Term Adjunct

A Term Adjunct position is open at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach at our Beijing location, in a lecture-style graduate course in the Master of Finance – Beijing program. The position is to teach the international section of the Investment Banking course, MFIN 840, which is taught during the summer term. Teaching the Investment Banking course will generally include teaching 28 hours per section organized as 8 3.5-hour sessions. The successful applicant will be required to teach 100% of one (1) section of MFIN 840 with an anticipated enrollment of less than 40 students in a section. The current schedule for this section is May to June, 2024.

The Course is described as follows:

This course provides students with tools to value companies and understand the work and services provided by the investment banking industry. Using a number of case studies, the course provides detailed coverage on capital raising, corporate valuation, M&A, and corporate restructuring. It will also provide students with a specialized vocabulary and important facts about the investment banking industry. The course is delivered as a mixture of lectures, case studies, and guest speakers. The objective of the cases is to use the logic of financial theory to arrive at sensible conclusions when faced with real world problems.

Compensation

Smith offers a competitive salary package. The minimum starting salary for a term adjunct teaching one section of a course in our Commerce program is $17,819.19, which excludes vacation pay and lieu of benefits pay. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed, as per the Queen's University travel policy.

Qualifications include: A PhD degree in Finance or a Master's degree with CFA designation and rich experience in communication and investment banking and experience teaching graduate level courses. Industry leadership in a related field is valued.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status and provide proof that they were fully vaccinated or had an approved accommodation to engage in in-person University activities. These requirements were suspended effective May 1, 2022, but the University may reinstate them at any point.