Associate Professor in Coventry

About the Role

We are continuing our search for an Associate Professor in Accounting to join our outstanding faculty and strengthen our profile in financial accounting, capital markets, and archival research. Successful candidates will join an interdisciplinary group of accounting scholars, who work together in a collegiate, inclusive, supportive, and developmental environment. We are passionate about our research, teaching, and impact and engagement activities, and have built considerable reputation, in part through publishing in leading journals. Our group culture is positive, and values feedback, teamwork, transparency, and discussion. We enjoy a facilitative and progressive research and teaching infrastructure and a generous and competitive research budget. We provide an excellent environment and platform for positive, talented, and enthusiastic researchers to achieve career and personal goals.

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link below).

About You

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates with interests and expertise in financial accounting, capital markets, and archival research.

Candidates with strong and productive networks of outstanding scholars, commercial practitioners, and leadership experience in research and teaching are encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will demonstrate ability to publish consistently in leading accounting journals, lead and develop programmes of research, teaching and learning expertise, and demonstrate potential for promotion to Professor.

About the Department

Warwick Business School (WBS)is a place where big ideas meet real impact. We’re part of a world-class university, but we’re more than just our reputation. For nearly 60 years, we’ve been helping people turn ambition into action, equipping them to make a real difference in the world.

Please view our online brochure, specifically created for candidates, to gain further insight into working at Warwick Business School.

About Us

We were the first UK business school to achieve triple accreditation (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB), and our programmes consistently rank among the best - view all of our rankings here.

But what really sets us apart is how it feels to be here. We’re down to earth, collaborative, and proud to create a place where staff, students and alumni feel at home. We want your time here to be as inspiring as it is rewarding, with the support, trust, and opportunities you need to grow both professionally and personally.

Our Vision

The world needs smart ideas, and the leaders who can bring them to life. Those ideas only matter if they can be put into practice. Our vision is simple: to shape the people and ideas that will define what comes next and ensure they have everything they need to make it happen.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CORE values and fuelled by a Change Maker mindset. We look for this shared commitment in everyone who joins our community. We nurture that mindset every day by creating a workplace where curiosity is encouraged, ideas are shared openly, and everyone has the chance to turn bold thinking into meaningful action.

Change Makers

• See the bigger picture. They think beyond themselves, seek out different perspectives, and consider the ripple effect of their actions.
• Challenge the norm. They question the status quo and look for better ways to make a difference.
• Have the drive to deliver. They don’t just imagine change; they put in the work to make it happen.

Our CORE Values

• Curiosity. We challenge, explore, and create to build a better future.
• Openness. We welcome ideas, feedback, and change to keep moving forward.
• Restlessness. We’re never content to stand still; we keep striving for more.
• Excellence. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in everything we do.

About the Organization

• An attractive pension scheme
• A generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Saving on a wide range of products and services
• Generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy
• Onsite childcare facilities
• Access to flexible working
• Living Wage employer

Read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University’s Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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