THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Orlando, Florida
LECTURER OF REAL ESTATE AND FINANCE
The Dr. P. Phillips School of Real Estate at the University of Central Florida invites
applications for a faculty position at the rank of lecturer. This non-tenure track position is
focused primarily on teaching excellence, but also includes an academic scholarship
component and service to the school and its Dr. P. Phillips Institute for Research and
Education in Real Estate.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum qualifications include a doctorate degree in finance, real estate, or a closely
related area (anticipated or in hand), and recent university teaching experience.
Applicants must demonstrate excellence in teaching and potential for consistent
productivity in research. The ideal candidate would be qualified to teach finance and real
estate at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Preferred qualifications include real
estate industry experience, ability to interact with industry constituents in the
Southeastern U.S., experience with GIS and Argus software, and certification as an Argus
instructor. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL:
The Dr. P. Phillips School of Real Estate is housed in the Department of Finance, which
presently employs 21 full-time faculty members, including the Howard Phillips Eminent
Scholar Chair in Real Estate and the Jim Heistand – NAIOP Eminent Scholar Chair in Real
Estate. Our faculty members have a broad spectrum of research and teaching interests, and
have published recently in the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Finance, the
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, the Journal of
Financial Markets, the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, and the Journal of Real
Estate Research, among others.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE:
With some 8,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students enrolled, the UCF College of
Business Administration is one of the largest AACSB-accredited business colleges in the
nation. The college has 110 full-time faculty members. The college offers part-time, fulltime, executive and professional MBA programs as well as masters degrees in accounting,
management, real estate, taxation, and sports business management. The college also
offers a Ph.D. in business administration with tracks in accounting, finance, management,
and marketing. The college is committed to supporting excellence in faculty research,
teaching and quality learning. For more information, see our website at:
http://www.bus.ucf.edu
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
UCF is a comprehensive, metropolitan university that currently enrolls more than 58,000
students and is among the fastest growing universities in the country. In addition to the
1,445 acre main campus in suburban Orlando, UCF has numerous regional sites in locations
such as Daytona Beach, Cocoa, MetroWest, Palm Bay, Lake Mary and South Lake County.
Adjacent to the UCF main campus is the Central Florida Research Park. This is one of the
top ten research parks in the country, in terms of number of employees (10,000),
companies (116), and acreage (1,027). Please see the UCF web page at:
http://www.ucf.edu
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY:
Orlando is one of the nation's most dynamic, diverse, and rapidly growing metropolitan
areas. It is home to numerous cultural activities, major and minor league sports franchises,
a wide variety of outdoor recreation activities, and countless theme parks and
entertainment venues. Orlando is well positioned near the Space Coast in the center of the
high-tech Interstate 4 corridor that extends from Tampa through Orlando, to Daytona
Beach.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
The university requires that all applicants apply and submit all supporting documents
through the online recruitment system at the following link:
www.jobswithucf.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=77053
Applicants must complete the Faculty Applicant Affirmation form and should submit a
curriculum vita, a cover letter stating interest and qualifications, evidence of teaching
effectiveness, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three
professional references. Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be
attached at that time. The system does not allow applicants to submit additional
documents at a later date. Consideration of applicants will begin immediately and will
continue until the position is filled. The desired start date for the position is August 8,
2012.
For any questions, please contact Dr. Anthony Byrd, chair, at abyrd@bus.ucf.edu.
UCF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. UCF makes all search materials
available for public review in accordance with Florida statute.