Assistant Professor in Risk Management and Insurance

The Department of Finance and Management Information Systems (FNIS) of the Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB), at the University of Houston- Downtown (UHD) invites applicants for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) to begin in August 2024. 

While being the second largest university in Houston, the University of Houston-Downtown provides life-changing educational access and opportunities to individuals living in one of the most diverse metropolitan areas in Texas. The University is noted nationally as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Minority-Serving Institution.

The MDCOB is accredited by AACSB and enrolls more than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The department offers a major in RMI, and majors and minors in Finance, Management Information Systems, and a minor in Economics.

The candidate must have a Ph.D. or ABD (with an expected date of completion of the degree at the time of employment) in risk management and insurance from an AACSB-accredited university and at the time of hire have scholarly academic (SA) status. Candidates with PhDs from AACSB-accredited universities in a very closely related field plus relevant work experience and coursework in Risk Management and/or Insurance may be considered. The candidate selected will have teaching responsibilities including but not limited to: Risk management and Insurance, Insurance Operations, Property/Casualty, Life and Health, Risk Management, and other courses to meet department needs. 

Candidates with professional work experience in risk management or insurance are strongly preferred. Candidates should have a proven track record in risk management, and insurance research or demonstrate an active research pipeline in RMI.

Candidates must be successful or demonstrate strong potential to conduct discipline-related research consistent with AACSB scholarly academic status are encouraged to apply. The candidate should provide evidence of experience or demonstrated potential in teaching a variety of risk management and insurance courses, The ideal candidate should demonstrate evidence of leadership or initiative. 

The position requires teaching RMI courses during the daytime, evening, and weekend hours both in person and online.  The home campus for this position is the Downtown Houston campus, but the candidate selected may also have teaching assignments at UHD’s Northwest campus. 

We are nationally recognized for insurance and risk management and have an active chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma International Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Collegiate Fraternity.

EEO/AA

• Applicants must have a terminal degree in Risk Management and Insurance from an AACSB accredited business school or should be working towards one having reached the all-but-dissertation (ABD) status.  The doctorate must be completed by the date of appointment in Fall 2024.
• Demonstrate a record of, or potential for, scholarly research and publications in discipline-related peer-reviewed journals.
• Must be scholarly academic (at the time of employment)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of experience or demonstrated potential in teaching a variety of risk management or insurance courses
• Evidence of taking initiative or leadership
• Evidence of an active research pipeline or record of scholarly activity
• Professional work experience in risk management or insurance

About University of Houston Downtown

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) is the second-largest university in Houston and has served the educational needs of the nation’s fourth-largest city since 1974. As one of four distinct public universities in the University of Houston System, UHD is a comprehensive, four-year university led by President Loren J. Blanchard. Annually, UHD educates approximately 14,000 students, boasts more than 66,000 alumni, and offers 45 bachelor’s degrees, 12 master’s degrees, and 19 online programs within four colleges: Marilyn Davies College of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Public Service, and College of Sciences and Technology. UHD has one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas.

U.S. News and World Report ranked UHD among the nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Applied Administration and Best Online Master’s Programs in Criminal Justice, as well as a Top Performer in Social Mobility. The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranked UHD one of the best colleges in the U.S. for its 2024 rankings, with notable distinctions:  No. 1 for diversity (tied) and No. 3 for student experience. TheStockWatcher.com called UHD a “notable institution providing high-quality online MBA programs. … UHD ensures that its graduates are well-prepared to succeed in their chosen career paths.”

UHD is one of the four distinct and separate components of the University of Houston System, which also includes the University of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake, and University of Houston-Victoria. Instructional Sites operated by UHD are University of Houston-Downtown Northwest, University of Houston-Downtown at Lone Star College Kingwood, and University of Houston-Downtown at Lone Star College CyFair.

The University is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, a Minority-Serving Institution, and a Military Friendly School. For more information on the University of Houston-Downtown, visit uhd.edu.

The University of Houston - Downtown is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution and recognizes protected classes of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, religion, age (40 and above), national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or status, and gender expression as required by federal law. Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.