the 2008 US News & World Report survey, ranked 25th in Business Week’s top undergraduate business programs (1st in both Accounting and Part-time MBA program within the Mid-Atlantic Region) and placed in the most competitive category in both Peterson’s Guide and Barron’s Profile of American Colleges.

If interested, please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, letters of reference, and dissertation proposal or other scholarly work electronically to financedept@lehigh.edu in care of Professor Richard J. Kish, Perella Department of Finance, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117. Lehigh University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Lehigh offers excellent benefits including domestic partner benefits (http://www.lehigh.edu/~insloan).