Doctoral researcher Auditing and Corporate Governance

We are the research units in Accounting, Finance and Insurance at KU Leuven. Our staff strives for high quality research and education in audit, (management) accounting, tax, banking, investments and actuarial science.
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The Research Unit Accountancy, Finance and Insurance of the Faculty Economics and Business is looking for a doctoral researcher to investigate relevant topics within the field of external auditing and corporate governance.

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• You have a master's degree in Business Administration, (Applied) Economic Sciences, Business Engineering or an equivalent degree with good academic standing and a successful master thesis. You also need to meet the conditions described in sub-section 3 of the doctoral programme regulation available at the following link: https://admin.kuleuven.be/rd/doctoraatsreglement/en/phdregulation-feb#section-3. Note: we also consider candidates with a master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, IT, or a similar field, who demonstrate a strong interest in accounting and finance.
• You have a great interest in scientific research and good statistical skills.
• You are proficient in English and possess fluent writing skills.
• You are capable of critically examining scientific literature.
• You do not shy away from presenting and discussing research findings in public (e.g. scientific conference, seminars).
• You are eager to learn and highly motivated to follow methodological courses.

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Interested?

For more information please contact Prof. dr. Ines Simac, tel.: +32 16 37 90 52, mail: ines.simac@kuleuven.be or Prof. dr. Skrälan Vergauwe, tel.: +32 2 447 53 80, mail: skralan.vergauwe@kuleuven.be.

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