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The Opportunity The Department of Economics & Finance invites applications for a 9 month, tenure track assistant professor beginning August 16, 2026. The Department is in the School of Business Administration and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in finance. Finance is one of the largest undergraduate majors on campus and our students regularly place at leading firms in the finance industry. The department also houses two centers. The Davis Center for Portfolio Management is home to the $60 million Flyer Investments Fund, the largest student-managed portfolio in the country. The Hanley Center for ESG Investing is one of a small number of undergraduate centers that gives students hands-on experience with applying ESG criteria to a student-managed portfolio.
Our faculty have an active research culture. Current faculty have publications in top outlets such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial & Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Financial Management, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, and the Journal of Banking & Finance. The University of Dayton subscribes to WRDS, in addition to numerous data providers such as CRSP, CompuStat, Refinitiv, Bloomberg, and FactSet.
New faculty will teach courses in the undergraduate program, and potentially in the Masters of Finance program. In addition to typical teaching duties, this position will be expected to develop and offer a new course focused on FinTech and support any eventual programs in this field. A new assistant professor typically teaches a four-course load per year and receives summer research support for two years. Other responsibilities include service to the department, School, University, and/or profession, and collaborative engagement with colleagues.
For more information about the Department of Economics & Finance, please visit this link and for the School of Business Administration, please visit this link.
The University of Dayton Grounded in its Catholic, Marianist tradition, UD provides education to develop the whole student and is committed to experiential learning. UD enrolls approximately 10,600 students, including 7,500 full-time undergraduates. It is one of the nation’s largest Catholic universities and one of the largest private universities in Ohio. Please click here here for further information about the University.
The City of Dayton The Dayton metro area has a population of about 815,000 and is a diverse community with a renewed downtown, a set of historic neighborhoods, and a highly favorable cost of living. Dayton, OH is accessible, affordable, and offers excellent educational and healthcare resources, arts and cultural attractions, beautiful parks with bike and recreational trails, and a variety of sporting venues. The area is noted for its long history of innovation and invention and has a vibrant and growing business environment. It is also home to corporations such as CareSource, LexisNexis, Reynolds & Reynolds, and to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Dayton area is a great place to live.
At the University of Dayton, we value inclusive excellence because we recognize that it is fundamental to academic and institutional excellence. Inclusive excellence requires a comprehensive, cohesive and collaborative alignment of infrastructure, resources and actions. We strive to be active, intentional, and sustain engagement with and celebrate diversity in every dimension of institutional life. Because we seek a community with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we encourage all interested candidates to apply.
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