Assistant Professor of Finance

The Department of Economics (Business Program) at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Finance at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2027.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide strategic leadership in developing and growing the finance curriculum and related co-curricular opportunities within the business program.
• Teach undergraduate courses in corporate finance, investments, and additional finance electives aligned with their expertise (e.g., asset pricing, financial markets and institutions, risk management, fintech, or ESG finance).
• Contribute to general business education by supporting courses such as introductory business, strategic management, business analytics, or entrepreneurship, depending on expertise and departmental needs.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to high-quality, inclusive undergraduate teaching and to mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.
• Engage in ongoing scholarly research or practice-focused work in finance or related fields.
• Advise and supervise student projects that use quantitative methods to study issues in finance and business.
• Participate actively in departmental and college service, including advising, curriculum development, and collaborative program initiatives.

Salary: $88,200 - $93,000

Qualifications

Candidates with a PhD/DBA (or ABD with expected completion by June 2027) will be considered as finance scholars, while candidates with an MBA, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), or other relevant master's degree and substantial senior-level industry experience will be considered as scholar-practitioners or practice-focused faculty for the same tenure-track line.

About the Department

St. Olaf College is a wonderful place to build a career in undergraduate business and finance education. With record-breaking enrollment, strong student retention, and high levels of student engagement, you will join a thriving academic community where faculty-student interaction is central to the college's mission. Our innovative Finance Fast Track program offers motivated students a clear, rigorous pathway into finance careers and graduate study, creating rich opportunities for mentoring, applied projects, and alumni connections. St. Olaf is a top-ranked liberal arts college known for exceptional undergraduate teaching, global engagement (#4 in study abroad), and strong student outcomes, all supported by a collaborative culture that values both disciplinary expertise and interdisciplinary work. Located near the Twin Cities, the college offers access to a vibrant cultural scene, a dynamic business community, and outstanding quality of life. We are especially interested in candidates who are committed to inclusive excellence and student-centered learning, and who are excited to help shape the future of our growing finance program. For more information about the program, visit wp.stolaf.edu/management-studies/.

We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity-gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age-to St. Olaf each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Community and Belonging website to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.

How to Apply

Throughout your materials, include how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at our college through your teaching, research, and/or service. A complete application includes the following:

References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship. Letters will be solicited from references by the search committee for candidates who advance to the interview stage.

Supporting Documents and URLS:

• Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
• Curriculum vitae
• Graduate transcripts (unofficial)
• Teaching Statement: Please provide a 1-2 page Teaching Statement that describes how your teaching philosophy and experience support high-quality, inclusive undergraduate learning in finance and business, with specific examples of course design, use of experiential or applied learning (e.g., projects, cases, data work), mentoring of diverse students, and contributions to curriculum or program development.
• Professional Statement: Please provide either a
• Statement of research and interests: Summarize your current and planned research agenda, its contributions to finance and related fields, and how it connects to undergraduate teaching, student collaboration, and the resources and mission of a liberal arts college.

OR

• Statement of professional practice and applied scholarship: Describe your senior-level experience in finance or related fields, how you have translated that practice into teaching, curriculum, or student mentoring, and how you plan to sustain a practice-focused or applied scholarly agenda that benefits undergraduate learners in a liberal arts setting.

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will receive fullest consideration. Finalist interviews are expected in November. Questions about the position, department, or College may be directed to Sian Christie, Search Committee Chair, at tt2027finance@stolaf.edu.

Join Our Community - Work at St. Olaf!

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees'' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees'' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college''s benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

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An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

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Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College''s Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf''s Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College''s Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu, (507) 786-3465.