Invesco Chair in Finance

The Finance Area in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, Georgia is seeking tenure-track faculty candidate applications and nominations for the Invesco Chair in Finance.
The ideal senior candidates should be internationally recognized scholars who demonstrate an established record of excellence in research, teaching, and mentoring. Candidates should be eligible for academic appointment as Professor with tenure at the College and would be able to build relations with the business community, as well as with other relevant units within Georgia Tech. The ideal candidate must also be to conduct research, teach at the undergraduate and graduate level, and provide service to the College, the Institute, and the finance profession
The Finance Area consists of ten tenure-track faculty members and includes one endowed chair. Faculty members have diverse backgrounds and pursue a variety of research interests, including asset pricing, corporate finance, banking, household finance, labor finance, FinTech, and machine learning. They publish in the premier outlets of finance and adjacent fields, and their research has received numerous scholarly awards. Additional information can be found at https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/academics-research/finance/index.html. The Center for Finance and Technology (https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/centers-and-initiatives/center-for-finance-and-technology/index.html) offers experiential education opportunities and investment management experience to students. Through the Financial Service Innovation Lab (https://fintech.gatech.edu), the finance area collaborates with many companies and has access to many proprietary datasets.
The Scheller College of Business’ Full-time MBA Program is ranked #4 among public universities by Bloomberg BusinessWeek (2023) and #25 overall in U.S. News & World Report (2024). Georgia Tech is one of the nation’s leading research universities and consistently ranks among the top public universities in the country. Atlanta is the 6th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and serves as a cultural and economic hub for the region.

To apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3x4gCgu.

Your submission must contain: (1) cover letter; (2) vita including education, research interests/publications, work experience and other relevant information, (3) one or more sample research papers and (4) the names and contact information for three to five references. Letters of recommendation will “only” be solicited for candidates who advance to the final stage of selection.
Correspondence should be addressed to the Invesco Chair of Finance Recruiting Committee. Applications should be sent no later than March 15, 2025. We will start evaluating applications from September 15th and onwards till the position is filled. Questions pertaining to this search should be sent to: Recruit-finance-Chair@scheller.gatech.edu.