Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Practice - Finance

State University of New York at Oswego

Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Practice - Finance

The Department of Accounting, Finance and Law at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for the Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Practice - Finance, an endowed, non-tenure track, three-year renewable position

Posting Date: October 26, 2022

Review Date:  Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Benefit Information:  The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. For more information on benefits for full-time United University Professions (UUP) faculty, visit: https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/FTUUPbenefitsummary-Jan-2022.pdf or http://www.suny.edu/benefits/

Date of Appointment:  August 2023

Description of Responsibilities:  The Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Finance will teach portfolio management courses, serve as the advisor of the student-run investment, prepare students for the CFA exam, serve as the faculty sponsor for the CFA Research Challenge, and liaise with alums in the investment industry. The ideal candidate for this endowed, non-tenure track, three-year renewable position is an experienced investment professional seeking to mentor the next generation of asset managers and security analysts. with an emphasis on preparing students for careers in investment management. The faculty member must maintain professional or academic currency.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment that respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://www.oswego.edu/diversity/). The Marcia Belmar Willock Professor of Finance will be expected to contribute to these efforts and possess the communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in finance or related field; significant experience in the financial industry
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in finance or related field, with teaching experience and publications; professional designation such as CFA, CFP, or CPA

To Apply Submit:

• Cover letter addressing qualifications
• A statement addressing teaching philosophy and demonstrated ability to contribute to the diversity, equity and inclusion commitments of the university (please limit the statement to 1,000 words or less).
• CV/Resume
• Copy of unofficial transcript for required degree showing degree awarded and date conferred
• Contact information for three professional references (please note, only the three references listed in your Interview Exchange application can be considered and contacted).    

Electronically to: https://oswego.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=155013

If you have questions about the position, please contact:

Richard Skolnik, Search Chair at richard.skolnik@oswego.edu

Files must be complete (all documents in the application instructions submitted) to be considered. Official transcripts are required at time of appointment.

Description of Department: The Accounting Finance & Law department is part of SUNY Oswego's AACSB-accredited School of Business. The department offers accounting, finance, risk management & insurance undergraduate degrees and offers courses in the graduate program. The School of Business also offers undergraduate degrees in business administration, human resource management, marketing, and operations management and a highly ranked Master of Business Administration program with degrees in management, health service administration, and combined five-year degrees (BS/MBA). Our online MBA program is nationally ranked by Fortune, U.S. News & World Report, and the Princeton Review.

The Bachelor of Science in Finance is a CFA Institute-affiliated program. Annually, the department awards CFA scholarships and fields a CFA Research Challenge team.   Students can participate in the SUNY Oswego Student Investment Fund, which manages over $600,000 of endowed funds. Additionally, the students have access to a Bloomberg terminal for class projects and investment research. Finance students have numerous career opportunities and access to many successful alums.

The School of Business has international partnerships and has sponsored an annual student research conference with Shanghai Normal University. The School of Business has hosted over 50 visiting international research scholars over the last 20 years. The School of Business values excellence in teaching and a commitment to research, instructional development, and service in a diverse and global environment.

Description of SUNY Oswego: Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive college located in Central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse. Named one of "Top Up-and-Coming Schools" in U.S. News "America’s Best Colleges” in 2010, a Kiplinger's “Best College Value” for 2015, and a "Best Northeastern College" by Princeton Review every year since the first edition in 2003, Oswego offers its 8000 undergraduate and graduate students’ preeminent academic programs in the arts and sciences, business, communications, and teacher education. The College’s success is built on providing students outstanding educational experiences with attention to a liberal arts and sciences foundation, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities. The emphasis on faculty-mentored student research and creative projects is evidenced by Quest, a daylong symposium spotlighting original student research; a stipend program for students engaged in research and creative work; and the Global Laboratory, a STEM-based research abroad program at top-ranked universities around the world. SUNY Oswego is an unusually collegial and vibrant community and is in a time of wonderful opportunities with extensive facilities construction and renovation, a forward-looking strategic plan, and expanded outreach to regional, national, and international communities.

Additional information about SUNY Oswego can be found at www.oswego.edu.

Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students.  We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please see our full non-discrimination policy https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/non-discrimination-policy

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.   

For Campus Safety information, please see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery):  https://www.oswego.edu/police/annual-report.

SUNY Oswego is a smoke-free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Further policy details, including education and cessation resources, can be found at: https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/sites/human-resources/files/tobacco_smoke_free_policy_final.pdf

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