Job Search

The Finance Department at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, is recruiting to hire one full-time faculty member at an open-rank (as either a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor, as a tenured Associate Professor, or as a tenured Professor) for the 2023-2024 academic year, with an anticipated start date between July 1, 2024, and September 16, 2024.  Tenure-eligible and tenured faculty have an annual service period of nine months. University of Washington faculty members engage in research, teaching, and service. Duties include conducting high-quality scholarly research in finance or a related field, and effectively teaching courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

The base salary range for these positions will be between $29,000 and $45,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.  Other compensation associated with this position may include a moving allowance, summer research funding, endowments (tenured) and administrative supplements.  A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/.  Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States—for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing. 

We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity.  The Department of Finance and Business Economics, with an international reputation for its research productivity and teaching excellence, works together with other Foster School departments, UW schools and colleges, and community partners (e.g., Starbucks, Costco, Amazon, and Microsoft) to support top-ranked programs at the undergraduate, MBA, Ph.D., and executive levels. In accordance with our commitment to excellence and equity, the Foster School values contributions in research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity.

Candidates must have, or for an assistant professor appointment be nearing completion of, a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in finance or related field. A qualified candidate may be considered for temporary appointment as an Acting Assistant Professor, pending PhD with conversion to appointment as an Assistant Professor after degree conferral if the terminal degree has not been conferred by the position start date. Applicants for tenured positions will evidence sustained research and teaching excellence

We request from all applicants a cover letter indicating research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, at least three letters of recommendation, examples of recently published or unpublished research, and a statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. For candidates seeking their first tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor, priority will be given to applications received by November 20, 2023.