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Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
- Students are our top priority.
- We strive for excellence.
- We thrive on diversity.
- We celebrate collaboration.
- We champion innovation.
- We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
- We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
- We act ethically.
- We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Location
Atlanta, GA
Department Information
About the Finance Area at Scheller College of Business
The Finance Area consists of twelve tenure-track faculty members and includes one endowed chair. Faculty members have diverse backgrounds and pursue a variety of research interests, including asset pricing, corporate finance, banking, household finance, labor finance, FinTech, and machine learning. They publish in the premier outlets of finance and adjacent fields, and their research has received numerous scholarly awards. Additional information about our faculty can be found at https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/academics-research/finance/index.html. Through the Financial Service Innovation Lab, the Finance Area collaborates with many companies and has access to several proprietary datasets. The area also hosts two major annual conferences: the AI and Future of Finance Conference and the Georgia Tech-Atlanta Fed Household Finance Conference. In addition, the Finance Area is home to the Center for Finance and Technology and the Tony Kepano Joint Center for Real Estate, both of which foster practitioner and academic collaboration, promote industry engagement, and cultivate student success.
Job Summary
The Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for an open-rank non-tenure-track Lecturer position in Finance. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to be capable of teaching a variety of finance courses at the undergraduate and the MBA levels.
Required Qualifications
The minimum requirements are an MS or MBA degree in finance or a related field; however, a Ph.D. in finance or similar disciplines is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Student Success Criteria
- The ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body
- The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a diverse student body
- The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students
- The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success
Required Documents to Attach
Applications must include:
- Resume and/or CV, including education, research interests/publications, work experience, and other relevant information
- Cover letter
- Teaching Statement
- Three letters of recommendation emailed to Recruit-finance@scheller.gatech.edu
A background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.
Applications should be submitted no later than November 1, 2026 for full consideration. Initial screening of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Contact Information
Please submit questions to Recruit-finance@scheller.gatech.edu. Correspondence should be addressed to Chair of Finance Recruiting Committee.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
Background Check
A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest
About us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
- Students are our top priority.
- We strive for excellence.
- We thrive on diversity.
- We celebrate collaboration.
- We champion innovation.
- We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
- We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
- We act ethically.
- We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
Location
Atlanta, GA
Department Information
About the Finance Area at Scheller College of Business
The Finance Area consists of twelve tenure-track faculty members and includes one endowed chair. Faculty members have diverse backgrounds and pursue a variety of research interests, including asset pricing, corporate finance, banking, household finance, labor finance, FinTech, and machine learning. They publish in the premier outlets of finance and adjacent fields, and their research has received numerous scholarly awards. Additional information about our faculty can be found at https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/academics-research/finance/index.html. Through the Financial Service Innovation Lab, the Finance Area collaborates with many companies and has access to several proprietary datasets. The area also hosts two major annual conferences: the AI and Future of Finance Conference and the Georgia Tech-Atlanta Fed Household Finance Conference. In addition, the Finance Area is home to the Center for Finance and Technology and the Tony Kepano Joint Center for Real Estate, both of which foster practitioner and academic collaboration, promote industry engagement, and cultivate student success.
Job Summary
The Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for an open-rank non-tenure-track Lecturer position in Finance. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to be capable of teaching a variety of finance courses at the undergraduate and the MBA levels.
Required Qualifications
The minimum requirements are an MS or MBA degree in finance or a related field; however, a Ph.D. in finance or similar disciplines is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
Student Success Criteria
- The ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body
- The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a diverse student body
- The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students
- The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success
Required Documents to Attach
Applications must include:
- Resume and/or CV, including education, research interests/publications, work experience, and other relevant information
- Cover letter
- Teaching Statement
- Three letters of recommendation emailed to Recruit-finance@scheller.gatech.edu
A background check must be completed prior to beginning employment.
Applications should be submitted no later than November 1, 2026 for full consideration. Initial screening of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Contact Information
Please submit questions to Recruit-finance@scheller.gatech.edu. Correspondence should be addressed to Chair of Finance Recruiting Committee.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
Background Check
A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest
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Document your teaching and research credentials early
Gather syllabi, publication records, grant histories, and student evaluations before applying. PERM requires employers to attest that no qualified U.S. worker was displaced, so your dossier needs to clearly distinguish your specialization from generalist candidates.
Target universities with established PERM filing infrastructure
Research-intensive universities and land-grant institutions typically have dedicated international faculty offices that manage PERM filings routinely. Smaller liberal arts colleges may sponsor but often lack in-house experience, which can extend your timeline significantly.
Search verified sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Finance Professor openings by employers with confirmed green card sponsorship history. This cuts out the guesswork of cold-applying to departments that have never navigated the PERM process for academic hires.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 pathway before accepting an offer
A tenure-track Finance Professor role typically qualifies for EB-2 due to the doctoral degree requirement, but some visiting or non-tenure positions may only support EB-3. Confirm which category your offer supports before the I-140 stage to avoid reclassification delays.
Verify prevailing wage requirements using the OFLC Wage Search
DOL sets prevailing wage tiers by SOC code and geographic location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm your offered salary meets Level II or Level III thresholds for postsecondary business and finance teachers before your employer submits the PERM application.
Time your PERM filing around the academic hiring cycle
Most tenure-track searches conclude in spring, but PERM processing at DOL currently averages well over a year. Ask your department chair or international office to begin the prevailing wage determination immediately after your offer letter is signed, not after onboarding.
Green Card Finance Professor: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Finance Professor role qualify for EB-2 green card sponsorship?
Yes. Tenure-track and most full-time Finance Professor positions require a doctoral degree, which meets the EB-2 advanced degree standard. Your employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL, then an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. Visiting or adjunct roles may only support EB-3, so confirm the classification with your institution's international office before accepting an offer.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
An H-1B visa gives you temporary status in three-year increments and is subject to the annual cap lottery for most employers. A PERM-based green card is a permanent immigration benefit with no annual cap at the EB-2 level for most countries. The tradeoff is timeline: green card processing typically takes two to four years or longer, whereas an H-1B approval can be obtained within months.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for academic hires?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-supervised recruitment campaign, document that no qualified U.S. worker applied, and submit attestations about prevailing wage compliance. For university positions, this often includes national journal advertising and campus posting requirements. The university's legal counsel or HR office manages the filing, but your publication record and specialization directly affect how the recruitment is framed.
How can I find Finance Professor jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Finance Professor openings filtered specifically by employers with green card sponsorship history, saving you from applying to departments that have never filed a PERM petition. Standard academic job boards list positions without sponsorship status, so you can spend months in a search cycle before discovering an employer won't sponsor.
Can my family members get green cards through my Finance Professor sponsorship?
Yes. Your spouse and unmarried children under 21 are included as derivative beneficiaries on your immigrant visa application. They receive the same priority date as your I-140 petition and can adjust status or apply for immigrant visas alongside you. USCIS allows concurrent filing of the I-485 adjustment of status when a visa number is immediately available, which covers derivatives automatically.