Professor of Finance

Organisation/Company: Linköping University

Research Field: Economics » Business economics, Economics » Financial science, Economics » Valuation

Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4)

Country: Sweden

Application Deadline: 27 Feb 2025 - 22:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme

Reference Number: 853--1-25724

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) at Linköping University has extensive activities in finance, with research, postgraduate education, and undergraduate education in three different divisions: Business Administration and Economics at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Production Economics at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. This position is in the Division of Business Administration and within the Unit for Accounting and Finance.

Research is a significant part of the position, where the holder of the position as Professor of Finance is expected to develop, drive, and lead research at a high international level within financial economics, including corporate finance and valuation. The research is conducted at the division and in collaboration with other teachers and researchers active in finance.

In addition to conducting your own research, a central task for this position is to attract external funding for doctoral students, postdocs, and other colleagues. An important part of the position is to lead the work of building up and further developing a center formation within financial economics, linking research and teaching in finance.

You will teach at an advanced level in Swedish and English and supervise students in financial economics, including course design and course responsibility.

Qualifications:

- Documented scientific excellence at a high international level in financial economics.

- Publication in recognized journals and conferences in the field.

- Ability to develop a dynamic research environment.

- Ability to attract national and international research grants.

- Documented scientific excellence in corporate finance and valuation.

- Documented pedagogical excellence in teaching and supervision at the undergraduate, advanced, and postgraduate levels in finance.

- Supervised doctoral students up to their dissertation defense.

- Good collaboration skills and the ability to contribute to developing the workgroup.

- Ability to teach and conduct research in English; ability to teach in Swedish within two years is desirable.

This employment is permanent, full-time. Starting date by agreement.

Background screening may be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Linköping University welcomes applicants with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We look forward to receiving your application

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