Lecturer in Finance

Are you ready for a role that will help to create the future of finance? You’ll join a dynamic and international department of dedicated educators and ambitious academics that engage in top quality research and host specialised conferences and seminars. The education and research focus is on positive change that enables people and organisations to thrive; RSM’s finance programmes and courses for bachelor, master and executive students address topics at the cutting edge of the field of finance, including sustainable finance and climate risk, corporate finance, asset management, credit risk, financial innovation, FinTech, entrepreneurial finance and corporate governance.

Job description
An enthusiastic and inspiring lecturer who can help us to positively influence the future of finance through education. The lecturer will be responsible for teaching courses in the programme portfolio of the department, including RSM’s MSc Finance & Investments and BSc programmes, supervising and coaching students with their MSc theses and BSc projects.

RSM’s MSc Finance & Investments programme offers a world-class, one-year general finance curriculum, in which students follow compulsory and elective courses and write a thesis. The lecturer works closely with other members in the department and its Academic Director. As part of their task, the lecturer can also work on projects related to teaching innovation and educational research. The school offers developmental support to lecturers, including teaching qualifications, so that excellent candidates can further develop into Senior Lecturer.

Successful applicants are expected to have a PhD degree (or be in the process of obtaining such degree) in finance, accounting or economics, to be able to demonstrate a strong interest in teaching at BSc and MSc levels, and have a proven track record in this respect. Candidates are expected to be fluent in English, our main language of instruction.

You are:

• a passionate and persuasive teacher
• a team player who is open to collaboration with faculty members across RSM's courses and programmes
• eager to deliver high quality content and constructive feedback
• proactive, conscientious and can organise well
• fluent in written and spoken English. You will be expected to teach at an academic level in English.

The conditions of employment correspond with the collective labour agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).

Salary is subject to training and experience and may vary from a minimum of € 4,412 (scale 10 CAO NU) and up to a maximum of € 6,433 gross per month (scale 11 CAO NU), based on a full-time contract of 38 hours.

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) has attractive employment conditions, which include a holiday allowance of 8 per cent, an end-of-year bonus of 8.3 per cent, and a generous number of vacation days.

EUR offers all employees an annual personal career budget which can be used to advance your skills and competences. There are lots of training, development and coaching opportunities at EUR too.

Erasmus University Rotterdam aspires to be an equitable and inclusive community. We nurture an open culture, where everyone is supported to fulfil their full potential. We see inclusivity of talent as the basis of our successes, and the diversity of perspectives and people as a highly valued outcome. EUR provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, functional impairment, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is an internationally oriented university with a strong social orientation in its education and research, as expressed in our mission ‘Creating positive societal impact’. EUR is home to 3.700 academics and professionals and almost 33.000 students from more than 140 countries. Everything we do, we do under the credo The Erasmian Way – Making Minds Matter. We’re global citizens, connecting, entrepreneurial, open-minded, and socially involved. These Erasmian Values function as our internal compass and create EUR’s distinctive and recognizable profile. From these values, with a broad perspective and with an eye for diversity, different backgrounds and opinions, our employees work closely together to solve societal challenges from the dynamic and cosmopolitan city of Rotterdam. Thanks to the high quality and positive societal impact of our research and education, EUR can compete with the top European universities. www.eur.nl.

Faculty / Institute / Central service
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) is one of Europe’s top-ranked business schools. RSM provides ground-breaking research and education furthering excellence in all aspects of management and is based in the international port city of Rotterdam – a vital nexus of business, logistics and trade. RSM’s primary focus is on developing business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. Our first-class range of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes encourage them to become critical, creative, caring and collaborative thinkers and doers.
www.rsm.nl

RSM is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities, and nationalities.

The Department of Finance at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University offers a high-profile MSc in Finance & Investments, one of Europe’s largest master programmes in finance with 300+ new students every year. The programme delivers in-depth knowledge from theoretical and practical perspectives. www.rsm.nl/fi

The Department of Finance has a large, young, and highly international faculty, educated at renowned institutions in Europe, the USA and Asia. We have a strong teaching tradition and international orientation.

The lecturer appointment of 0.4 – 1.0 FTE, is initially for two years and can be extended.

We offer excellent training and career development opportunities. You will collaborate closely with experienced faculty members in developing and delivering courses at BSc and MSc levels. RSM has a dedicated Learning Innovation Team, which supports faculty members in improving and innovating their courses and programmes.