Professor in Accounting

Organisation/Company Ghent University Research Field Economics » Administrative sciences Economics » Financial science Economics » Other Researcher Profile Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 30 Nov 2026 - 22:59 (UTC) Country Belgium Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

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.

Withone of themost progressive career models for academicsin 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
• You show leadership potential/have leadership experi