University of Utah · 3 months ago
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Financial Planning & Counseling and Family Economics
The University of Utah's Department of Family and Consumer Studies is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Financial Planning & Counseling and Family Economics. The successful candidate will enhance the department's research and teaching in these areas, focusing on family economic behavior and well-being, while also teaching relevant courses.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Enhance the department's research and curricular capacity in Financial Planning & Counseling as well as Family Economics
Teach courses in the areas of financial planning and family economics, such as family economic issues, investments, health insurance and policy, behavioral economics, and families and social policy
Qualification
Required
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in Economics, Finance, or an applied economics field such as Family Resource Management, Personal Financial Planning, Consumer Sciences, or closely related areas
Candidates should demonstrate a strong record of research and teaching commensurate with their career stage
Candidates must have potential to secure extramural research funding
Teaching experience in the fields of financial planning or family economics is also desirable
Candidates must demonstrate willingness to pursue CFP® certification with departmental support
Benefits
Generous benefits and retirement package
Company
University of Utah
The University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah.
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