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University of Virginia Connaughton Chair in Alternative Investments (Associate or Full Professor) in Charlottesville, Virginia
The McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia seeks a finance scholar with exceptional research and teaching credentials to fill the Connaughton Chair in Alternative Investments. We are accepting applications from candidates at the full professor or associate professor levels, with opportunities for associates to “grow” into the position of full professor. The position starts August 2025.
The University of Virginia is one of the highest-ranked public universities in the United States, and the McIntire School of Commerce ( www.commerce.virginia.edu ) awards a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, and Master of Science degrees in Commerce, Business Analytics, Accounting, Global Commerce, and the Management of Information Technology. McIntire is recognized for excellence and innovation in business education and research scholarship. A substantial proportion of our students who concentrate in finance pursue careers in alternative investments. McIntire routinely ranks in the top 10 undergraduate programs, including by U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, Poets & Quants, and The Economist. The McIntire School educates and inspires students to become visionary leaders who shape global finance and business with integrity, purpose, intercultural fluency, and a fundamental understanding of how commerce can contribute to the common good.
The Finance Area provides a supportive environment in which to grow professionally. We offer a collegial faculty, competitive salary, extensive research support, and a teaching load consistent with a Tier 1 research institution. The Finance Area faculty includes individuals who are recognized as thought leaders and rising stars in the field. For a list of current faculty, see: https://www.commerce.virginia.edu/faculty . Our faculty hold or have held editorships and editorial review board appointments in all of the field's top journals, leadership positions in our major associations, and are recipients of numerous research and teaching awards.
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. degree in Finance or a related field. Candidates must also demonstrate evidence of a record of sustained excellence in research, teaching, and service. The strongest candidates will have: 1) an established track record and evidence of continued excellence in generating research of the highest quality and publishing in premier academic outlets; 2) sustained excellence in teaching in the Finance discipline, including significant institutional knowledge of alternative markets (including, private equity, private credit, real estate, hedge funds, quantitative investing, and sustainable and impact investing) and strong evidence of leadership in educational programs; 3) sustained and substantial service contributions with strong evidence of continued leadership in service; and 4) evidence of the ability to contribute as a leader at McIntire through interfacing with McIntire’s extensive alumni network of successful finance professionals and entrepreneurs.
The holder of the Connaughton Chair will be a member of the Finance Area within the McIntire School and is expected to be a thought leader in the Area and the McIntire School. The successful candidate can also develop close working relationships with faculty in other schools across the University as a part of one of UVA’s many ongoing pan-University challenges.
The University’s Mission Statement affirms its:
"enduring commitment to a vibrant and unique residential learning environment marked by the free and collegial exchange of ideas;”
“unwavering support of a collaborative, diverse community bound together by distinctive foundational values of honor, integrity, trust, and respect;” and
“universal dedication to excellence and affordable access.”
As part of your application, please use your cover letter to describe your potential contributions to any aspect of this mission. Please focus upon your work skills and experience. In doing so, you may choose to refer to your personal perspective, but the focus of our consideration is on your potential contributions through skills and experience, rather than personal opinions or beliefs.
To Apply:
Complete an online application and attach:
Cover letter of interest (see instructions above)
Curriculum vita
Contact information for three references
Personal Statements, to include:
a. Your skills and experience in research and teaching.
b. The past two year’s teaching evaluations
c. How your experience contributes to the school’s core values of ethics, teaching, and collaboration in research.
Please note that you _MUST_ upload _ALL_ documents into the CV/Resume box. Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration.
For questions about the application process please contact Rhiannon O'Coin, Senior Academic Recruiter, rmo2r@virginia.edu or David C. Smith, dcs8f@virginia.edu , Search Committee Chair.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.
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