Associate/Assistant Professor in Finance

Reference Number: FBA/FBE/FIN/AAP/08/2026

FBA is one of the largest faculties in the University and a well-established full-service business faculty with AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS accreditations. It is a distinctive flagship business school in the region, playing a vital role in business and management education with key responsibilities in nurturing the leadership talents for the development of Macao and beyond as its mission states. It bridges academic education with real-world practice and actively engages with industry and professional bodies, strives to be a world-class business faculty, aiming to create a significant impact on the business community and society, thus contributing to the economic and sustainable development of Macao and beyond.

FBA provides education in both traditional and emerging subjects of business and management, ranging from Accounting, Finance, Business Economics, Information Systems and Management, Marketing, General Management, to specialised Integrated Resort and Tourism Management. Our programmes are delivered at all levels of higher education including Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PhD, MBA, EMBA, DBA and Executive Education. Moreover, we strongly encourage cross-disciplinary teaching, learning and research both within the University and internationally to enhance innovation and career development for our students and academics alike. Our programmes are highly recognised by industry which leads to excellent employability of our students. For example, our professional accredited accounting programmes have obtained full course exemptions by ACCA, CIMA, CPA Australia, HKICPA which makes them top accounting programmes in Mainland China, Macao and Hong Kong recognized by professional accounting bodies. More details about the Faculty are available at: https://fba.um.edu.mo/.

DFBE is a fast-growing group in finance and business economics. The faculty members in DFBE have publication records in top finance, management, and economics journals (e.g., Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Development Economics, etc.). The Department provides its faculty members with excellent research support including a start-up research grant, reasonable teaching load, and state-of-the-art facilities. The Department aims to build a stronger team of finance scholars in the research fields of asset pricing, corporate finance, fintech, and financial economics. Hence, we are conducting a global recruitment of Associate/Assistant Professor in Finance.

Qualifications

Applicants should (1) be a promising or established scholar with a doctoral degree (or close to completion) in Finance, Management, Economics, or a closely related field; (2) have ability to teach undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD courses; and (3) have ability to publish research papers in high-ranked journals in related fields.

The selected candidate is expected to assume duty by August 2027, or at any time subject to the mutual agreement of the both parties.

Remuneration

Remuneration offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification and relevant professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% – 7% after various discretionary exemptions. Apart from competitive remuneration, UM offers a wide range of benefits, such as medical insurance, provident fund, on-campus accommodation/housing allowance and other subsidies. Further details on our package are available at: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/learn-more/.

Application Procedure

Applicants should visit https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/ for more details, and apply ONLINE. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. Applicants should provide contact information of at least three referees, including telephone number and email address. For Assistant Professor position, referees will be invited to send reference letters directly to the University before the review process begins. For Associate Professor position, referees will be invited to submit reference letters in due course. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they are not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.

Human Resources Section, Office of Administration
University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China

Website: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/;  Email: vacancy@um.edu.mo

Tel: +853 8822 8406; Fax: +853 8822 2412

The effective position and salary index are subject to the Personnel Statute of the University of Macau in force. The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate. Applicants with less qualification and experience can be offered lower positions under special circumstances.

Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only

Under the equal condition of qualifications and experience, priority will be given to Macao permanent residents

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