Professor of Finance

Overview

As Professor of Finance, you will lead ambitious FinTech research and shape interdisciplinary education at Surrey Business School. You will develop and drive a distinctive FinTech research agenda within the Digital Economy and AI ecosystem, partnering with colleagues across disciplines and with industry. You will build external funding and high-impact collaborations that translate research into policy, business practice and societal outcomes. This role offers a chance to position Surrey as a recognised centre of excellence in FinTech and to mentor the next generation of researchers and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a strategic FinTech research program and contribute to the School's Digital Economy and AI initiatives
• Build and manage significant external funding bids in collaboration with colleagues and partners
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations across finance, computer science, engineering, law and data science
• Lead distinctive education offerings across undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and doctoral programmes in finance and FinTech
• Mentor early career researchers, develop doctoral communities, and supervise PhD/professional doctorate students
• Provide intellectual leadership within the Finance and Accounting Discipline and support colleagues’ development
• Cultivate external partnerships with industry, policymakers and international partners to elevate research impact
• Help position Surrey as a centre of excellence in FinTech through leadership and cross-team initiatives

Key requirements

• Internationally recognised scholar with a sustained record of high-quality, field-advancing research in FinTech
• Proven academic leadership and ability to set an ambitious intellectual agenda
• Expertise in digital financial services, new business models, AI/machine learning in finance, blockchain, or related FinTech fields
• Experience in developing external funding strategies and building collaborations across disciplines and sectors
• Capability to contribute to undergraduate, postgraduate, executive and doctoral education

• collaborative leadership
• mentoring and people development
• excellent communication and stakeholder engagement
• FinTech expertise (digital financial services, AI in finance, blockchain)
• regulation and risk in financial technology
• sustainable finance and responsible financial innovation

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