Quantitative Finance: Innovative Teaching & Research Leader

The University of Nottingham in Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Kajang

On-site

MYR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

The University of Nottingham Malaysia and The Nottingham University Business School invite applications for the role of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Quantitative Finance. The post focuses on teaching and research in Quantitative Finance, Financial Modelling, Financial Analytics, and Risk Analytics, with emphasis on high-quality, research-informed instruction and impactful scholarship.

Candidates should have a PhD in Finance or Economics with publications in relevant fields, a

Qualifications

PhD/Professional Doctorate in Finance/Economics with publications in Quantitative Finance, Financial Economics, or Analytics, and relevant experience, completed or to be completed within six months at application time.
PGCHE or equivalent; those without a teaching qualification must complete one or achieve Fellowship of Advance HE.
Proven teaching experience in Finance/Business Economics with Analytics within a business school.
Experience working in collaborative research teams.
Excellent research outputs in Analytics.
Excellent teaching/training skills.
Specialist knowledge in Quantitative Finance, Financial Modelling, Financial Analytics, and/or Risk Analytics.
Knowledge of trends in business school education/research.
Ability to produce high-quality and impactful scholarly, research and/or policy outputs.
Ability to engage with diverse groups to achieve positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

Deliver high-quality, research-informed teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Contribute to professional and executive education delivered with industry and government partners.
Continuously improve curricula and teaching methods to align with industry needs and ASEAN region destinations.
Provide pastoral and academic support to students.
Supervise student projects including doctoral supervision.
Pursue opportunities to enhance teaching through professional development.
Produce outstanding and internationally significant research outputs and seek external funding.
Disseminate research at national and international levels and strengthen impact through external engagement.
Supervise research assistants and doctoral students; collaborate with UK and China counterparts for tri-campus opportunities.
Contribute to offshore and international partnership education as required.
Fulfil administrative responsibilities at modular, course, School/Faculty/University level.
Participate in annual appraisal, aligning objectives to KPIs and career goals.