Pre-doctoral Research Assistant in Accounting

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This position offers a unique educational opportunity for high-potential individuals to come to London Business School to participate in the intellectual life of the School. The Researcher role provides an ideal transition for recent graduates who are interested in going on to a top business school PhD programme in accounting. 

The successful candidate will work closely with leading faculty in the Accounting department, learning to provide research assistance, e.g., in the form of data collection and analysis, and will receive mentoring from the faculty with whom they are working. They will be eligible to take one PhD course per term, attend departmental workshops and seminars and access a rich intellectual and cultural campus life. Overall, the position provides excellent preparation for high-level doctoral studies.

Why work with us?

LBS is one of the world’s elite business schools. We shape business practice and transform careers across the globe. Our academic strength drives original and provocative business thinking, empowering our people to challenge conventional wisdom in a truly unique academic environment.

Academic excellence

Above all, we’re an academic institution with an unquenchable thirst for learning. Our fundamental academic strength drives original, provocative and actionable thinking. Our teaching, consulting, research, service delivery and ethical standards are world-class. Academically rigorous ourselves, we expect extraordinarily high standards from all of our students and participants.

London spirit

Our multicultural community gains strength and ideas from London’s dynamism. London is the world’s most connected city and a global centre for finance, business and culture.

Global community

We are a global school. Our students, staff, faculty, alumni and corporate partners come from all over the world. We use our diversity to create a multi-portfolio, multicultural learning environment embodying the global ambitions of big business, small business and entrepreneurs alike.

About the Accounting Subject Area at London Business School

The Accounting Subject Area at London Business School produces impactful, high quality contemporary research around the timeliness, relevance and quality of financial information, the effects of disclosure and tax regulation, sustainability reporting, and sustainable investment. Accounting faculty members frequently publish in top-tier academic journals in the fields of accounting, finance, and economics. They are regularly invited to present their research to fellow academics, companies, industry groups, regulatory agencies, and government departments. The Accounting group organises an academic seminar series that runs throughout the year, and a flagship conference held annually in June. We also host one of the leading academic journals in Accounting, the Review of Accounting Studies.

Qualifications

Applicants should have at minimum an undergraduate degree in accounting, economics or finance or in a related area such as mathematics, statistics or computer science.  Previous experience in a similar role – even as an undergraduate – is an advantage. Some knowledge of programming in, for example, R, Matlab, Python, SAS, Stata etc. is also helpful. The term of the post is normally two years but in exceptional cases, candidates wishing to participate for only one year will be considered. 

Application Instructions

Submit an application via Interfolio – this must include:

1. CV with full educational history, detailing any relevant professional experience, and knowledge of programming languages and statistical/ econometric software;
2. Short covering letter
3. Names of two referees (full references not required at application stage); and
4. Complete the Diversity Monitoring Form

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