Faculty Position in Finance
AY 2025-2026
Asian University for Women
The Asian University for Women (AUW) is an independent, international university based in Bangladesh. AUW is dedicated to excellence in women’s education and leadership development through both a technical and humanistic liberal arts and sciences curriculum. It was conceived in 2000 following the publication of “Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise” by The World Bank/UN Task Force on Higher Education and Society, and it was later established through the Asian University for Women Act, 2006, when the Parliament of Bangladesh ratified the Charter of the Asian University for Women. AUW seeks to graduate women who are skilled and innovative professionals, service-oriented leaders in the businesses and communities in which they serve, and promoters of intercultural understanding and sustainable human and economic development in Asia and throughout the world. AUW currently has over 1700 students from 17 countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, Syria and Vietnam), who are mostly first generation learners from diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
About the Position
The Asian University for Women (AUW) invites applications for faculty positions in Finance commencing in the Fall 2025. The mission is to educate and empower students to acquire a strong foundation in Economics, Finance and its related fields for further undergraduate study in several academic majors and to deliver an academically rigorous major in Economics and minor in Finance.
Academic rank:Professor/Associate/Assistant Professor
Start date:Fall 2025
Location:Chittagong, Bangladesh
Required qualifications:Candidates must possess a PhD degree in Finance or other business fields from a recognized university and have published in prestigious journals and subject-matter journals/conferences. Candidates applying for the Assistant Professor position should demonstrate a strong aptitude for conducting high-impact research. Candidates for Associate and Full Professor positions should have an outstanding record of research accomplishments and a strong dedication to service, mentoring, graduate teaching, attracting external funding, and making an impact in multidisciplinary research. Strong understanding of inclusivity and diversity in the classroom and beyond; understanding of the liberal arts model of education; experience or interest in teaching at women-only institutions, and ability and willingness to teach students whose native language is not English are desirable.
Expected engagement duration:3 years, renewable
Compensation package:Competitive compensation package based on experience
Other benefits:Semi-furnished shared accommodation, one round airfare, and medical allowance
Responsibilities· Deliver lectures, conduct tutorials, and quizzes, and prepare assignments on the assigned courses.
· Develop a rigorous Finance minor curriculum, including individual course syllabi as assigned.
· Teach a full teaching load of 24 credits per academic year. Subject to discussion with your Program Director course selection and thus teaching in all three trimesters might be required, based on the needs of AUW.
· The delivery of each course must follow the requirements stipulated in the Faculty Handbook about providing a syllabus, including learning outcomes, content, and assessment, ahead of the beginning of each semester.
· You are required to dedicate time for regular office hours of no fewer than 4 hours per week, which should be indicated in your course syllabus, and to grade written and other coursework that is standard for a semester course.
· Each faculty member at AUW serves as an Academic Advisor to a group of students continuously throughout the academic year. You will be expected to serve as an Academic Advisor and dedicate an additional minimum of 4 hours per week to your assigned advisees.
· Each faculty member is expected to pursue their scholarly interests and utilize the time allocated by AUW for research and scholarly activity that would result in regular research output each academic year. Quality and weight allocated to publications are defined in the Faculty Handbook.
· Each faculty member is expected to dedicate at least 10% of their time during the semester to university service/administration related to the delivery of academic programs and academic governance.
· You are required to be present at AUW for the entire duration of each semester in which you are teaching.
· The faculty may plan research and scholarly activities away from campus. However, they need to discuss their schedule with the Program Director in scheduling their 24-credit course delivery per academic year. The faculty should be fully contactable and available during the time away from the campus.
· While AUW encourages faculty participation in conferences, faculty should refrain from attending conferences that disrupt the academic program.
· Participation in the faculty orientation and development events, and University Commencement ceremonies is mandatory.
· Additional duties may be assigned in mutual agreement with the Program Director and the Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs.
· Concerns about the allocation of work that cannot be resolved informally with the Program Director should be referred to the Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs.
How to apply
Please submit a cover letter, CV, and the names of three references, along with a teaching statement, sample of publication/job market paper and research statement to jobs@auw.edu.bd by April 30, 2025. Applicants should clearly mention the position for which they are applying. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
To apply, send a message to jobs@auw.edu.bd. (See posting for details.)