Assistant Professor in Finance

The Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University, invites applications for an assistant professor position starting in the fall of 2025 or as agreed.

Candidates within any field of finance are invited to apply. We do, however, have a special interest in empirical corporate finance and corporate governance.

The duration of assistant professorships is 3-5 years and different schemes for fixed term and tenure track can be offered. We offer favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access, time devoted to research, travel support, etc. The remuneration package is competitive at the European level and includes a fixed-term stipend to qualified candidates and substantial publication bonuses funded by the Danish Finance Institute. For non-Danish researchers, a favourable tax-scheme exists.

The Department of Economics and Business Economics has around 120 faculty members covering the fields of Economics, Econometrics, Finance, Logistics and Operations Research, Business Analytics and other fields. The department faculty is international, and the working language is English. The department hosts several research centers providing an active research environment and the department has several seminar series with ample influx of visiting researchers. The Department of Economics and Business Economics services several undergraduate and master-level programs. The PhD program has an annual intake of around 15 to 20 students. More information is available at www.econ.au.dk.

Interviews will be conducted through the European Job Market virtual meetings mid December, and candidates may subsequently be invited to give a job talk at Aarhus University starting January 2025.

Application Procedure: Your application should include cover letter CV, publication list, names of 3 referees and your job market paper. Optionally, you may submit additional papers and research and teaching statements. Applicants should have a PhD degree before taking up the position. Complete applications should be received by November 24th 2024 to be guaranteed full consideration. All candidates must apply online at http://www.econjobmarket.org.

Further information: Please address inquiries to Recruitment Officer, Professor Valerie Smeets ([email protected]) or Head of the Finance Section, Thomas Kokholm ([email protected]).

Submission materials required

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• Contact information for references
• Cover letter
• Additional paper (optional)
• Additional paper (optional)
• Letters of reference: 3