Assistant professor at Center of Corporate Governance
Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a vacant Assistant professorship in the area of Enterprise Foundations at the Center of Corporate Governance (CCG) under the Department of Accounting (ACC).
CCG is one of the leading corporate governance centers in Europe. Core research areas of the Center for Corporate Governance are:
- ownership structures (including enterprise foundations)
- board work and
- Governance, Risk and Compliance.
Enterprise foundations generally aim to be responsible, long-term owners, but may be constrained by limited access to external finance. They are seen as role models for purposeful companies. For more information, see https://ccg.cbs.dk/enterprise-foundations/
Copenhagen Business School would like to appoint a suitably qualified person to an assistant professorship in Enterprise Foundations.
We seek a candidate with strong research potential at the early stage of an academic career. Prior knowledge of enterprise foundations is not required, although it is a plus, but experience with the area of corporate governance is clear advantage.The qualified candidate must hold a PhD and be proficient in quantitative empirical research.
The post is open for a fixed term of 4 years from 1 October 2025.
The Assistant professor will work with the professor and research group in enterprise foundations with access to its unique datasets.
It is the ambition of the Department to be in the international frontline in these research areas; to publish research results in leading international journals; to have an excellent research environment; to seek synergy between research and teaching, and to have a strong partnership with the business community.
Examples of research areas that the position assignment might cover:
- Value creation and corporate responsibility in foundation-owned companies
- Long-term ownership by enterprise foundations
- Board structures and CEO turnover ion foundation-owned companies
- Managerial incentives in foundation-owned companies
The research in Enterprise Foundation is supported by CBS and the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant chosen is expected to reside in Denmark and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department.
Qualifications
The applicant must hold a PhD degree.
The applicant must have professional proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programs. Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organization of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).
For further information, please contact: Prof. Steen Thomsen st.ccg@cbs.dk.
Information about the center may be found at www.cbs.dk/ccg
Appointment and salary will be in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.
Application
Applications must include:
- Research proposal (maximum 5 pages).
- Copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level along with a grade transcript
- Brief curriculum vitae (CV)
- Publication list
- Selected academic working papers and publications
- PhD dissertation
Recruitment procedure
The Recruitment Committee will shortlist minimum two applicants; when possible five or more applicants will be shortlisted. The shortlisted applicants will be assessed by the Assessment Committee. All applicants will be notified of their status in the recruitment process shortly after the application deadline.
The applicants selected for assessment will be notified about the composition of the Assessment Committee and later in the process about the result of the assessment.
Once the recruitment process is completed, each applicant will be notified of the outcome of their application.
Copenhagen Business School must receive all application material, including all appendices (see items above), by the application deadline.
Details about Copenhagen Business School and the department are available at www.cbs.dk.
Application due: 5/15/2025
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We are located at Frederiksberg and have approximately 20,000 full and part-time students, 800 full-time faculty members, 200 PhD students and 700 administrative staff, and a full portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA/EMBA, PhD and executive programmes taught in English and Danish.
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