While proudly attending AOM 2022 (82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: A Hybrid Experience) Africa Business School looks forward to sharing with you an opportunity that fits your goals for an exciting new future!

The Africa Business School (ABS), located in Rabat, Morocco, a part of Mohammed IV Polytechnic University (UM6P, Morocco), is recruiting professors in Finance preferably at an Associate or Full Professor Level.  

The Africa Business School is dedicated to creating a rigorous and inclusive center for developing research and learning in the African continent. Drawing on strong private and public support and in partnership with Columbia University, HEC Paris, and Ecole Polytechnique, ABS aims to become a trendsetter for shaping Africa's social and business landscape and beyond.   Africa Business School seeks candidates with ambitious research agendas, preferably with direct relevance in the African continent. Strong quantitative skills and a readiness to advise Ph.D. candidates are essential.  

Areas of research interest may include, but are not limited to:

• Sustainable and Green finance 
• FinTech applied in the African Context  
• Microfinance 
• Crowdfunding 
• Real options, reserves valuations, natural resource investments  
• Financial Engineering and Modeling 
• AI in Finance 
• Machine Learning in Finance 
• SME – Funding/Finance 

The position offers:

• A significant emphasis on research, with variable teaching requirements
• Initial research seed funding of $250,000, distributed over the first three years
• A highly motivated and rigorously selected international student body
• A world-class competitive salary plus a generous benefits package that includes:
  • Housing supplement
  • Child Tuition Fees
  • Insurance: including medical, hospitalization, and life insurance
  • Pension: to include the national CNSS Plan and complimentary
  • 30 Days of Annually Paid Leave
  • Maternity Leave
  • Sabbatical Leave
• Partnerships that include:
  • Top business schools such as Columbia Business School and HEC Paris
  • Top engineering schools such as Ecole Polytechnique
  • Potential for unique corporate and public entities enabling applied research, especially within the African Context

Competitive candidates will exhibit a desire to contribute to the development of an emerging school. Priority will be given to candidates with a demonstrated ability to design innovative, relevant, and ambitious research and pedagogical projects. The ideal candidate will also have a proven track record of working at the intersection of multiple academic disciplines. Interdisciplinarity is a value of our research within UM6P.

The position offers substantial autonomy and support for building a state-of-the-art Finance Department that contributes to developing leadership and scientific capacity in the region.

The philosophy of ABS is to alleviate many of the typical constraints that limit academic research, particularly in developing country contexts. The school values deliberate, significant, and rigorous research. Substantial financial resources and personnel support will be provided for successful candidates. Specifically, ABS offers unique opportunities for in-depth, collaborative partnerships with prestigious international universities and the largest corporation in Morocco (OCP).

To Learn More don't hesitate to connect with us through our social media platforms: 

1.         https://www.linkedin.com/school/africabusinessschool/

2.         https://www.facebook.com/AfricaBusinessSchool/

3.         https://twitter.com/abs_um6p

4.         https://www.instagram.com/africabusinessschool/?hl=en

To apply for the position please select the link below, or copy into your browser:

https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5389&company=ump

To be considered your application must contain the all the following elements below:

1. A Cover Letter
2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae

In the profile of the application, upload the remaining required documents:

3. A Research Statement
4. Two Representative Publications
5. A Teaching Statement (with emphasis on work with Ph.D. students)

*ASSISTANT PROFESSORS MUST ALSO PROVIDE:

6. Two Academic References (complete with Name, Title. Email, and Phone Number)