Job Description

Alvernia University’s ACBSP-accredited Header School of Business invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of assistant professor of Finance beginning August 2025. The Header School of Business offers a major in Finance. 

About Alvernia University: 

Alvernia University is a small (about 2500 students), Liberal Arts focused university with a social justice, Franciscan Catholic mission, and a Professional/Doctoral University designation. U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks Alvernia in the top 300 for National Universities and in the top 100 for Top Performers on Social Mobility. All Alvernia University employees promote Franciscan ideals and adherence to the Mission of the University as demonstrated by the University’s Ideal Characteristics. As we are an equal opportunity employer committed to Franciscan values, all employees share responsibility for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the performance of their roles while demonstrating service orientation, respect for all, intellectual curiosity, solution focus, innovation, and mutual accountability. 

Required Qualifications: 

A Ph.D. in Finance or a closely related field from an accredited institution or an ABD with expected graduation by May 2025 is required. Successful candidates will possess a commitment to excellence in teaching with a demonstrated ability to incorporate diverse pedagogical approaches in varied learning environments, have demonstrated commitment to service, and have a defined research agenda. With Alvernia’s new state-of-the-art Reading CollegeTowne facility, our technology-driven classrooms and business lab equipped with Bloomberg Terminal, and the O’Pake Institute for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, we support scholar-practitioners actively engaging in practice and action research.  

With our ACBSP accreditation, the candidate should possess academic credentials and business experience to ensure an appropriate blend of finance theory, practice, and scholarship to meet program goals and objectives. The candidate is expected to mentor and advise students, engage in curriculum development and program assessment, serve as faculty advisor for the Risk Management Association Club (RMA), and actively participate in departmental, college, and university activities that support the mission of Alvernia University. 

Teaching assignments may include traditional day, graduate, and adult education accelerated courses, off-site corporate education, and online/blended delivery formats. Commitment to high-impact practices such as service learning, experiential learning, action research, and innovative pedagogy is expected.  

Alvernia has a bold approach to becoming a 21st-century, modern regional university. This includes rapid enrollment expansion through a renewed focus on business programs, international students, community engagement, entrepreneurship, and economic development. We seek thoughtful, creative, and agile professionals who will add immediate value in the complex environment of private higher education. 

All Alvernia University employees promote Franciscan ideals and adhere to the Mission of the University as demonstrated by the University’s Ideal Characteristics. As we are an equal opportunity employer committed to Franciscan values, all employees share responsibility for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the performance of their roles while demonstrating a service orientation, respect for all, intellectual curiosity, solution focus and innovation, and mutual accountability. Alvernia University strives to be a community that supports diverse perspectives and identities and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. 

How to Apply: 

Candidates should apply on the Alvernia website with the following:  

(1) Cover letter 

(2) Curriculum vitae 

(3) Teaching philosophy statement 

(4) Brief research statement including proposed integration of undergraduate researchers 

(5) Unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts 

(6) Names and contact information for at least three references. The search committee may later contact listed references to request letters of support.  

 

Alvernia University is seeking candidates who are committed to excellence of inclusion through working with all constituents of the entire Alvernia community. 
 
Alvernia University is an equal opportunity employer committed to Franciscan values and achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion. 

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