Technical University of Munich
TUM School of Management
TUM Campus Heilbronn
Professorship of Accounting
Prof. Dr. Michael Stich
Doctoral Student Position (m/f/x) in Accounting
(100%, TV-L E13)
The TUM School of Management invites applications for a
doctoral student position on the
TV-L E13 level
(m/f/x) of the public sector pay scale at the Professorship of Accounting. The Professorship of Accounting
(Prof. Dr. Michael Stich) is an integral part of the Global Center for Family Enterprise at the TUM Campus
Heilbronn. It contributes to a wide spectrum of challenges related to accounting, e.g., financial accounting,
managerial accounting, sustainability accounting, and tax accounting. The expected starting date is
April 01, 2022 or later by mutual agreement. The position is limited to
36 months. An extension for
another 12 months is possible.
About us
Founded in 2002, TUM School of Management is part of TUM, one of the leading technical universities in the
world. TUM was one of the first universities in Germany to be named a University of Excellence. With its
strong research environment and close ties to industry, the school constantly scores well in research and
practitioner rakings. The TUM Campus Heilbronn is a dynamic setting whose goal is to achieve excellence in
research, teaching, and societal impact.
We offer …
- the opportunity to gain scientific competences on how to conduct empirical research related to the most
important global challenges (e.g., digital transformation and corporate sustainability) with a particular
focus on the role of corporate communication in family enterprises,
- the freedom to conduct your own open-minded original research embedded in the interdisciplinary
environment of the TUM School of Management,
- the possibility to improve your own organization and presentation skills and your normative knowledge by
contributing to Bachelor and Master courses, and
- the chance to develop tight connections to the hidden champions of the Heilbronn-Franken region.
We look for a team player with …
- open-minded thinking about global economic, environmental, and societal challenges,
- completed Master’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, and/or management,
- excellent competences in at least one of the following fields of accounting: reporting in line with the
German Commercial Code (HGB), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and/or Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI),
- solid baseline competences in applied statistics and in standard software packages (e.g., STATA), and
- proved oral and written communication skills in English. German skills are an advantage but not a must.
Application
For your application, please send a (1) one-page cover letter, (2) one-page tabular CV, and (3) relevant
university and practitioner certificates to
bewerbungen.gcfe@mgt.tum.de. Please submit your application
via
email in one single pdf document
or by post to: Technical University of Munich, TUM Campus Heilbronn,
Lena Vorsatz, Bildungscampus 9, 74076 Heilbronn. In the case of postal applications, please submit copies
only, as we are unfortunately unable to return your application documents once the procedure has been
completed. The
closing date for applications is
January 31, 2022. For further information, please contact
Mrs. Lena Vorsatz (
lena.vorsatz@tum.de).
As an equal opportunity employer, TUM explicitly encourages applications from women as well as from all others who would bring
additional diversity dimensions to the university. Preference will be given to disabled candidates with essentially the same qualifications.
The position can also be filled as a part-time position.
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Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) at
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