Chair in Accounting University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham - Business School

Nottingham University Business School is one of the UK's leading business schools and a globally ranked centre for management education and research at one of the UK's most successful universities. With around 140 academic staff, this dynamic Business School has a strong commitment to excellent research, teaching and learning. Our strategy of research led teaching is supported through close engagement with other Schools across the University, as well as with businesses and organisations in the public and private sector. We are embracing the contemporary challenges confronting Business Schools and Universities more broadly by, for example, integrating sustainability issues in the curriculum and inspiring radical innovation thinking in our students. We are financially strong both as a Business School and a University. As part of our enhancement strategy, we are delighted to announce five Chair positions and we welcome applications from appropriately qualified candidates who feel they could contribute to these exciting developments. Further information about the School is available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/.

Since 2005, the Finance and Accounting Division has recruited 4 professors, 2 associate professors and 2 lecturers; 6 in finance, 2 in accounting and we now aim to extend this process with the appointment of an accounting professor. Research interests include (but are not limited to) audit; financial reporting and accounting standards; market-based accounting research; accounting disclosures, stock market returns and firm valuation.

Candidates are required to have a PhD in a relevant area, together with established international experience in a senior research capacity, with a track record of high quality and relevant research output, a high level portfolio for REF 2014 and a demonstrable commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. They should also have research leadership skills suited to the seniority of these posts and experience of obtaining research funding. Candidates will be expected to prepare and deliver high quality lectures, seminars/tutorials at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as required.

Salary is negotiable depending on skills and experience will be within the professorial range, minimum £55,758 per annum.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Martin Binks, Dean of the Business School, tel: 0115 951 5274, email: martin.binks@nottingham.ac.uk or Professor David Newton, Head of the Finance and Accounting Division, tel: 0115 84 67414, email: david.newton@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.

For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Jobs/CurrentVacancies/ref/JK04902 If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 846 6172.

Please quote ref. JK/04902.

Closing date: 16 September 2011.

For all our vacancies and more about working at the University of Nottingham see: http://jobs.nottingham.ac