Assistant Professor in Management Accounting and Control at the Department of Accounting

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for one or more vacant Assistant Professorship (s) in Management Accounting & Control at the Department of Accounting.

Core research areas of the Department are (1) financial accounting, (2) management accounting & control, (3) auditing, (4) accounting information systems and (5) corporate, all applicable to both private and public sectors. The objective of the Department is to remain and to expand its leadership role in research related to these areas in the Nordic countries and to preserve its strong international reputation for high quality research and teaching. 

Teaching responsibilities of the Department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting & Control, and Auditing.

Examples of research areas that the assistant professor might cover: 

• Cost & Management Accounting
• Management Control
• Performance measurement
• Interorganizational Cost Management
• Accounting Information Systems
• Accounting and Digitialization
• Implementation of Accounting Systems
• Accounting Based Compensation
• Accounting issues in knowledge based firms
• Accounting for sustainable green transition

More description of the department, research area or project: https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-accounting

The assistant professorship is a fixed term position (4 years) with research and teaching obligations.

To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant(s) chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department. The successful applicant is obliged to participate in the assistant professor program at CBS on teaching principles and methods in order to fulfill the pedagogical requirements made at the end of the term of employment as assistant professor.

Responsibilities 

• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programs, including Executive Education 
• Individual and group based research meeting high international standards 
• Promoting CBS’s academic reputation 
• Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects 
• Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School 
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the department and to CBS-wide tasks 
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular 
• Research, including responsibility for the academic development of the relevant discipline 
• Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching 
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences. 

The assistant professor is expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position. 

Qualification 

The applicant must hold a PhD or the equivalent. Emphasis is placed on the applicant’s research potential, which means that a researcher with a large research potential may be preferred to a researcher with a large research production. 

The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken). 

Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type.

For further information please contact: Head of Department Carsten Rohde, tel.: +45 3815 2338, email: cr.acc@cbs.dk. Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.dk/acc

Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

Application 

Application must be sent via the electronic recruitment system, using the link below.

Application must include: 

1. A statement of application. 
2. Proof of qualifications and a full CV. 
3. Documentation of relevant, significant, original research at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals and citations in the Social Science Citation Index and/or Google Scholar.  
4. Documentation of teaching qualifications or other material for the evaluation of his/her pedagogical level. 
5. Information indicating experience in research management, industry co-operation and international co-operation. 
6. A complete, numbered list of publications (indicating titles, co-authors, page numbers and year) with an * marking of the academic productions to be considered during the review. A maximum of 10 publications for review are allowed. Applicants are requested to prioritise their publications in relation to the field of this job advertisement. 
7. Copies of the publications marked with an *. Only publications written in English (or another specified principal language, according to research tradition) or one of the Scandinavian languages will be taken into consideration. 

Recruitment procedure 

The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants; when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.

The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.

Once the recruitment process is completed each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.

Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.

Copenhagen Business School invites all qualified candidates to apply for the position. An appointment committee will review the applications and invite a selection of qualified candidates to an interview.

One of CBS’ strategic goals is the promotion of diversity, which is why every effort has been made to ensure a recruitment process that reduces potential bias. Applicants are therefore encouraged not to include a photo or unnecessary personal information in their application.

Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk. 

Closing date: 31 May 2024.

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