Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Finance in Real Estate

Position Type:

Position Type:

Salary Range:

$177,262 - $196,958 annually

Purpose:

Purpose:
The Department of Finance at the Leavey School of Business seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to start in the Fall of 2026.

Specialty or Sub-discipline:
The Department of Finance is seeking candidates whose scholarship, research, and teaching interests include topics in the realm of Real Estate, with a preference for those with prior exposure to Real Estate programs at the university level. This position also entails serving as the faculty director, interfacing with the Real Estate Institute.

Basic Qualifications:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or ABD in Finance, Economics, or a related field by September 1, 2026. Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to publish their research in high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly journals and also have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Responsibilities include:
1. Maintaining a program of research leading to publications in high-quality journals.
2. Teaching graduate and/or undergraduate courses in finance and fulfilling the responsibilities associated with those courses.
3. Providing suitable service to the Department, School, University, profession, and/or greater community.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Interested applicants should fill out an application and submit the following application documents (on this website, unless otherwise noted):
(1) A letter clearly stating the applicant's interest in Santa Clara University,
(2) A vita,
(3) A statement of research and teaching interests,
(4) Examples of peer-reviewed scholarship,
(5) Evidence of graduate and/or undergraduate teaching effectiveness.

In addition, we require:
(6) Rookie applicants (completion of Ph.D. after fall 2025) must have three letters of recommendation directly emailed to by the letter writers.
(7) Seasoned applicants (Ph.D. completed fall 2025 and earlier) must provide with their application documents the contact information (name, email, and phone numbers) of three references to be contacted at the appropriate time.

Questions about this position may be directed to

Search Timeline:
The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until qualified candidates are identified. Applications for each position will be accepted until the position is filled.

Application Documents:

• Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae

• Statement of research and teaching interests

• Examples of scholarship

• 3 Recommendation letters sent to  (if PhD completion occurs after Fall 2025) or contact information for 3 references (if PhD completion occurred in Fall 2025 or earlier)

Optional Documents:

• Student/Teacher/Course Evaluations/Effectiveness

• Statement of Teaching Philosophy and Research Plans

Application Procedure: Applications must be submitted through the university's online application process, accessible via SCU Workday at Please note that once you have submitted your materials through this website, you will no longer be able to access your application, and all updated materials will have to be submitted to  

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