Assistant Professor of Business & the Environment, Sustainable Finance, or Environmental Markets – Yale School of the Environment

Assistant Professor of Business & the Environment, Sustainable Finance, or Environmental Markets – Yale School of the Environment

• Institution: Yale University

• Academic Unit / Department: Yale School of the Environment (YSE)

• Job Reference / Requisition ID: 679681

• Appointment Type: Full-Time Faculty

• Academic Rank / Level: Assistant Professor

• Salary / Remuneration: Competitive

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

• Application Deadline: September 12, 2026

📋 Overview of Role

The Yale School of the Environment (YSE) invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Business & the Environment, Sustainable Finance, or Environmental Markets. The school seeks scholars whose research connects business or finance with the environment or natural resources and who can contribute to Yale's interdisciplinary research community.

The position is intentionally broad and welcomes candidates from business, finance, economics, marketing, supply-chain management, environmental markets, and related interdisciplinary fields. Successful candidates are expected to develop internationally recognized research while contributing to teaching and graduate student mentoring.

🎯 Key Responsibilities & Teaching Scope

• Develop an internationally recognized research program connecting business or finance with the environment or natural resources.

• Conduct high-impact research with potential for publication in leading academic journals.

• Collaborate with scholars across the Yale School of the Environment and the wider university.

• Teach business-related subjects to master's and Ph.D. students at the Yale School of the Environment.

• Contribute to teaching within The Forest School, part of the Yale School of the Environment.

• Mentor and advise YSE graduate students.

• Participate in Yale's interdisciplinary research environment and contribute to disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship.

Potential Research Areas Include:

• Financial and environmental risks and their management.

• Insurance and risk-management innovation.

• Financing solutions for conservation, climate adaptation, and biodiversity.

• Commodity, natural-resource, and environmental markets.

• Timber, critical minerals, oil and gas, carbon markets, and conservation credits.

• Marketing and consumer behavior related to conservation and the environment.

• Environmental management in procurement and supply chains.

• Supplier reliability, logistics, and environmental sustainability.

• Land markets, investment, easements, extraction rights, and related transactions.

• Environmental connections to tax strategy.

🎓 Qualifications & Candidate Profile

• Required Education: Ph.D. in finance, marketing, business, supply chain and logistics, economics, or an interdisciplinary Ph.D. with evidence of strong relevant doctoral-level training.

• Research Expertise: Demonstrated or emerging expertise connecting business/finance with environmental or natural-resource issues.

• Research Potential: Strong potential to publish in top academic journals and establish an internationally recognized research program.

• Interdisciplinary Ability: Ability and enthusiasm to collaborate across disciplines and academic units.

• Teaching: Demonstrated interest or potential to teach business-related subjects to graduate students.

• Mentoring: Commitment to mentoring master's and Ph.D. students.

💼 Remuneration & Benefits

• Salary: Competitive.

• Research Environment: Access to Yale's extensive interdisciplinary research ecosystem.

• Institutional Connections: Strong links between YSE, the Yale School of Management, Yale Law School, and other university departments.

• Research Platform: Opportunities to engage with the Center for Business and Environment at Yale (CBEY), jointly operated by YSE and the School of Management.

• Academic Support: Yale provides substantial institutional support for high-impact scholarship.

• Publication Environment: Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary publications are valued.

📄 Application Checklist & Required Documents

Applicants should submit the following materials through Interfolio:

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

2. Research Statement

3. Statement of Teaching Interests

4. Job Market Paper or Representative Research Publication

5. Names and Contact Information of Three Professional References who can provide letters of recommendation upon request.

📬 Application Process

• 🔗 Application Link: https://apply.interfolio.com/188348

• 📧 Contact / Enquiries: deansoffice.yse@yale.edu

• 📅 Application Deadline: September 12, 2026

• 📅 Application Review: Consideration of applications will begin October 15, 2026.

📌 Equal Employment & Faculty Review

Yale University is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate in employment or education on the basis of protected characteristics under applicable federal and Connecticut law.

Final candidates may be required to disclose certain disciplinary proceedings from previous institutions or employers and may be subject to background screening and professional conduct review. Candidates who materially misrepresent information in application materials may be ineligible for appointment.

🌐 Official Website: https://environment.yale.edu/