Assistant/Associate Professor of Finance

Jacobs Levy Equity Management; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dallas Baptist University is seeking a full-time Assistant/Associate or Professor of Finance starting June 2025. The successful candidate will teach Finance courses at undergraduate and graduate levels while integrating Christian values into their subject. Engagement in curriculum development and participation in university committees is required. Candidates must hold a terminal degree and have at least 5 years of higher education experience. The position is located on the main campus in Dallas, Texas.

Qualifications

• Must hold a terminal degree in business or a related field.
• For undergraduate teaching: 18 graduate semester hours in Finance and a master's degree in Finance or a related discipline.
• For graduate teaching: terminal degree (usually a doctorate) in Finance or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate Finance courses.
• Engage in curriculum updates and new course developments.
• Advise and mentor students.

Job description

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

The Carter School of Business (CSB) at Dallas Baptist University is presently receiving applications for a full-time Assistant/Associate or Professor of Finance to start June 2025. Rank and compensation will be commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will teach in their assigned discipline and work with their deans and department chairs in all matters related to their teaching assignments, and other duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fulfill the responsibilities and duties for which he/she is employed, in accordance with the twelve-month contract.
• A full-time faculty member will not be permitted to teach or serve on the faculty of another academic institution or hold an additional permanent position away from the University.
• Carefully and thoughtfully integrate the Christian faith into their subject.
• Teach and provide leadership and oversight to the Finance courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Engage in curriculum updates, revisions, and new course developments.
• Dallas Baptist University places the highest priority on excellence in teaching, but also has a high regard for scholarship; the faculty member should demonstrate expertise in the discipline and in a variety of methods of instruction.
• Dallas Baptist University is a teaching university that also emphasizes research and publication.
• Use instructional techniques and policies that are in accord with the purpose of DBU, as reflected in its mission statement and appropriate to the specific goals of the classes.
• Work with their deans and the department chairs in all matters related to their teaching assignments, and other duties.
• Develop appropriate course syllabi that are available to students two weeks before the first class.
• Participate and support all commencement services.
• Participate and serve on committees.
• Participate annually in various forms of professional development sponsored by the University as well as engage individually as a scholar and member of learned societies.
• Post and consistently maintain at least ten (10) office hours each semester.
• Advise and mentor students.
• Participate in all university and School of Business faculty meetings.

WORK SCHEDULE

This is a full-time teaching position with classes meeting during the regular workday (8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday) or weekday evenings, if needed. Full-time professors are required to maintain at least ten (10) regularly scheduled office hours each week.

WORK LOCATION

This position will work on the main campus, located at 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211.

MISSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a Christian who holds Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior, and who holds that the Old Testament and the New Testament are sacred Scriptures.
• Must be an active member of a local Baptist Church that holds to beliefs consistent with the statement above.
• DBU requires employees to follow all University policies and procedures, which support the Christian mission of DBU, including a Christian Code of Conduct.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

• Full-time faculty must hold a terminal degree in business or a related field.
• For teaching at the undergraduate level: Must have completed at least 18 graduate semester hours in Finance and hold at least a master's degree with a major in Finance or a related discipline.
• For teaching at the graduate level: Must hold a terminal degree, usually a doctorate, in Finance or a related discipline.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in higher education.
• Department Chair or Program Director experience preferred, but not required.