Assistant Professor of Accounting (tenure track)
Advertiser: Economics, Radboud University
Field(s) of specialization: Accounting
Position type(s): Assistant Professor
Location of job: Heyendaalseweg 141, Nijmegen, GE, 6525 AJ, Netherlands
Degree required: Doctorate
Job start date: 2022-08-01
Job duration: Continuing/permanent
Letters of reference required: 2
Application deadline: 31 Dec 2021 midnight UTC (no longer accepting applications)
Current search status: Reviewing applications
Posting end date: 31 Jan 2022
Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting January, 2022.
Ad text:

As an assistant professor you will be part of the accounting group of the Department of Economics and Business Economics at the Nijmegen School of Management (NSM). The position includes both research and teaching. You will be expected to conduct high-quality and original research in accounting preferably with an interest in the relationships between accounting and AI and accounting and sustainability. This position is expected to result in a series of high-quality publications. The Nijmegen School of Management explicitly encourages inter-disciplinary research in which accounting research is studied from various perspectives, including philosophy of mind and action and neuroscience. You will further be expected to provide high-quality courses in accounting and economics at the Bachelor's and Master's levels, and to supervise Bachelor's and Master's theses.

Profile

  • You hold or shortly expect to obtain a PhD degree in accounting, business administration, auditing, economics, psychology/decision sciences or a related field.
  • You are highly motivated and have the potential to build a record of excellence in both research and teaching in accounting, AI, sustainability, behavioural accounting or a related field.
  • You have an excellent record in academic teaching, as evidenced by good teaching evaluations, and a willingness to obtain a university teaching qualification within the first 4 years of the contract.
  • You should have working papers or potential revise-and-resubmits, or have published articles in leading international journals in the field of accounting or a related field.
  • Experience with the acquisition of research funding will also be valued.
  • You have excellent English language skills in oral and written communication. Dutch language skills would be an advantage but are not required.

We are
The department of Economics and Business Economics consists of five theme groups: Economic Theory and Policy, International Economics, Business Economics, Finance and Accounting. The department is responsible for the development and quality of the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in economics, as well as for courses in economics in other educational programmes offered by NSM. What sets the Nijmegen curriculum in Economics apart is that it characterised by a multidisciplinary approach, whereby in addition to the economics discipline, inspiration is sought from other areas.

We offer

  • A temporary employment for 6 years (tenure track), leading to a tenured position, at least assistant professor 1, depending on academic performance.
  • Employment for 1.0 FTE.
  • The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €3,807 and a maximum of €5,211 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 11).
  • You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
  • Applicants from abroad moving to the Netherlands may qualify for a special tax relief by which 30% of their salary is tax free.
  • You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
  • Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time employment, you can choose between 29 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the legally allotted 20.

Would you like more information?
For questions about the position, please contact Frank Hartmann, Professor of Accounting at frank.hartmann@ru.nl.

Practical information and applications
We will consider applications submitted until 31 December 2021. Kindly address your application to Prof. dr. F. Hartmann. Please fill in the application form and attach the following documents:

  • A letter of motivation
  • Your CV, including a list of working papers and publications
  • A job market paper and further research papers
  • Teaching statement and evaluations (optional)
  • Two letters of recommendation

The first round of online interviews will take place in January 2022. You would preferably begin in August 2022.

Radboud University has a strong track record in promoting female scholars to leadership positions, and we therefore especially welcome applications from women who fit the above profile.

We drafted this vacancy to find and hire our new colleague ourselves. Recruitment agencies are kindly requested to refrain from responding.

Submission materials required
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Job market paper
  • Additional paper (optional)
  • Additional paper (optional)
  • Other material (in one file) (optional)
  • Cover letter
  • Video presentation of job market paper (optional)
  • Teaching evaluations (optional)
  • Letters of reference: 2
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