Assistant Professor in Finance

American finance Association; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution in finance seeks an Assistant Professor to conduct research and teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The ideal candidate will have completed a PhD in finance or economics and will demonstrate a strategy for impactful research. This role offers competitive benefits, including an occupational pension scheme and generous research leave.

Benefits

Occupational pension scheme

Generous research leave

Supportive faculty environment

Qualifications

• Completed PhD, or near completion, in finance or economics by the position start date.
• Expertise and research interests in finance; developing record of research for near post-doctoral candidates.

Responsibilities

• Carry out research and teach at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Demonstrate a viable strategy for future research with potential for world-leading publications in finance.

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited from outstanding candidates for one or more career-track Assistant Professor in Finance positions.

Responsibilities

• Carry out research and teach at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Demonstrate a clear, well developed, and viable strategy for future research with potential for world-leading publications in finance.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to place your specialised work within a broader social science context.
• Teach finance at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Qualifications

• Completed PhD, or near completion, in finance or economics by the position start date.
• Expertise and research interests in finance; for near post-doctoral candidates, a developing record of research with potential for publication in leading peer-reviewed journals in finance; for post-doctoral candidates, a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications.

Additional criteria

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this position can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

Benefits

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

How to apply

To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/5760/0/456580/15539/assistant-professor-in-finance .

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Timeline

The closing date for receipt of applications is 14 November 2025 (23.59 UK time). We are unable to accept any late applications. We will be conducting online first stage interviews in early December 2025, and final round interviews and seminars will be held on campus during January and February 2026.