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Sewanee (TN)

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USD 89,000 - 148,000

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and annual leave
Housing benefits (where applicable)
Tenured track for Professor

Job summary

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) – HKUST(GZ) invites applications for tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level in the FinTech thrust within the Financial Technology Department.

Candidates should hold a PhD in FinTech or closely related fields and show research excellence; teaching potential is essential for junior ranks, with supervision/leadership valued for senior ranks.

Qualifications

  • PhD in FinTech or closely related fields.
  • Assistant Professor: strong research and teaching potential.
  • Associate/Full Professor: proven research excellence, supervision experience, and leadership.

Skills

Research
Teaching
Supervision
Leadership

Education

PhD in FinTech or related fields

Job description

Positions: Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor

Department: Financial Technology ( FinTech) Thrust, Society Hub

Institution: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) – HKUST(GZ)

Location: Nansha District, Guangzhou, Greater Bay Area

Application Mode: Online via HKUST/HKUST(GZ) Recruitment System

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About HKUST(GZ)

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Recruitment

HKUST(GZ) is a cross-disciplinary research university with 4 academic hubs and 16 thrust areas, offering a highly international environment with English as the medium of instruction. The campus is located in the heart of the Greater Bay Area, close to Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao.

About The FinTech Thrust

The FinTech Thrust focuses on cutting-edge research in financial technology, integrating computational, economic, and data-driven approaches. More details at: Society Hub FTEC.

Engineering & Technology

Research Areas of Interest

Applicants are welcome from all FinTech-related fields, including (but not limited to):

  • Blockchain, smart contracts, digital currencies
  • Robo-advising, quantitative investing, risk management
  • AI, machine learning, and big data in finance
  • Innovations in financial services
  • FinTech regulation

Colleges & Universities

  • Digital economy & financial inclusion
Qualifications
  • PhD in FinTech or closely related fields such as Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Machine Learning, Mathematical Finance, Optimization, Statistics, Operations Research, etc.
  • Assistant Professor: strong research and teaching potential
  • Associate/Full Professor: proven research excellence, supervision experience, and leadership

Jobs

Employment Terms & Benefits
  • Highly competitive international-level salary
  • Medical, dental, and annual leave benefits
  • Housing benefits (where applicable)
  • Professor: tenured
  • Associate Professor: with or without tenure
  • Assistant Professor / non-tenured Associate Professor: typically 3-year renewable contract
Recruitment & Staffing

Applications will be reviewed continuously until positions are filled.

Contacts
  • General queries: facultyhire@hkust-gz.edu.cn
  • Society Hub: gzrecruitsoc@hkust-gz.edu.cn
  • FinTech Thrust: ftect@hkust-gz.edu.cn

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