Lecturer in Accountancy & Finance

Applications are invited for a permanent appointment as Lecturer in Accountancy & Finance at University of Galway, Ireland.

University of Galway has been inspiring minds since 1845 as a research-led university. The campus community includes over 21,000 students and staff and 110,000 alumni located in over 100 countries across the world. University of Galway is counted among the Top 260 universities in the world according to the most prestigious rankings, positioned in the top 2% globally. University of Galway is an international university with global ambition, but with deep roots in the region and nationally. Its location on the very edge of Europe gives University of Galway a unique perspective. University of Galway is at the heart of a distinct and vibrant region, renowned for its unique culture, creative industries, medical technologies, marine ecology and economy, and innovation.

J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics is one of three Schools within the College of Business, Public Policy and Law at University of Galway. The school has 2,800 students, over 130 faculty, research and professional services staff, and over 30 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The School has successfully attained AACSB and AMBA accreditation as well as EFMD programme accreditation. The School is a member of PRME.

The Accountancy and Finance Discipline, within the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics, 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. In addition, the Discipline delivers a designated undergraduate degree, B.Comm (Accounting), and has designated streams in both Accountancy and Finance on the Bachelor of Commerce programme as well as a number of modules on the School’s flagship MBA programme.

Consistent with our School mission to address grand challenges for the public good, the Lecturer in Accountancy and Finance will expand our capacity to engage in impactful research and teaching on the development and application of expertise in accountancy and finance to support responsible investment, good management control and decision making, and reliable, insightful corporate reporting around the sustainable use of resources.  

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Emer Mulligan, Head of Discipline of Accountancy and Finance.  Email: emer.mulligan@universityofgalway.ie.  

Additional information on the Discipline is available at: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/acc/  

Salary: €59,801 to €95,401p.a (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011)

(This appointment will be made on the Lecturer scale in line with current Government pay policy)

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 11th April 2024.  It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.

Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation.

Further details are available at www.dbei.ie 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

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