Hybrid Professor of Financial Markets

at Instituto XP

• Job title: Professor of Financial Markets
• Job type: Part Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Sao Paulo, Brazil

About the role

• Professor de Mercado Financeiro at XP Educação training students in finance and technology disciplines. Engaging in academic committees and leading scientific research initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Núcleo Docente Estruturante (NDE) for all undergraduate Financial Markets and Tech programs: participate in meetings, review agendas, provide technical contributions and follow-ups.
• Serve as a member of the Academic Council for all undergraduate Financial Markets and Tech programs, ensuring active participation and support for academic decisions.
• Teach 2 classes per month (undergraduate or postgraduate), including lesson planning, delivery and pedagogical alignment (syllabus, learning objectives, bibliography and assessment).
• Lead the Research and Scientific Initiation Unit, establishing governance, calendar, rituals, project selection flow and monitoring of execution.
• Promote and coordinate a recurring scientific initiation cycle, including calls for proposals, selection, supervision, evaluation and presentation of results.
• Support the coordination in producing the academic and organizational evidence required for quality and regulatory processes (where applicable).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration or related fields.
• Master's degree and PhD in the area (or strongly aligned with the scope of the role).
• Proven experience teaching in higher education (undergraduate and/or postgraduate).
• Experience with NDE, Academic Council and/or academic-regulatory routines (preferably with formal participation).
• Academic leadership ability: structuring processes, facilitating rituals and managing cross-functional schedules.
• **Technical competencies:**
• Google Workspace (Docs/Sheets/Slides/Drive): Intermediate
• Videoconferencing tool (Zoom/Teams/Meet): Intermediate
• LMS/VLE (e.g., Moodle/Canvas or equivalent): Intermediate
• **Desirable but not mandatory:**
• Relevant academic publications (articles, book chapters, conference papers).
• Previous experience leading research groups and supervising final projects/Scientific Initiation/monographs.
• Knowledge of applied research methodologies and technical-technological production.
• Experience in courses at the intersection of Financial Markets and/or Tech.