Assistant Professor

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have a PhD (or equivalent) in financial mathematics, financial engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, operations research, mathematics, or a closely related field.  Candidates must have ability to teach quantitative finance and related applied mathematics courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.  Candidates must have an ability to conduct research and advise PhD students in areas related to quantitative finance.  Candidates must have an established record of achievement, including peer-reviewed published papers.  Candidates must have excellent communication skills and an ability and willingness to collaborate.

Preferred Qualifications

Practical experience in methods and applications of quantitative finance in industry is a strong plus.  An ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellent in research and will have experience writing research proposals, or a strong willingness to pursue external funding sources, as appropriate for their discipline.  While all applicants working within the general areas of interest of quantitative finance and financial mathematics/engineering will be considered, preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate the ability to conduct empirical analysis in finance and have a good knowledge of practical implementations of methods.  Experience teaching quantitative finance is a strong plus.

Responsibilities & Requirements

The faculty member will have teaching responsibilities and will be required to conduct research and mentor students in research.

Special Notes

This is a tenure track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  Internal and external search to occur simultaneously. Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Application Procedure

1. Complete the online Applicant Information Survey.  Do not submit this survey to the department with your application.  Any questions regarding the survey, please email oide@stonybrook.edu.

2. Submit a  State Employment Application, cover letter addressing qualifications for the position, CV, research statement, teaching statement, reprints or pre-prints of research papers, and arrange to have at least 3 letters of recommendation to qf_faculty_search@stonybrook.edu or by clicking Apply.  Alternately, you may submit your application package to the departmental address or fax below.

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Janice Hackney

QF Search

Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY 11794-3600

Fax: 631-632-8490

Email: qf_faculty_search@stonybrook.edu

Campus Description

Stony Brook University, home to many highly ranked graduate research programs, is located 60 miles from New York City on Long Island's scenic North Shore.  Our 1,040-acre campus is home to 24,600 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and more than 13,500 faculty and staff, including those employed at Stony Brook Medicine, Suffolk County's only academic medical center and tertiary care provider.  The University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and co-manager of nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a multidisciplinary research laboratory supporting world class scientific programs utilizing state-of-the-art facilities such as the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, the National Synchrotron Light Source, and the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, and the New York Blue IBM BG/L+P supercomputer, owned by Stony Brook and managed by BNL.  Stony Brook is a partner in managing the Laboratory for the Department of Energy, and is the largest institutional scientific user of BNL facilities. As such, many opportunities exist for collaborative research, and in some cases, joint appointments can be arranged.

Official Job Title:	Assistant Professor
REF#:	F-9912-19-11-F
Campus:	Stony Brook West Campus
Department:	Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Salary:	Commensurate with Experience
Posting Start Date:	11/13/2019
Posting End Date:	03/30/2020

Applications for this position must be received, as specified in the Application Procedure Section, no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 03/30/2020, unless specifically noted otherwise in the Special Notes Section.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university office of institutional diversity and equity at (631)632-6280.

Job Category: Faculty and Librarian

Posting Date: 11/13/2019