Associate professor in business administration, specialization in finance

We are looking for 1 Associate Professor with great commitment for education and research in finance.

Work content
The work includes teaching in courses in both Swedish and English at undergraduate and advanced level, in Finance. You are also expected participate in development work, supervision and in joint activities within Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics. Teaching is often conducted in teams and courses are offered in both Swedish and English. 

The employment includes competence development up to 20% of your working time. If you have external research funds, it is possible for you to use them for research up to 80% of the annual working time.

The employment also includes being updated about the developments in the specified area, conducting own research and actively participating in working groups and committees. We value commitment, participation, and responsibility. You spend your working time in Umeå at the business administration unit and at the accounting and finance section. The accounting and finance section mainly conducts research within the areas of auditing, household finance, corporate finance, and financial accounting. Most of this research is quantitative and is conducted using registry data.

Eligibility requirements
According to Chapter 4, Section 4 of the Higher Education Ordinance, a person shall qualify for appointment as Associate Professor if he or she has demonstrated educational expertise and holds a doctorate or has attained equivalent academic competence or other professional skills relevant with regards to the subject area of the appointment. The subject area for this position is Business Administration, with a specialization in Finance.

Assessment criteria
When balancing the assessment criteria, equal emphasis is placed on scientific and pedagogical skills. Other important professional skills as well as skills in developing and leading the organization are also given importance. The assessment criteria are weighted according to the ranking below, with the exception that equal emphasis must be placed on teaching and research in assessment.

General basis for assessment for teachers at Umeå University is competence and suitability to fulfill the tasks, as well as good collaboration skills.

Scientific skills refer to the subject of business administration with a focus on finance and accounting. The degree of scientific proficiency is primarily assessed on the basis of scientific work published in international, peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field. The assessment of scientific competence must take special account of publications and research activities during the past five years in accordance with the USBE quality system. This means, among other things, that the applicant must be able to demonstrate qualitatively strong publications in international journals and the ability to apply for and obtain external funding. In assessing publications, the Department of Business Administration adheres to current quality lists from Web of Science (WoS), Acadmic Journal Guide (AJG, formerly ABS) and ABDC. For book chapters, the so-called Norwegian list is applied.

Pedagogical skills refer to the ability and experience of teaching in business administration with a focus on finance. Demonstrated teaching skills at the undergraduate and advanced level, supervision, and documented experience of pedagogical development work are particularly meritorious. University pedagogical education, experience of teaching at doctoral level and supervision of doctoral students are meritorious.

Since part of the duties is giving finance courses in Swedish, the ability to teach in Swedish is highly prioritized and particularly meritorious.

The ability to teach in both finance and accounting is particularly meritorious.

Administrative skills are meritorious and refer partly to the ability to independently organize educational activities, as well as the ability to lead development and quality work in undergraduate education, postgraduate education, and research in the subject area for the position.

When assessing other skills, great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability, which includes an outward-looking and flexible way of working, easy to take own initiatives and the ability to work independently. The work also requires a good ability to collaborate with business and society.

Application
The eligibility requirements and assessment criteria are set out in the appointment’s procedure for teachers at Umeå University, which you can find here.

The Faculty of Social Science’s instructions for application and instructions for expert assessments are found here.

The recruitment process may include interviews, trial lectures and verifications of references provided.

More about Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics
As an internationally respected, nationally influential and regionally rooted part of Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, Economics, and Statistics contributes to the development of society through education and research of high international standards. In interaction with the surrounding society, we conduct education and research that contributes to individuals' understanding, ability and responsibility regarding society's challenges and as well as to sustainable development. We are accredited by AACSB and sustainability-certified according to the environmental management standard ISO14001.

We are about 150 employees divided between USBE office and our units for business administration, economics and statistics. About 4000 students pass our courses annually and we conduct education from undergraduate to postgraduate level in business administration, economics and statistics.

The Department of Business Administration has about 60 employees. We conduct research in entrepreneurship, management, marketing, accounting and finance.

Read more about the School of Business here.