The Department of Finance at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Lee Business School invites applications for Visiting Assistant Professor and Visiting Lecturer of Finance, for the upcoming academic year, starting in August 2025.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to effective teaching and preparing students for success in a multicultural business environment. The duties of these positions include:
- Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including our Master of Science in Quantitative Finance (MSQF) program.
- Typical load: four courses per semester.
- Participating in research activities.
- Performing appropriate departmental and college service activities.

REQUIREMENTS:
- A doctoral degree from an accredited university in related fields is required, but doctoral students who are at an advanced stage of their study, such as ABD, will be considered.
- Credentials must be obtained prior to the start of employment. ABD candidates applying for the Visiting Assistant Professor position are expected to be making strong progress towards completing their PhD.
- Preferred research interests: financial literacy, personal finance, household finance.
- The candidates must be able to work legally in the United States. UNLV will sponsor H1B visa for qualified international candidates.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please submit the following materials via email to finance.recruiting@unlv.edu:
- A letter of interest describing your qualifications and experience with specific reference to the job’s requirements.
- A detailed resume listing qualifications and experience.
- A representative research paper.
- Names and contact information of at least three professional references.

Review of candidate materials will begin as soon as possible.

COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENT PROFILE:
- Lee Business School, which is AACSB accredited, is home to approximately 85 faculty and 4,000 students, including 500 graduate students. The School offers nine bachelor’s degrees and seven master’s degrees.
- The Department’s full-time faculty have published in JF, JFE, RFS, AER, JPE, MS, TAR, JFQA, FM, JCF, JBF, JMCB, among other reputable journals.
- Research resources: the WRDS platform, CRSP, Compustat, ISS (RiskMetrics), ExecuComp, BoardEx, Refinitiv ESG data, and FactSet and an active research seminar series.

COLLEGE AND DEPARTMENT PROFILE: The Department of Finance is experiencing tremendous growth. The Department recently received a significant endowment and established the Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management. The Department has two student-managed investment funds. Historically, faculty in the department have published in JF, JFE, RFS, AER, JPE, MS, TAR, JFQA, FM, JCF, JBF, and other reputable journals. The research resources include the WRDS platform, CRSP, Compustat, ISS (RiskMetrics), ESG, ExecuComp, FactSet, and an active research seminar series.

The Lee Business School (LEE) is AACSB-accredited and home to approximately 4,000 students, including 500 graduate students and 85 faculty members. LEE offers five master’s degree programs, including a Masters in Quantitative Finance and an Executive MBA, and nine undergraduate degree programs. A Ph.D. program is scheduled to start in Fall 2025.

UNIVERSITY PROFILE: Founded in 1957, UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution of approximately 30,000 students and more than 3,600 faculty and staff. To date, UNLV has conferred more than 152,000 degrees, producing more than 130,000 alumni around the world. UNLV is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as an R1 research university with very high research activity. The university is committed to recruiting and retaining top students and faculty, educating the region's diversifying population and workforce, driving economic activity through increased research and community partnerships, and creating an academic health center for Southern Nevada that includes the launch of a new UNLV School of Medicine. UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in Southern Nevada.

Here at UNLV, we have come together and created one of the most affirmative and dynamic academic environments in the country. UNLV sits in the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of the nation’s most diverse universities for undergraduates. The university has ranked in the top ten since the rankings debuted more than a decade ago. We continue to show our commitment to serving our wonderfully diverse population and building the future for Las Vegas and Nevada.

For more information, visit us on line at: https://www.unlv.edu/

COMMUNITY PROFILE:
- Master-planned communities, beautiful parks, miles of jogging and bike trails, and year-round sunshine. Unsurpassed food, shopping, and entertainment opportunities.
- Nearby outdoor attractions: Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Mt. Charleston, Valley of Fire State Park, and Red Rock Canyon NCA, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion National Parks.