ITAM

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Institution: ITAM – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Department: Department of Business Administration
Salary: Competitive including private health insurance
Position: Assistant/Associate Professors in Finance (JEL: G, C)
Assistant/Associate Professors in Applied Microeconomics (JEL: M, D, F, L, J) with a particular emphasis in Strategy

ITAM School of Business seeks applications to fill four faculty positions in the area of finance and one faculty position in the area of business strategy at the assistant and associate level to begin in August 2017.

Job Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in finance, economics, or a related discipline or expect to complete all requirements during the first half of 2017. The successful applicant will be expected to conduct top-level scholarly research, deliver high-quality teaching, and perform service. Successful applicants are expected to teach courses in English to undergraduate, masters, and MBA students. At the assistant professor level, candidates are expected to publish high quality research in top journals. At the associate level, candidates should have a publication record in top journals and strong teaching credentials to be considered.

Application Procedure: ITAM School of Business faculty members will interview at the ASSA conference in Chicago, January 6-8, 2017. Interested candidates should send their applications to Juan José Fernández-Durán at jobmarket@itam.mx. Applications should include cover letter, CV, evidence of effective teaching, research papers, and three reference letters. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2016. We will begin reviewing applications starting immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

ITAM at a Glance: Founded in 1946 ITAM is a private, non-profit, non-denominational institution of higher education. Ranked amongst the top universities in Latin America.

Our Faculty: Over 220 full-time professors with world-class credentials for teaching and research, 74% holding a PhD degree.

Our Students: 4,700 undergraduate students and 700 postgraduate students.

ITAM Business School has access to most major databases including WRDS, CRSP, Compustat, Optionmetrics, Trace, Factiva, Datastream, Reuters, Capital IQ, as well as a Finance Lab with 20 Bloomberg terminals. Each year we host a top finance conference. The Fifth ITAM Finance Conference took place on June 3-4, 2016 (www.itamfin.com). ITAM is located in Mexico City, one of the biggest cities in the world. Mexico City’s airport is a major hub with nonstop flights to more than 30 cities in US and Canada. According to the crime rate, Mexico City is safer than many US cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia or Atlanta. All in all, Mexico City is a lively city with a large variety of cultural events, world-renowned museums, colonial palaces and a glamorous night life, in addition to Mexico’s beautiful beaches, traditional food, and archaeological sites.