Assistant Professor in Finance – LSE Vacancies London

Overview

Position Title: Assistant Professor in Finance

Company: The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Location: London, UK

Job Description

In addition to a competitive salary the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research incentive scheme with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• For near post-doctoral candidates, or candidates with limited post-doctoral experience, you will be able to demonstrate a developing record of research with potential for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals in finance.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have a completed PhD, or be close to obtaining a PhD, in finance or economics by the post start date. In addition, candidates should possess expertise and research interests in finance and demonstrate a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.
• You will also be able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills, including an ability to place one’s specialist work within a broader social science context.
• The ability to teach finance at both undergraduate and postgraduate level is essential.