Assistant Professor

**Employer**: Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua (Italy)
**Field(s) of specialization**:financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, corporate finance, corporate governance
**Position type(s)**: Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Tenure-Track)
**Location of job**:Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua, Padua (Italy)
**Job starting date**: from December 2024 with flexibility depending on individual circumstances.
**Job duration**: the tenure-track entails a 6-year full-time contract. Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor is obtained upon the granting of the National Habilitation to Associate Professor (ANVUR).
**Salary and Workload**:The annual gross salary - net of employer-paid social security contributions - is in the range of approx. €36.000 - € 44.000, depending on seniority - corresponding to a monthly net (13 instalments) of approx. €1.950 - € 2.400. Whilst this is not negotiable, faculty members can obtain bi-annual increases upon meeting targets as defined by the University of Padua.
**Letters of reference required**: 2

**Profile**
Applicants should provide evidence of a potential ability to publish in high quality scientific journals in the areas of accounting. Publications in journals ranked above ‘3’ according to the AJG of the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) and those ranked ‘A’ according to the Italian Agency for the Assessment of Research Quality (ANVUR) are especially valued.
It will be preferred a teaching focus in financial or managerial accounting at the Bachelor, Master, or PhD levels either in Italian or English. Teaching at recognized international institutions is particularly valued. Most of the teaching with be delivered at the Department of Economics.

**Job Description and Position**
The position offered is Assistant-Professor in Accounting (scientific sector SECS-P/17 according to the Italian academic system). The position is tenure-track, full time, with a maximum teaching load of 90 contact hours per academic year.

**About the Department**
The Department of Economics and Management of the University of Padova was founded in 1989 and counts over 2000 students and more than 75 faculty members conducting research in economics or business fields. In 2023 the dSEA was granted the EQUIS Accreditation. Since 2012, the University guide 'Grande Guida' ranks the Department among the top three institutions for teaching quality in the areas of Economics and Statistics.
The Department ranked fourth in Italy in terms of research quality and productivity. Research carried out in accounting has been ranked third in Italy by the National independent agency (ANVUR).
Out of 850 assessed Universities, our Department is also at the top of the U-Multirank international ranking. The working language of the Department of Economics and Management is Italian, whereas teaching is done mainly in English across the Masters, and PhD levels. More information is available on the website.

**Application Process**
The Scouting and Recruitment Committee will consider applicants meeting the following conditions:
a) evidence of high-quality teaching and mentoring through student or peer evaluations.
b) evidence of the ability in securing research funds at the Department or University levels.
c) evidence of a consolidated experience in working with international scholars and activism in widely recognized academic societies (e.g. AAA, EAA, APIRA, SIDREA, AIDEA etc..)
d) fluency in English is extremely valued.

**Disclaimer**
All expressions of interest will be treated as strictly confidential.