Assistant Professor in Accounting

LogoAssistant Professor in AccountingLancaster University LeipzigLocation : Leipzig, GermanyEUR60,722 - EUR68,051 (full time, indefinite)Reference : 0846-24Lecturer (Teaching and Research) / Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship)Lancaster University Leipzig wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor equivalent to lecturer (Teaching and Research) or lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in Accounting.

You will have a PhD (or be close to completing one) and be able to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate / MSc levels.

This post arises as a result of international teaching and research activities, which the successful applicant will need to help deliver.

Specifically, Lancaster University has established an exciting new campus in Leipzig, Germany. Located in one of Germany's most vibrant, liveable, and attractive cities, the Leipzig campus offers the same academic quality and fully rounded student experience as in the UK, with a strong strategic vision of excellence in teaching, research, and engagement.

You will be based on the Leipzig campus, and will involve teaching, research, engagement and administrative responsibilities.

Teaching requirements are in the broader area of Accounting, at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.Colleagues do have access to the research environment at Lancaster University Management School in the UK, but also can benefit from a very active research team in Leipzig.

The expectation is to create a critical mass of empirical researchers that also have an interest in collaborating across disciplinary boundaries.

Particularly the Management department collaborates closely with the Computer Science department on topics like Machine Learning, Artifical Intelligence, Blockchain.

You will be an active member of a vibrant research community in a highly aspiring and collegial setting.Please note this role a full time, indefinite post based in Leipzig, Germany and ideally we would like the appointed candidate to start at latest on 1st December 2024.

The opportunity is unique as the role is permanent after 6 months probationary period with the opportunity of being promoted to senior lecturer, reader and professor in line with expectations.

The contract is with Lancaster University Leipzig and therefore under German law.Informal enquiries to Professor Constantin Blome, email : c.

[email protected] date : Sunday 15 September 2024.Interview date : Tuesday 01 October 2024.Further details about Lancaster University Leipzig can be found at www.

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