Details
Posted: 21-Mar-25
Location: Seattle, Washington
Type: Full Time
Position Description
The Department of Finance and Business Economics at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington in Seattle, WA, invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor position to start in Fall quarter 2025.
Description of Opportunity
University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research/scholarship and service. The selected candidate will be appointed to the rank of an Assistant Teaching Professor with the possibility of future promotion. This will be a full-time appointment, eligible for benefits starting October 2025 assuming a September 16, 2025, hire date. (A description of the benefits currently available for this position can be found at: https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-faculty-9-to-12-months-20240419-a11y.pdf). This position is not tenure-eligible. The initial appointment will be for one-year, with the possibility of renewal for future appointments of three years in length. The appointment will be full-time (100% FTE) for a 9-month term. The monthly pay will be between $10,000 and $14,000 per month depending on previous experience and qualifications. The projected teaching assignment will be nine courses in finance and/or business economics across the 3-quarter, 9-month academic year.
The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States--for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing.
We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity. The Department of Finance and Business Economics, with an international reputation for its research productivity and teaching excellence, works together with other Foster School departments, UW schools and colleges, and community partners (e.g., Starbucks, Costco, Amazon, and Microsoft) to support top-ranked programs at the undergraduate, MBA, Ph.D., and executive levels. In accordance with our commitment to excellence and equity, the Foster School values contributions in research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in finance, economics or a related field. The chosen applicant for this position will evidence success in the classroom teaching at both the undergraduate and master's degree levels across a wide range of courses including business economics, corporate finance, and/or investments.
Instructions
We request from all applicants a cover letter indicating teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, at least three letters of recommendation, at least 5 complete sets of student evaluations, and a statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Priority review will be given to applications received by January 23. 2025.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.
