Professor in Accounting

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ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is a world-class, open, pluralistic and socially engaged university. Our credo is  'Dare to Think' : we are a haven for courageous thinkers.

With one of the most progressive career models for academics in the world, Ghent University evaluates its scholars not only by the length of their publication list but also by the impact they pursue, what they achieve and how they collaborate.

Are you a good ‘fit’ with our university? Discover here our vision on education and research .

ASSIGNMENT

The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at Ghent University has a vacancy for a full-time tenure track position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting, Corporate Finance and Taxation, in the field of Accounting. This concerns a five-year temporary appointment within the tenure track system. After this period of five years, and following a positive evaluation, the appointment will result in a permanent position at the rank of Associate Professor.

The starting date for the position is 01 September 2027 . The Assistant Professor will be responsible for teaching duties in various programmes offered by our faculty, within the bachelor’s and master’s programmes. In addition, the Professor is expected to develop independent academic research. See profile text.

Academic education

You deliver high-quality education in the broad field of Accounting to large student groups, but also in smaller student groups.

You teach one or more courses in the field of the Bachelor Commercial Sciences (in Dutch).  These courses require expertise of the Belgian General Accepted Accounting Principles).

You also teach one or more courses in the Master Business Economics, major Accountancy (in English).

The specific teaching assignment is subject to change and may evolve depending on potential program modifications within the faculty, the teaching needs of the department and the development along the career.

You will also actively contribute to teaching innovations within the faculty.

Academic research

You conduct innovative and internationally recognized research and are open to collaboration with other members of the department.

The research area is situated in the field of Accounting ( e.g., Accounting Education, Accounting History, Accounting Information Systems, Accounting and Governance, Auditing, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Management Accounting, Social and Environmental Accounting).

You are expected to publish in leading international peer-reviewed journals, in accordance with Ghent University’s publication policy.

You will initiate new research lines and develop project proposals to obtain research funding.

You will build and maintain an international academic network.

You will supervise master’s and doctoral students in their theses, providing guidance in a motivating and coaching manner. In doing so, you pay attention to the growth and development of your students and collaborators.

Institutional and societal engagement

Based on your expertise and experience, you will actively contribute to the operations of the department, faculty, and university, and/or engage with external assignments involving academic and societal service.

PROFILE

• You have a strong academic CV with international visibility in the requested field:

• Your achievements in the field of research and education contribute to the development of the scientific domain (e.g. publications, presentations, or other academic output);

• You are capable to initiate and supervise educational and research projects and to acquire the necessary funding for this;

• You are didactically skilled to teach university students to develop academic competences ;

• Mobility is recommended (e.g. education, research, economic, or societal) .

• Positive teaching evaluations, based on teaching to university students is recommended.

• Realized societal outreach is recommended.

• You work in a collaborative way and integrate smoothly into the department/faculty

• You look for opportunities inside and outside the university and actively use your network to do so.

• Y ou show leadership potential/have leadership experience. More information about leadership at Ghent University.

• If you do not know Dutch, you are willing to learn it within a period of 5 years and reach CEFR level B2. When taking up a teaching assignment, you must have a command of the language of instruction of the course unit at CEFR level C1 (the teaching assignment will mainly involve courses in Dutch, but also in English). More information about the language requirements and the language support offered at Ghent University.

Skills/attitudes

• You are quality-oriented.

• You attach great importance to ethical and responsible conduct.

• You show initiative.

• You are team-player.

• You are capable of providing leadership and supervising doctoral research.

OUR OFFER

Ghent University has developed a new inspiring career model for professors. Academic freedom and academics' responsibility, talents and ambitions act as a natural drive to advance their careers, as part of teamwork.

Ghent University is specifically committed to guiding international professors in the process of coming to Ghent. At Ghent University, our view is as broad as possible, because internationalisation creates synergies within and outside the institution.

We offer you a wide range of employee benefits . The basic teacher training and courses in 'Dutch' and 'English' for foreign-speaking lecturers are just a few of our wide range of courses and training.

Candidates who are newly appointed at Ghent University with an appointment of at least 50% receive a Starting Grant of € 240,000 to contribute towards the personnel, operating and/or equipment costs . Furthermore, professors who meet the conditions may be eligible for Basic Research Funding .

DIVERSITY

Ghent University pursues an equal opportunities policy and values everyone's talent, regardless of gender, age, philosophy of life, skin color, sexual orientation, migration background or disability. We encourage everyone to apply.

Interruptions in research careers and/or atypical career paths (e.g. relevant experience outside the academic sector) will be taken into account when assessing the application.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

The selection committee will carry out an initial, substantive screening of the admissible applications on the file. This assessment takes into consideration both the candidate's merits and potential.

Ghent University emphasizes the qualitative assessment of academic performance. Therefore, candidates are asked in the application form to mention their most important academic or non-academic achievements with the most impact.

For shortlisted candidates, the following steps in the selection procedure shall consist of at least:

• a selection interview in which the vision regarding education, research, and societal engagement are discussed

• a written statement outlining your vision on education and research

• a trial lesson on a subject in the relevant field (in Dutch).

• a screening of leadership and interpersonal skills

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• You hold a thesis-based doctorate or a diploma or certificate that is recognized as equivalent.

• You have at least two years of postdoctoral experience on 1 september 2027 . This term of two years is determined by the date mentioned on the required diploma .

• Your application meets the formal requirements (submitted on time, complete: with a completed application form and a copy of the diploma, delivered via e-recruitment).

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late or incomplete applications, or applications that are not sent through the online system.

Your application must include the following documents

• In the field ‘Application form’ : the application form + any attachments merged into one pdf file. Additional documents may be requested from shortlisted candidates.

• In the field ‘Diploma’ : a transcript of your doctoral degree. If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.

• In the field ‘Certificate of equivalence’ : only for diplomas awarded outside the European Union: certificate of equivalence ( NARIC ) (if already in your possession). For diplomas awarded in the UK before January 31st of 2020, a certificate of equivalence is not required.

Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.

MORE INFORMATION

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Prof. Dr. Patricia Everaert (Patricia.Everaert@UGent.be, +32 9 264 35 00) at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department Accounting, Corporate Finance and Taxation.

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