FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS IN FINANCE

LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY

Description

Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors of Finance

Singapore Management University (SMU) invites applications for finance tenure-track and tenured positions at all levels and in all areas of scholarship. Applications in digital, sustainable, entrepreneurial, and real estate finance are particularly encouraged.

LKCSB has a particular focus on high-impact research. In the Financial Times Research Insights Ranking 2025, LKCSB was ranked 23rd globally and 3rd in Asia for overall research impact, and 6th worldwide on the ranking's teaching-case measure. Therefore, research with significant (potential) impact on industry or society is particularly welcome.

FULL PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Ph.D. and established track record of high-quality research with evidence of sustained scholarship and publications in top-tier finance journals. Candidates are expected to mentor junior faculty members in research and should have effective teaching at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Ph.D. in hand or very close to completion. Candidates are expected to demonstrate potential for high quality research.

ABOUT LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE GROUP AT SMU:

Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) at Singapore Management University is a dynamic business school with more than 5,000 students and over a hundred full-time faculty members. Triple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, the school offers a full suite of undergraduate, master's (including the MBA) and doctoral programmes.

Faculty members in the Finance group at LKCSB received their doctorates from leading research universities and regularly publish in all top-tier finance journals. In the Dallas finance research rankings, based on publications in the Journal of Finance , Journal of Financial Economics , Review of Financial Studies and Management Science for the 2023-2026 period, LKCSB was ranked 38th worldwide, as of September 2026. SMU subscribes to all major financial databases and provides generous research funds to support conference travel and other research activities. The finance group hosts an annual summer research camp, an active research seminar series, and visits by distinguished finance scholars. The finance group also has a PhD program with high quality students and good placements.

For more information about the Finance group at SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, visit https://business.smu.edu.sg/business/disciplines/finance/welcome .

For information about Singapore, visit https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/why-singapore/a-great-place-to-live.html . English is the primary language used for education, commerce, and daily life in Singapore.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE: 15 November 2026

Applicants Should Submit Their Application Package Comprising a Cover Letter, CV, Recent Publications Or Working Papers, Teaching And Research Statements, And Teaching Evaluations Via The Following Link

Job Description - Full-time Faculty, Tenure Track, Finance - 260000A9

In addition, three letters of recommendation should be sent via e-mail to [HIDDEN TEXT] . Please address your application to Prof Dashan Huang, Recruiting Chair and Associate Professor of Finance. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interviews. The first-round interviews will be conducted virtually via ZOOM before the 2027 AFA meeting.

Singaporeans selected for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions may be considered for the Singapore Teaching and Academic Research Talent (START) Inauguration Grant. Details on the grant application procedure may be found here: https://www.smu.edu.sg/moe-start/inauguration-grant

Job

Full Time

Job Posting

17-Sep-2026, 6:23:17 PM

Candidates must have an earned PhD in a field relevant to Finance.

Full-Time Faculty, Tenure Track, Finance