The Van Belle Chair in Finance

Position Summary

Redeemer University seeks to appoint the inaugural Van Belle Chair in Finance within the School of Business. The Chair will provide academic and professional leadership for Redeemer’s growing finance and wealth management program, with a particular focus on integrating rigorous financial planning education with a biblical worldview.

The successful candidate will promote Redeemer’s finance and financial planning curriculum, provide thought leadership in a Christian approach to wealth management, and serve as a key liaison between Redeemer University, students, employers, alumni, donors, and industry partners. As a member of the Redeemer School of Business, the Van Belle Chair reports to the Dean of Business and contributes to the overall academic and thought leadership coming from the School.

The Van Belle Chair will help position Redeemer University as a leading Canadian institution for biblically integrated finance, financial planning, and wealth management education. The chair holder will support the development of students who are technically competent, professionally prepared, biblically grounded and spiritually formed for service in the financial services sector, while also providing thought leadership in the way of academic and public writing and presentations that bless and support the wider Canadian Christian community.

The chair will also signal Redeemer’s long-term commitment to excellence in Christian business education. As a funded role, the position would provide enduring academic capacity rather than a short-term program initiative, enabling the School of Business to build curriculum, partnerships, professional pathways, and donor engagement over time.

The position is a tenure-track position, with the option for the holder to enter directly into the Scholar-Professional Track, allowing them to continue in their professional practice while having a reduced workload in this faculty role.

Key Responsibilities

1. Academic and Curricular Leadership
   The chair holder will lead and support curriculum development in finance and financial planning. This includes teaching financial planning through a biblical lens and ensuring that students develop both technical competency and theological understanding in areas such as stewardship, generosity, retirement planning, estate planning, insurance, investment management, taxation, risk management, and client relationships. The chair holder will also contribute to the development of pathways that prepare students for further professional education, credentials, and careers in investment and financial services.
   
   
2. Teaching and Scholarship
   The Van Belle Chair will teach courses in finance, financial planning, or related areas in relevant programs in the Redeemer School of Business. The chair holder will lead or support the development of financial-management case studies that reflect the legal, tax, regulatory, cultural, and pastoral context of financial planning in Canada. These case studies will help students and professionals apply biblical wisdom to real-world financial advising situations involving individuals, families, businesses, charitable giving, retirement, succession, and estate planning.
   The chair holder will also contribute to applied research, case writing, public scholarship, conference presentations, professional education, and thought leadership related to biblical stewardship, Christian financial advising, ethical wealth management, and faith-informed finance.
   
   
3. Student Formation and Professional Preparation
   The chair holder will mentor students interested in finance and/or financial planning. This includes helping students discern vocation in the financial services sector and preparing them to serve clients with excellence, integrity, wisdom, and Christian conviction.
   
   
4. Internship, Co-op, and Recruiting Partnerships
   The Van Belle Chair will work with Career Centre staff to serve as a liaison between students and potential internship, co-op, and recruiting opportunities. This includes being a part of relationship development with financial advisory firms, wealth management practices, alumni, donors, and other employer partners who may provide student placements, mentoring, guest lectures, site visits, and post-graduation employment opportunities.
   
   
5. External Engagement and Partnership Development
   The chair holder will represent Redeemer University in conversations with financial planning professionals, Christian business leaders, donors, alumni, and related organizations. The chair holder will help build a national network of partners committed to forming the next generation of Christian financial advisors and wealth management professionals.
   
   
6. Program Growth and Strategic Leadership
   The Van Belle Chair will work with the Dean of Business to advance Redeemer’s Finance concentration. This may include supporting program design, recruitment, marketing, employer engagement, donor relations, advisory council development, and long-term academic planning.
   
   

The exact workload is determined in conversation with the successful candidate and is dependent on the faculty track into which the candidate would begin their time in the Chair.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will:

• possess a graduate degree in finance, business, economics, financial planning, or a related field;
  • A terminal graduate degree is preferred, though significant professional experience in financial planning, wealth management, investment advising, or related fields is also a valuable asset.
• be certified with a Canadian financial planning or wealth management designation. Professional credentials such as, CFP and possibly CKA, or related designations are required.
• demonstrate a strong commitment to Christian higher education, biblical integration, student mentorship, and the formation of students for faithful service in business and finance.

Desired Experience and Competencies

• Significant professional experience in financial services, wealth advising, investment advising, or financial planning.
• Academic teaching experience in finance, financial planning, wealth management, investments, or related fields.
• Ability to integrate biblical principles with financial planning education.
• Experience building employer partnerships, internship pathways, and student recruiting networks providing evidence of an ability to represent Redeemer University with professional, academic, donor, alumni, and Christian communities.

Compensation
The compenstaion is expected to be between $125,000 and $140,000 per annum, with additional expenses for travel and professional development available.

Application Process

As a liberal arts and sciences university rooted in the Reformed tradition of Christianity, we seek candidates committed to this framework. Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching quality. In the letter of application include the names of three individuals who have agreed to provide letters of reference should the applicant advance to a later stage of the process.

In addition to these materials, applicants must include a 1-page to 2-page document describing their own Christian faith commitment and practice, its alignment with Redeemer’s mission and its impact on their academic and professional work. A range of qualifications will be evaluated, including distinguishing characteristics that demonstrate congruence with Redeemer’s identity as a university in the Protestant and particularly Reformed Christian tradition.

Start date: July 2027

Applicants are requested to apply via the "Submit your Application" link.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt; formal candidate screening will begin January 5, 2027. The position is open until filled. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Redeemer University offers equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be considered first for this position.