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Position Summary:
Subject to budget approval, the Institute of Finance at the Center for
Economics, Finance and Management Studies (CEFMS) at Hunan
University (China) seeks to hire multiple fulltime, tenure track faculty
members at assistant professor level, to begin in the fall semester of
2015. Applicants with research interests in any finance field are invited
to apply. Duties will include teaching graduate courses in finance areas
such as corporate risk management, management of financial institutions,
investments, corporate finance, derivatives securities, fixed income
securities, and etc., advising graduate students in their thesis work,
engaging in research leading to publications in the SSCI journals of the
field, and taking part in services and professional development activities.
Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in finance or closely related fields.
Candidates near completion of the doctorate will be considered.
Compensation is competitive and includes research support and a
housing subsidy. All courses are taught in English. We will conduct
interviews at the 2015 AFA meeting in Boston.
About the CEFMS: The CEFMS was founded in 2013 by Hunan
University as an international platform for research and education in
economics, finance, and management disciplines. The goal of the center
is to reach 40 to 50 full-time faculty, 10 to 20 special-term, part-time
faculty, 30 to 80 PhD students, and 200 to 300 master level students.
The master of finance program has started since fall 2013. The
university has given full support to the growth of the center, including
newly renovated offices and designated classrooms.
Selected by the board of Asian Finance Association, CEFMS at Hunan
University will host the Asian Finance Association 2015 annual meeting
in Changsha, China. Distinguished scholars including a Nobel Laureate
will deliver keynote speeches at the meeting. About two to three hundred
scholars and practitioners from around the world will meet and share
their research output at the annual meeting in Changsha next summer.
About Hunan University: Hunan University is located at the foot of the
picturesque Yuelu Mountain and on the west bank of Xiangjiang River
in the historically and culturally renowned City of Changsha, capital of
Hunan Province. The University enjoys the title of an "Ancient
Millenarian Academy, Famous Centennial University". As one of the
key and most comprehensive universities under direct administration of
the Ministry of Education, it has been included in the highly selective
national "Project 211" and "Project 985" for priority investment and
development.
Hunan University is close to many unique natural scenery and places of
cultural and historical interest such as Yuelu Mountain, Xiangjiang
River, the Yuelu Academy, Aiwan Pavilion, and etc.
About City of Changsha: Changsha is the capital city of Hunan
Province. Known as "Land of Rice and Fish," Changsha's outstanding
natural endowment such as green mountains, clean air and water has
offered her residents pleasant living environment.
The history of the city dates back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-
771 BC) and Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). As the center of Huxiang
Culture, Changsha has been named China's "excellent tourist city."
Changsha has relatively inexpensive real estate price compared to other
major cities in China. The city is located on the high-speed train line
from Beijing to Shenzhen and its newly constructed Huanghua
international airport offers easy connections with major international
destinations.
More information about the CEFMS is available at
//wm-av.net/
For further questions about the position, please contact Prof. Huang at
[email protected]
Application Instruction:
Applicants should send 1) cover letter, 2) detailed curriculum vitae, 3)
three letters of recommendation (sent directly by the person who will
write the letter), 4) sample research papers, 5) teaching evaluations if
available, to the following email address:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
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