W1 Professorship in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting (f/m/d)

We are looking for a team-oriented and dedicated candidate whose research activities are business-oriented and offer links to the faculty’s research focus on “Governance and Compliance”. We are interested in candidates with research activities in at least one of the following fields: Financial Ac-counting, Business Taxation, and Management Accounting. The current or future research should be related to digitalisation in accounting. Empirical, primarily quantitative research is expected. Promis-ing candidates will have excellent research qualifications, demonstrated by their potential for out-standing publications in the field of accounting; initial publications with international visibility are also desirable.
The successful candidate is expected to teach undergraduate and graduate business classes. The university emphasises research-oriented teaching. The successful candidate is expected to offer German- and English-speaking courses.
Appointment requirements are stipulated by Article 30 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act in the most current version of that law. Details will be provided upon request.
Applications from abroad are explicitly welcome. The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and therefore explicitly invites qualified female scholars to apply. The University has committed itself to being a family-friendly insti-tution and supports its employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of disabled employees and therefore welcomes applica-tions from persons with disabilities. In the case of equivalent qualifications, applications from disabled persons will be given preference. In order for the University to be able to protect the interests of the applicant, information about a disability or equal status should be included in the application.
Please send your application to the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Göttingen via the Appointment Portal (https://berufungen.uni-goettingen.de/) by 17 September 2026.
If you have further questions, please contact the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics (dekanat@wiwi.uni-goettingen.de).
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