Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Accounting

Hanken School of Economics invites applications for 1-2 Assistant Professors (tenure-track) in Accounting.The positions are on the Helsinki campus, beginning in August 2026 (negotiable). We are specifically interested in applicants with research and teaching abilities or potential in any of the following core areas: Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis Corporate Governance and Auditing Sustainable Investing and ESG Reporting, and AI, Information Systems and Data-Driven Decision-Making in the Accounting context. The positions are part of the Hanken tenure track system. They are open to talented individuals who have potential for an excellent scientific career. Individuals placed on the Hanken tenure track have the possibility to advance in their career through regular performance assessments, which take into account their merits across all relevant qualification areas of the tenure track system. Hanken School of Economics is a research-oriented business school offering education in English and Swedish. The Accounting subject at Hanken is committed to high-quality teaching and research, specializing particularly in financial accounting; financial statement analysis; corporate governance and auditing; sustainable investing and ESG; and AI and data-driven decision-making. We offer full scale BSc, MSc and PhD programs in Swedish and English. We have a strong research climate reflected in a growing volume and range of research activities. We value high-quality, practice-oriented research, as evidenced by our publications in top-ranked journals. The group houses the Hanken Centre for Accounting, Finance and Governance, which provides opportunities to connect with international researchers, executives, and policymakers. The teaching in our major centers on five themes: Financial Accounting and Reporting; Managerial Accounting; Sustainability Reporting; Auditing; and Data-Driven Decision-Making in Accounting. At Hanken our mission is to foster responsible professionals to drive a sustainable future. Our community is characterised by equity, openness and integrity, and a focus on high quality, continuous improvement, and sustainability.Requirements The applicants will be reviewed based on their research, teaching, institutional service, and societal impact. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree (or be near completion of one) in accounting or in a related field. When evaluating the applicants’ qualifications, the focus will be on the potential to conduct high quality scientific research in accounting and the potential to provide high-quality teaching in accounting. Being a stand-alone business school with strong Nordic roots, Hanken offers high-quality degree programmes in Swedish and English. For both positions, applicants are required to have fluent command of English, knowledge of Swedish is considered a merit. One of the positions may require teaching in Swedish. Hanken supports its faculty in learning the Swedish language, which serves as the administrative language of the business school.Academic staff at Hanken are expected to carry out and supervise scientific research, provide high-quality academic teaching, closely follow the advances of their field, and contribute service to Hanken, the academic community, and society. Teaching tasks are allocated based on the curriculum needs of the subject and by considering relevant own expertise.The full-time position has an annual working time of 1612 hours. During the academic year, it is expected that candidates spend an average of at least three days per week at the office in Helsinki to actively contribute to the research and teaching environment. Hanken requires academic employees to reside and work in Finland, and it offers relocation support for tenure track professors coming from outside Finland. Salary The salary is based on the university salary system in Finland, which includes free access to employee healthcare as well as pension and holiday contributions. The exact salary level depends on the recruited individual’s qualifications. Hanken will support the selected employee with a start-up research budget, and additional research, travel and teaching development grants can also be granted. Hanken rewards excellence in both research and teaching. For more Information For additional information, please contact the Head of Department, Professor Kim Ittonen (kim.ittonen@hanken.fi)General instructions for applicants are provided here. Also, read more about Hanken as an employer here. Recruitment process and timeline The applicationdeadline is 30 November 2025. Candidates will be interviewed in person at the EAA Talent Workshop in Madrid November 7-8 and selected applicants will be invited to an online interview shortly after the application deadline. Short-listed candidates will be invited to on-site campus visits, including an interview and research presentation. How to apply The application is to be addressed to the Rector and application materials should include: CV (proposed content here), including list of publications. Personal statement, which includes a description of past research and its scientific quality, academic impact, plans for future research and a description of the candidate’s service to the department and university and a description of the candidate’s societal impact. Teaching portfolio (proposed content here).Three letters of reference from academic researchers to be submitted directly to Hanken via humanresources@hanken.fi.Please submit all application materials in English in the recruitment database LAURA.Hanken School of Economics is one of the leading business schools in the Nordic countries, and recognized for its international orientation and outstanding research quality in proportion to its size. The School is accredited by AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS. We have close ties to the business community and an active alumni network. Our master's programme is ranked 60 in the Masters in Management 2025 by Financial Times. We are located in Helsinki and Vaasa. Finland is ranked as one of the best-governed countries in the world (Legatum prosperity index, 2023), as well as the happiest country in the world (World Happiness Report 2024). The city of Helsinki ranks as one of the most liveable cities in the world (The Economist 2024). These are thanks to, among others, the high level of equality and safety; free, high-quality education at both primary, secondary, and university levels; affordable healthcare and childcare; and competitiveness and innovativeness of the business sector.