Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Finance and Development - University of Alberta - Department of Finance - myScience Jobs

<table style="height:100%;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#a90021"><td width="80%"> <div class="box" style="background:#980419; padding-left:10px; "> <table border=0 width="1080px" height="80" align=left bgcolor="#980419"> <tr><td width="200" bgcolor="#980419"><a href="/" target="_top" title="myScience"><img src="/var/myscience/image/logo/myscience.gif" height="81" width="180" alt="myScience"></a> </td><td valign="top"><a href="/" target="_top" title="Back to home page"><img src="/image/icon/icon_home.png" alt="Back home"></a>   <a href="/jobs_and_careers/search" target="_top" title="Job search"><img src="/image/icon/icon_search.png" alt="Search for a job"></a>        <span class="st white">In your application, please refer to myScience and reference jobs.myScience/id18691   -   </span> <a href="/linkto.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.careers.ualberta.ca%2FCompetition%2FA10309635%2F&module=jobs&id=18691" target="_top" rel="nofollow"><span class="st white">» more information</span></a> <br><br><span style="color:#ffffff; font-size: 22px; line-height:26px; margin-bottom:110px;"><b>Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Finance and Development</b></span><br> <font color="#ffffff"><b>12.08.2010  -  </b></font> <a href="/research/universities/ualberta" target="_top"><font color="#ffffff"><b>University of Alberta</b></font></a><font color="#ffffff"> - Toronto, Alberta</font> <br><span class="st"><a href="/jobs_and_careers/Business-Economics" title="Business/Economics (search jobs)" target="_top"><font color=white><b>Business/Economics</b></font></a></span><span class="st">  <font color=white>|</font>  <a href="/jobs_and_careers/Pedagogy-Education+Science" title="Pedagogy/Education Science (search jobs)" target="_top"><font color=white><b>Pedagogy/Education Science</b></font></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2> </td></tr></table> </td></tr><tr><td> <table style="height: 100%;" width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td> <tr><td width="80%" valign=top> <br> <h2> Working at the U of A </h2> <h2> Relocating to Edmonton </h2> <h2> Other Career Services </h2> <h2> Interim Staffing Solutions </h2> <h2> F.A.Q. </h2> <br> <p>The University of Alberta School of Business invites applications for the <b>Dianne and Irving Kipnes Chair in Finance and Development.</b> This appointment will be to the rank of associate or full professor, based on track record, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2010.</p> <p>The Chair is endowed to support the study of finance and its role in economic development. The successful candidate is expected to pursue internationally recognized research into why some countries are rich and others are poor; how the development of national economies relates to the development of their financial systems; and how these issues are affected by factors like the strength of private property rights, checks on government corruption, and the strength of democracy. The ultimate goal through the Chair is to develop effective policy options for raising standards of living in low income countries.</p> <p>Candidates must hold a PhD in finance or economics and must be an acknowledged expert in the study of finance and its role in economic development. This position requires a candidate with a strong record and demonstrated promise of continuing excellence in research and in teaching at the undergraduate, MBA and PhD levels. Proficiency in English is required. Salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s record and competitive with other university finance departments/areas. </p> <p>Founded in 1908, the University of Alberta ( www.ualberta.ca ) is one of Canada’s foremost research-intensive institutions of higher learning. The university’s main campus in Edmonton is home to nearly 30,000 full and part-time students enrolled in over 60 different undergraduate and graduate-level degree programs. Many U of A professors have earned worldwide acclaim for pioneering research.</p> <p>The University of Alberta School of Business is one of the world’s leading institutions of business education and research. The Financial Times of London ranks us 37th globally in research, 15th among publicly funded universities, and 7th among universities outside the United States. Ours was the first business school in Canada to gain AACSB accreditation (in 1968), with over 2,000 students in our various undergraduate programs, and 460 students in our MBA and PhD programs. We take pride in our effective and high quality teaching, reflected by the four winners in our faculty of the prestigious 3M Award for University Teaching - more than any other Canadian business school. The 80 full-time faculty members include many internationally recognized researchers; and our Finance group ranks in the top ten outside the United States in terms of publications in the area’s top four journals. To learn more about the School of Business Department of Finance & Management Science, please see www.business.ualberta.ca/FMS .</p> <p>Applications should include curriculum vitae, samples of research, any available teaching ratings, and names of three references who may be approached for confidential letters of assessment. The competition will remain open until the position is filled. </p> <br> <br> <br> <p> <p>All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.</p> <p>The University of Alberta hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. 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