Professor of Clinical Finance and Business Economics (Open Rank) - Tavakoli Center for Real Estate

About the role

The position is a full-time renewable academic appointment in the Department of Finance and Business Economics at the USC Marshall School of Business. The appointment will begin in Fall 2026.

Responsibilities

• Leading the day-to-day execution of the Tavakoli Center’s applied, industry-facing agenda in commercial real estate, under the Center’s academic leadership.
• Managing advisory board engagement, including preparing briefing materials, coordinating meetings, and maintaining ongoing communications and follow-up.
• Collaborating with faculty, staff, students, and external partners within Marshall and across the university.
• Developing and maintaining reproducible data systems that support applied research, teaching, and experiential learning in real estate.
• Serving as a data resource for real estate faculty by connecting instructors and researchers with relevant datasets and industry practitioners.
• Implementing structured, industry-facing programs (e.g., mentorship lunches, CRE skills bootcamps), including outreach, logistics, participant matching, and post-event follow-through.
• Supporting vendor and data-partnership coordination, onboarding, and adoption.
• Operationalizing real estate data to support Center programming and stakeholder communications, including curating indicators used in advisory board briefings, events, and external engagement.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in finance, real estate, economics, data science, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience with applied research, data-driven analysis, and/or industry-facing academic initiatives.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with commercial real estate markets, data sources, and industry practices (strongly preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in finance, real estate, economics, data science, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience with applied research, data-driven analysis, and/or industry-facing academic initiatives.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with commercial real estate markets, data sources, and industry practices (strongly preferred).

Application Instructions

Only online applications via USC’s faculty application portal will be accepted. Applications must include:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Evidence of teaching accomplishments (e.g., evaluations, awards, etc.)
• Names and email addresses for at least three references

Additional materials are optional.

Application deadline: May 1, 2026 (late applications may be considered).

Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Interviews will be conducted online.

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $122,552 - $279,434.

Schedule

The standard teaching load is the equivalent of six one-semester courses per academic year.