Assistant Professor FIN 998541

Wofford College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor of finance to join its Department of Accounting Business and Finance starting in Fall 2027.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Wofford prides itself in providing excellence in undergraduate teaching for its students leading them to be well prepared for meaningful lives and rewarding vocations. Faculty expectations include: (1) teach three undergraduate class sections in each of the fall and spring semesters as well as a January interim course (3-1-3) (2) advise students (3) pursue active scholarship embodied in theory or practice and (4) serve on college and departmental committees. A demonstrated record of superior undergraduate teaching is strongly preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates are expected to have earned a PhD in a relevant field by August with MS/MBAand significant relevant professional experience will also be all cases degrees must be earned from an accredited institution.

APPLICATION:

For consideration please apply using the link provided which will direct you to the Wofford College Careers page. Application materials may be uploaded as a single document or individually. Application materials include:

• Letter of interest
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Sample course evaluations
• Three letters of recommendation

Applications must be submitted by September 30 2026. Please contact Prof. Diane Farley with questions regarding this position.

ABOUT WOFFORD COLLEGE

Wofford College established in 1854 is a private liberal arts residential college located a few blocks north of downtown Spartanburg South Carolina. Wofford offers 27 major fields of study to a student body of nearly 1800 undergraduates and is nationally known for the strength of its academic program outstanding faculty and study abroad participation. Wofford is home to one of the nations 290 Phi Beta Kappa chapters. The college community supports 19 NCAA Division I athletics teams and numerous student organizations including honor societies professional organizations faith-based organizations Greek life and club sports.

SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA

Spartanburg is located in upstate South Carolina 30 miles east of Greenville South Carolina an hour from Charlotte North Carolina and three hours east of Atlanta Georgia. Historic Charleston and the South Carolina coast are three hours away and Wofford sits an hour south of the artistic culinary hub of Asheville North Carolina. Spartanburg is a growing diverse community that supports six college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. It became the first city in South Carolina to join the Government Alliance on Race and Equity and in 2012 became one of five cities nationally to participate in the 10-year Wellville program a national nonprofit initiative dedicated to improving equitable well-being in U.S. cities. Spartanburg and Wofford partner on multiple community equity initiatives including the Northside Initiative which has brought together a diverse group of citizens to revitalize a neighborhood in ways that dont reproduce the harm of earlier urban renewal programs.

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