Position Announcement

Temporary Instructor

Department of Finance

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

University of Delaware

The Department of Finance in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware invites applications for a temporary, one-year instructor position in Finance. The starting date for the position is August 16, 2026.

Candidates must possess a Masters’ or Ph.D. degree in Finance or a related field by the start date.  The teaching load will be six courses (three per semester), consisting of undergraduate finance courses.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Finance currently has 20 full-time faculty members, including 13 tenured or tenure-track professors and 7 continuing-track professors. The Department offers degree programs in Finance, Fintech, and Financial Planning and Wealth Management, and it also supports the College's MBA program and Ph.D. programs in Economics and Financial Services Analytics.

The Department has a collegial, supportive environment and seeks candidates who share these values. The Department values high quality teaching and research, and provides strong database resources, an active seminar and internal workshop series, and access to trading laboratory facilities. For more information on the Department and the College, please visit http://lerner.udel.edu/departments/finance. 

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1743, the University of Delaware (www.udel.edu) combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich heritage along with the latest in instructional and research technology. Located on an attractive campus in Newark, Delaware, roughly an hour from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and about 2 hours from New York and Washington, D.C., the University is a state-assisted institution with a strong private endowment and selective admission. It is one of the oldest land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institutions in the nation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies University of Delaware as an R1 research university with very high research activity.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE: Lerner College has five departments, 42 academic programs, about 4,200 students, 160 faculty members, and state-of-the art facilities. Lerner College supports full-time, part-time, on-site corporate, and online MBA programs in addition to MS programs in functional business areas and non-degree executive education programs. Degree programs are fully accredited by the AACSB.  For more information on Lerner College, see lerner.udel.edu.

Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, recent teaching evaluations, and a list of 3 references. Additional information may be requested after initial review of applicants. Submit inquiries, but not application materials, to Professor Laura Field at lfield@udel.edu.  The search committee will begin reviewing applications in February 2026. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. 

The University of Delaware is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran, as well as any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For the University’s complete non-discrimination statement, please visit www.udel.edu/aboutus/legalnotices.html.