Salary:
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**Job Category:**Academic Staff
**Employment Type:**Terminal (Fixed Term)
**Job Profile:**Lecturer
Job Summary:
The Finance, Investment, and Banking Department seeks a candidate with the ability to educate high-achieving students enrolled in Finance courses at the undergraduate or masters level. The selected candidate will teach multiple sections.
We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate strong expertise in Finance concepts developed through teaching experience, industry and/or research activities.
The mission of our Finance program is to prepare students to master and apply Finance skills effectively in the contemporary workplace. Our lecturers strive to help students achieve stated learning outcomes through both independent content creation and collaboration where appropriate.
The Finance curriculum is intentionally sequenced to help students build upon skills year-over-year as they prepare to become workplace ready. We encourage our lecturers to engage with industry and to build relationships with students, alumni, and external partners. This position can be extended in subsequent semesters to teach one or more of course(s) listed, or similar courses within the department. The FTE for this position has the potential to fluctuate depending on the number of classes taught. This position may become renewable if there is a need for an ongoing appointment.
This position can be full or part-time, between 10-100% FTE.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Develops instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course of instruction
Serves as an initial point of contact for students as it relates to specific course or series content and expectations
Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction for one or more courses, including assessment of student performance
Department:
Wisconsin School of Business, Finance, Investment, and Banking
Compensation:
Negotiable
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of experience teaching or working in Finance or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Candidates with a strong commitment to teaching excellence at undergraduate and master's levels.
- Candidates with a record of high-quality instruction in a student-centered environment.
- Candidates with an enthusiasm for collaborative learning environments.
- Candidates with an interest in educational technologies and innovation.
- The ideal candidate will have experience, expertise and credentials to teach a wide variety of finance courses to business undergraduates and masters students, in particular introductory and intermediate level courses in several or all of the following: investments, corporate finance, international finance, business valuations and derivatives.
Education:
- MBA or MS in Finance or related field Required
- PhD in Finance Preferred
How to Apply:
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You will be prompted to upload the following documents:
- Resume
- Letter of Qualifications
Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. The search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested of final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
This position can be extended in subsequent semesters to teach one or more of course(s) listed, or similar courses within the department. The FTE for this position has the potential to fluctuate depending on the number of classes taught. This position may become renewable if there is a need for an ongoing appointment
Contact Information:
Rima Okbazghi
(608) 262-2810
rima.okbazghi@wisc.edu
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