Accounting and Financial Management Services

Tenure-Track/Tenured Position - Associate Professor or Full Professor Level

The DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University invites applications for an Associate Professor (tenure-track) or Full Professor (tenured) in the Accounting and Financial Management Services Area. The appointment will commence July 1, 2014 or be advertised until the position is filled, subject to budgetary approval. Rank will depend upon qualifications and experience.

The DeGroote School of Business strives to create a strong, supportive and collegial research culture, building the research capacity of faculty and graduate students. The School hosts three research centers and a number of research chairs that contribute to the prosperity of society at large and provide value to business. DeGroote operates at two campuses, the McMaster University main campus in Hamilton, Ontario, and a new state-of-the-art facility in nearby Burlington, Ontario, housing the MBA and executive programs. The successful candidate is expected to be active at both locations, teaching undergraduate and post-graduate courses as well as teaching in the School’s professionally oriented executive development programs.

For appointments at either the Associate or Full Professor level the candidate must be actively engaged in research. In addition, preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated leadership in research initiatives through supervision of graduate students, the proven ability to attract research funding and publication of research results in major scholarly outlets. Proficiency in English is required.

Candidates will have a PhD in Accounting and preferably a professional accounting designation. Preference will be given to candidates with research interests related to capital market response to the regulatory environment in an international setting, earnings management, analysts' earnings forecasts and information environment,  executive compensation and corporate governance; teaching interests in advanced managerial and financial accounting, and accounting theory; as well as experience in teaching research seminars and supervising candidates in the Accounting field of the Ph.D. program.

Candidates should submit a cover letter, statement of research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, research samples (published articles or working papers), evidence of teaching effectiveness, names and contact information of at least three references to:

Dr. John Medcof, Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs and Accreditation)
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M4
Email: deanbus@mcmaster.ca phone: (905) 525-9140, ext. 24058; fax (905) 526-0852



Posted: September 26, 2013