Finance Lecturer

The College of Business Administration at Central Michigan University invites applications for a finance fixed-term faculty member to begin service at the rank of Lecturer I, beginning August 18, 2025. The position is expected to teach four courses per semester but may receive a lighter teaching load in exchange for work as an Executive-in-Residence with our finance and Michigan Finance Scholars program.

The position will be a contract/non-tenure track full-time position for the 2025-2026 academic year, with a renewable appointment possible. Primary responsibilities include teaching courses in finance at the graduate and undergraduate level. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in teaching Money and Capital Markets, International Finance, and Managerial Finance. The candidate may also be active outside of the classroom, involved in such things as promoting the finance program on and off campus, advising student clubs, leading career exploration trips, and advising student teams in collegiate team competitions. Also, the position involves one-on-one mentoring of students and building career pipelines with top employers-with the intent of developing and promoting CMUs finance offerings and strengthening partnerships on and off campus. Candidates are expected to teach and mentor students in the Michigan Finance Scholars Program. Candidates may also coach students through professional certification programs such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.

The candidate must have one of the following: (i) an earned masters degree in a business or other discipline related to finance, with significant work experience in finance or a related area or (ii) a relevant terminal degree (such as a Ph.D. or D.B.A in finance or related business field). The candidate must also satisfy the AACSB faculty qualification requirements and have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

The preferred candidate has: (i) taught in online and face-to-face environments; (ii) experience coordinating or participating in finance competitions and similar events; (iii) significant practical experience related to corporate finance in a professional capacity; (iv) experience assisting students in internships and job placements; and (v) prior experience teaching money and capital markets, international finance, and managerial finance.

You must submit an online application to be considered an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

The CMU Department of Finance and Law is comprised of 7 tenured and tenure-track faculty, approximately 6 fixed-term faculty, also program directors in personal financial planning and real estate. The faculty have numerous diverse research interests and a history of quality publications. We offer majors in finance, personal financial planning, real estate, as well as minors in legal studies, finance, and real estate. An MBA emphasis in finance began Fall 2023. New faculty can access CRSP/Compustat, Audit Analytics, I/B/E/S, Eventus via WRDS, as well as our Bloomberg data subscriptions. Also, faculty members access all major mainstream and field journals through the library website. The College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB and is only one of approximately 186 universities world-wide to have accreditation of both its business and accounting programs. To learn more about the department, visit the departmental website.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.