Reader in Accounting

January 11, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Reader in Accounting

Company: University of Sussex

Job description: Hours: full time considered up to a maximum of 37.5 hours

Requests for options will be considered (subject to business need).

These positions are for full time FTE.

Placed on: 11 December 2023

Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview date: 28 February 2024

Expected start date: no later than Sep 2024

  • The Department of Accounting and Finance is looking to hire a full-time, permanent faculty member at the Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) level in the area of Accounting. We are looking for an individual with an exciting research agenda and evidence of publication potential in the top journals in Accounting. A specialism in any of the following areas would be desirable, but not essential: audit, advanced financial reporting, financial management, financial accounting, ESG standards.
  • The Accounting Group has a vibrant team of research-active academics who frequently organise research seminars, research collaboratively, and provide a supportive and friendly research culture. The group is embedded in the wider University of Sussex Business School and benefits from the expertise from other research groups in the School, notably around sustainability, economic development, and artificial intelligence.
  • Candidates must be able to demonstrate that their research is published in top level journals. The Department values ‘quality over quantity’. The successful candidate will be an engaged academic who enjoys working in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment and shows enthusiasm for collaborating with colleagues within the department and across disciplines.
  • They should have experience in teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, as well as a preparedness to teach specialist and core subjects.
  • For details of the members of the Accounting and Finance Department see:

Please contact Prof. Radu Tunaru ( ) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply please click the ‘Apply’ button, above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

£56,021 to £73,039. Grade 9, per annum, pro rata if part-time

Expected salary: £56021 – 73039 per year

Location: Falmer, East Sussex – Brighton

Job date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:54:20 GMT

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