Associate Professorship in Management Accounting

Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant Associate Professorship in Management Accounting at the Department of Accounting.

Core research areas of the Department are (1) financial accounting, (2) management accounting, (3) auditing, (4) accounting information systems and (5) corporate governance in both private and public sector. 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.

The department's researchers collaborate on specific research projects using a variety of quantitative as well as qualitative methods.

Teaching responsibilities of the Department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching in the above-mentioned research fields.

The Department’s research efforts within management accounting focus on:

• Profitability measurement and management on segments 
• Budgeting  
• Management Accounting & Control  
• Cost accounting  
• Financial management of projects 
• Profit center organization and transfer pricing 
• Risk management 

The Associate Professorship is a permanent position with research and teaching obligations.

To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department.

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, including participating in the public debate.  
• Research meeting high international standards, 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 associate 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.

Qualifications 

• Advanced degree in an appropriate field  
• Documented teaching qualifications or other material for the evaluation of his/her pedagogical level. Please see guidelines for teaching portfolios. 
• Documented research production at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals  
• 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 (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

For further information please contact: Head of Department Carsten Rohde, tel.: +45 3815 2338, e-mail [email protected].

Information about the department may be found at www.cbs.en .

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:

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.

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

Application due: 07-10-2021