Assistant Professor, Mathematical Finance

Date Posted : 09 / 09 / 2024

Closing Date : 11 / 18 / 2024, 11 : 59PM ET

Req ID : 39524

Job Category : Faculty - Tenure Stream (continuing)

Faculty / Division : Faculty of Arts & Science

Department : Department of Statistical Sciences

Campus :   St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description :

The Department of Statistical Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Mathematical Finance. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.

Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research or a related area by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing departmental . We seek candidates working in all areas of mathematical finance, including but limited to : stochastic control, stochastic games, mean field games, machine learning, optimal transport, market microstructure, signature methods, risk measures, environment and energy finance, decentralized finance and systemic risk. The successful candidate will be expected to establish innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence which can be demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees of high standing.

Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier including a strong teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations, as well as strong letters of reference.

The University of Toronto is an international leader in statistical sciences including mathematical finance and actuarial science research and education. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach actuarial science, mathematical finance and / or statistics at the undergraduate level, and mathematical finance, financial engineering and / or statistics at the graduate level. They will be expected to supervise students in the Department’s doctoral program in Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance and be active in teaching and supervision in our Masters of Financial Insurance.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online at Academic Jobs Online, and must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; a recent writing sample (of no more than 25 pages); and a teaching dossier to include a teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence as articulated in the University of Toronto’s. We seek candidates who share these values and who demonstrate throughout the application materials their commitment and efforts to advance equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.