Professor in Accountancy

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

Applications are invited for the post of Professor In Accountancy at J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway, Ireland.

Candidates should have a PhD in accounting or accounting-related area and a publication record and research supervision experience commensurate with the grade of appointment and preferably in areas of strength of the Accountancy & Finance group. In addition, they should have significant teaching experience in accounting modules, such as financial reporting, management accounting and auditing, at undergraduate and post graduate levels. Preference will be given to applicants with an ability to teach across more than one accounting area (e.g. auditing, financial accounting, management accounting). Candidates should have strong demonstrable leadership ability and an interest in leading and mentoring staff in the discipline.  Applicants must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.  The successful candidate will be expected to take on leadership roles in the Discipline of Accountancy and Finance, contribute to the leadership and development of J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics; engage in scholarship and research; carry out relevant teaching and assessment at all levels; and contribute to the intellectual life of the University and the wider community.

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics & the Discipline of Accountancy and Finance

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics is one of three Schools within the College of Business, Public Policy and Law at University of Galway. The School has over 2,700 students, over 140 faculty, research and professional services staff, and over 30 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The School is AACSB, AMBA and EFMD programme accredited, is a member of PRME and holds an Athena Swan Silver award for equality.

The School’s mission is for the public good. Energised by its regional edge on the west coast of Ireland, it is a globally-engaged School of Business and Economics for the public good that makes a transformative impact for students, society and business. 

The School’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 is centred around four key strategic priority areas of research and impact, teaching and learning, external engagement and internationalisation. J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics champions core values of respect, excellence, openness and sustainability. Its vision is to make a global impact for the public good by addressing grand challenges through its teaching, research and influence on public policy.  The School is committed to delivering value to all its stakeholders, especially to students, external business, industry and policy partners, its community and society.

Guided by our public good mission, the School’s research and impact seeks to identify solutions to, and inform decisions about, the grand challenges facing business and society.  With a heavy emphasis on the UN SDGs, the School’s research is published in world-leading peer-reviewed journals in business and economics as well as in leading textbooks and case studies.  The School’s research informs and guides leaders and public policy makers. 

The School has an excellent international reputation and distinctiveness in the following areas:

• Environment and Marine
• Health and Ageing
• Digital Responsibility

The Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS) and six research centres are associated with the School: Centre for Entrepreneurial Growth and Scaling (CEGS), Centre for Economic Research on Inclusivity and Sustainability (CERIS), Health Economics and Policy Analysis Centre (HEPAC), Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG), LERO – the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, and Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU).

Over the past six years, the School has attracted external national and international competitive research funding to the value of €12.6 million.  You can read more about the School’s research here: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/cairnes/research/

The Accountancy & Finance Discipline is recognised nationally and internationally for excellence in teaching and research. The Discipline offers three masters programmes: Master of Accounting; MSc in International Accounting and Analytics; and MSc in Corporate Finance. All of the masters programmes are accredited with global professional accounting bodies and the MSc in Corporate Finance is affiliated with CFA Institute and ranked in the top 200 globally in its category in the QS Business Masters Ranking. In addition, the Discipline delivers a designated undergraduate degree in Accounting (BComm (Accounting)) and has designated streams in both Accounting and Finance on the well-recognised Bachelor of Commerce programme, and delivers modules on corporate governance and performance management, as well as accountancy on the School’s flagship MBA programme. An important component of taught modules in the School is the consideration of subjects from environmental, social and governance perspectives and we seek to enable our students to be highly skilled, engaged and civically minded graduates to make positive and transformative contributions to society, business and policy.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Emer Mulligan, Head of Discipline of Accountancy and Finance, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics. Email: emer.mulligan@universityofgalway.ie

Additional information on the School is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/cairnes/

The School’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/cairnes/strategicplan/

Salary:

€104,510 to €139,692 p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

(This appointment will be made on the Professor In salary scale in line with current Government pay policy and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy. QA321-Updated-PP-Remuneration.pdf (universityofgalway.ie))

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 28^th November 2025.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Garda vetting may apply.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie

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University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.