Job Description

Position Details:
This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person.

Texas Christian University is hiring for the position of Instructor in Finance with a Real Estate emphasis in the Neeley School of Business. The successful candidate will begin employment in August 2026.

The primary responsibilities for this position include teaching a range of finance and real estate courses at the undergraduate level. Applicants must have knowledge of financial decision-making by businesses, including evaluating financial statements, capital budgeting, cash flow management, and debt and equity valuation.

In addition, applicants should have a background in real estate finance, investment, and valuation, including topics such as real estate markets, real estate investment analysis, and risk-return considerations in real estate assets.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Candidates for the position should possess (or expect completion by August 2026) an earned master’s degree or doctorate degree. Preference will be given to candidates who provide evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level and who have professional experience in a business-related field.

Department Details:
The finance department offers undergraduate majors in finance as well as an MBA concentration in this field. The department provides courses in real estate, including a finance major with a real estate concentration.
The LKCM Center for Financial Studies enhances the quality, prestige, and national visibility of finance programs at the Neeley School of Business by providing research support for faculty, databases, industry partnerships, and assisting students searching for excellent employment opportunities in finance.

The Neeley School's BBA in Finance has been recognized by the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. This recognition is granted to institutions that incorporate a significant portion of the CFA Candidate Body of Knowledge into their curriculum.

Since 1973 the Neeley School has offered the Educational Investment Fund (EIF), a large endowment run entirely by students, offering them valuable investment experience working with fellow students to manage a portfolio of stocks and bonds.

The Transactions and Investment Professionals (TIP) program offers students the chance to network with alumni who hold positions in investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, and equity research.

School/College Description:
The nationally ranked TCU Neeley School of Business has more than 3,500 students enrolled across undergraduate and graduate programs, with approximately one third of TCU students in its programs as majors, minors or advanced degree seekers. Departments include Accounting, Business Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Management and Leadership, Marketing and Supply and Value Chain Management, as well as seven graduate programs including full-time, part-time and online MBA and MS degrees. The Neeley School was ranked No. 9 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas for highest starting salaries for undergraduates in 2022 (Poets&Quants, 2022). The school’s BBA is ranked #25 Best Undergraduate program in 2024, and was named one of the top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools to Watch (Poets&Quants, 2022). The Neeley School has the No. 36 ranked Full-time MBA in the U.S., and is No. 8 for Learning, No. 24 for Entrepreneurship, and No. 32 for Networking (Bloomberg Businessweek, 2024).

The Neeley School is committed to fostering an inclusive, scholarly community composed of individuals who, through their diverse and sometimes competing perspectives, contribute to a free and intellectually challenging culture where students, faculty, staff and alumni have equitable opportunities and can forge paths toward personal and professional growth. We build upon the momentum generated by living the Neeley Promise: The Neeley School of Business unleashes human potential with leadership at the core and innovation in our spirit.