Assistant Professor- Finance

Confidential Careers; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Leading private university in Kuwait is recruiting full-time faculty members as Assistant Professors for its Finance Department to start from Fall Semester 2026. The university offers internationally competitive salaries, remuneration packages, research incentives, and professional development opportunities, with a diverse campus welcoming faculty from more than 60 countries.

The successful candidates will teach a range of Finance courses, contribute to curriculum design and research output,

Qualifications

• PhD in Finance from an accredited institution.
• Relevant teaching experience in Finance at a reputed institution.
• Publications in high-impact Scopus-indexed journals with potential for further research.
• Active engagement in curriculum design, program development, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Teach Finance courses including Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Financial Modeling, FinTech.
• Participate in departmental activities and committees.
• Prepare course material, curriculum design, and program development; assess student learning outcomes; mentor student projects.
• Remain current with the field via faculty development programs and participate in task forces and student support committees.
• Reflect high standards of ethics and collegiality in teaching and publication; meet grading deadlines.

Skills

Teaching experience

Curriculum design

Research publication record

Diversity & inclusion

Education

PhD in Finance

Job description

Leading private university in Kuwait is currently recruiting full-time faculty members as Assistant Professors for its Finance Department to start from Fall Semester 2026.

Being an equal opportunity employer, it offers internationally competitive salaries, remuneration packages, research incentives, and professional development opportunities.

With faculty members and staff coming from more than 60 countries, it is a diverse and inclusive environment. Its campus provides cutting-edge facilities that faculty and staff can benefit from such as Sports Center, Library, Research and Innovation Center, Cultural Center, and more than 55 laboratories.

Job Requirements

The successful applicants are expected to engage in the teaching and research activities by demonstrating highest professional standard, academic integrity, and diversity of active learning and pedagogical tools. Successful candidates for this position are expected to have:

• A PhD Degree from an accredited institution in Finance or a related field.


• A relevant teaching experience in the relevant discipline in a reputed institution.


• A consistent track record of intellectual output demonstrated by publications in high impact, good quality, Scopus Indexed journals with a promising potential for further research.


• Active engagement in curriculum design, program development, and community engagement.

Job Description

The successful candidate is expected to prepare and deliver Finance Courses in an engaging, innovative, immersive, and discipline-relevant pedagogical approaches, reflecting commitment, sincerity, integrity, equity, and respect for cultural dimensions while delivering the course material.

The responsibilities in this role include, but are not limited to:

• Teach courses in the Finance discipline, such as: Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Financial Modeling, Case Studies in Finance, and preferably, Islamic Finance, and Financial Technology (FinTech), among others.


• Participate in the departmental activities which includes representation on different academic and support committees.


• Prepare course material, curriculum design and review, program development, assessment of student learning outcomes, and mentor student projects, events and academic fair projects


• Remain current with the field of specialization by participating in the faculty development programs and activities, serve on task forces, working groups, and student support committees.


• Reflect the highest standards of ethics and collegiality in all interactions, teaching, and publication.


• Meet the necessary deadlines for grades submission and make use of office hours as per the regulations to support student advancement and development.