Tenure Track Position at the Department of Accounting, Stockholm School of Economics

The Department of Accounting at the Stockholm School of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in accounting (including areas such as financial reporting, auditing, management accounting and control).

Qualified candidates should hold a doctoral degree and must have completed said requirement before taking up the position. As a candidate, you should have a research background in accounting, with a particular interest in digital resilience and/or risk management. You should also have an interest in conducting research that has practical implications for organizations. The successful candidate is expected to thrive in a research environment that values methodological pluralism and theoretical diversity in the study of accounting phenomena.

The basic requirement is that the candidate is strong both in research and teaching. The ideal candidate is someone with a promising research record as evidenced by publications – or the credible potential to publish – in top tier accounting journals. In addition, applicants should be able to teach various accounting-related topics at the (minimum) undergraduate level.

Conditions

The tenure track period is 6 years, conditional on successful mid-term review after 3 years. Tenure evaluation takes place after a maximum of 6 years, and successful evaluation leads to conversion of the tenure-track position into a tenured Associate Professor position. A tentative starting date for the successful applicant is Spring 2027, but SSE is open to discussing other dates, whether earlier or later. Salaries are set on an individual basis.

To be considered for the position, candidates need to submit:

A letter of application articulating the candidate´s fit with the position description and profile of the department, including research interests and teaching competence,Curriculum vitae,Copies of representative research (published articles or working papers)Names and contact information of three references.

The application must be received by November 14, 2026. All applications are to be sent in through the SSE recruitment system Varbi.

About The Department

The Department of Accounting is a leading accounting department in the Nordics with about 20 faculty and 10 PhD students. Our research covers a broad range of topics related to e.g., auditing, financial accounting and reporting, management accounting & control, and sustainability accounting. Our faculty, many with an international background, regularly publish in leading accounting journals and employ both qualitative and quantitative research methods. More information about our faculty profile and research activities can be found on the SSE Department of Accounting website (https://www.hhs.se/en/research/departments/da/people/).

Our teaching is highly appreciated by both students and executives, and our faculty is engaged in teaching at the Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA levels as well as at SSE Executive Education. We offer a two-year Master Program in Accounting, Valuation and Financial Management, known for its practical relevance and excellent placement of the students. We also have ambitious outreach work navigated through our Accounting and Financial Management Center of Excellence (ACE) which involves corporate partners like Atlas Copco, Deloitte, Elekta, Ericsson, EY, Grant Thornton, Handelsbanken, Investor, KPMG, McKinsey, Nordea, PwC, Ratos, and Skanska.

For further questions

Please direct informal inquiries about the nature of the positions to one of the following:

Professor Lukas Goretzki (lukas.goretzki@hhs.se), Head of Department

Professor Kalle Kraus (kalle.kraus@hhs.se)

For HR related queries: HR Business partner Ellen Falkenström (ellen.falkenstrom@hhs.se)