Switzerland: Doctoral Positions in Accounting, University of Bern

The Management Accounting section at the Institute of Accounting (Institut für nternehmensrechnung und Controlling, IUC) at the University of Bern offers the position of a Doctoral Candidate. The institute is engaged in teaching at the bachelor and the master level. In cooperation with other Swiss Universities, it aims to build up a doctoral program in Accounting by Spring 2010. The focus of research activities covers mainly three aspects:

regulatory accounting of infrastructure providers such as electricity or telecom firms
intra-firm trade and its governance via transfer prices as opposed to inter-firm trade and its governance via supply-chain contracts
the effects of accounting disclosure decisions and accounting reporting strategies on the capital market.
In these contexts there are a number of pending projects to be solved. The detailed description of the doctoral research topics will be selected together with the candidate(s).

Qualification:
The candidate is expected to have successfully concluded the master thesis (or equivalent) in business, economics, mathematics, or a related topic. If the master degree is not in business, additional business courses at the master level could be mandatory prior to the enrollment as a doctoral student. The candidate should be able to fluently speak and write English. Knowledge of the
German language is also expected.

The position is open as from September 1, 2009 or later.

The position is limited to three years; it may be prolonged for another two years. The employment degree is 50 percent. A higher degree may be agreed upon as from 2010. The salary follows the guidelines of the University of Bern for doctoral candidates.

For further information please contact:

Professor Dr. Ulf Schiller
Institut für Unternehmensrechnung und Controlling
Universität Bern
Engehaldenstrasse 4
CH - 3012 Bern

phone: ++41 31 631 37 35
E-mail: schiller[ at ]iuc.unibe.ch

Applications (including CV, master thesis, university diploma copies, and possible references) should also be sent to this address. The University of Bern is an equal opportunities employer and particularly encourages women to apply for the position.