ARN Jobs: THE HEC SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, PARIS

                 THE HEC SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, PARIS

                    Assistant/Associate Professor
                       of Financial Accounting


     The HEC School of Management, Paris (Accounting and
     Management Control Department), invites applications for
     one faculty position in Financial Accounting at the
     Assistant or preferably Associate Professor level,
     beginning Fall 2008.


     JOB DESCRIPTION:

     The applicants will be required to (a) teach in English or
     in French and supervise students' research, (b) engage in
     research activities leading to publications in first-rate
     academic journals and (c) assist in administrative duties.

     During their first three years at HEC, assistant professors
     benefit from a reduced number of teaching hours, simplified
     access to research funds and an exemption of administrative
     duties.


     JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

     Applicants are expected to hold or be near completion of
     their doctoral degree (Ph.D) and demonstrate an excellent
     teaching ability. Some knowledge of the French language and
     culture is a plus but not required.


     ABOUT THE SCHOOL:

     Created in 1881, HEC is the leading French "Grande Ecole"
     of management. Located in the Paris metropolitan area, HEC
     programs cover all facets of management training:

     - Master of Science in Management (ranked No. 1 in Europe
       in the Masters in Management ranking by the Financial
       Times, September 2007)
     - MBA (ranked 18th worldwide by the Financial Times,
       January 2007 and the 9th worldwide by the Wall Street
       Journal, September 2007)
     - Specialized Master's degrees
     - PhD program
     - Executive Education (ranked 17th in the world by the
       Financial Times, May 2007).

     The HEC Graduate School of Business is accredited by AACSB,
     AMBA and EFMD. More information on HEC can be found on the
     website:

                      http://www.hec.edu
                              or
        http://www.hec.edu/hec/eng/about/rankings.html

     HEC has formed partnerships with leading international
     Universities and Business Schools all over the world. For
     example, in North America: Wharton, Michigan, Northwestern,
     Columbia, Chicago, UCLA, Dartmouth, Duke, NYU and Berkeley.
     HEC is a founding member of the CEMS (Community of European
     Management Schools), which includes: Copenhagen Business
     School, London School of Economics, Erasmus, Saint-Gallen,
     N.H.H. Bergen, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Stockholm
     School of Economics, Bocconi, ESADE and others.


     ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL:

     The Accounting and Management Control Department comprises
     17 faculty members and several adjunct faculty members.
     Each year, the Department welcomes several visiting
     professors. Recent visitors came from Austria, Belgium,
     Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands,
     Norway, Portugal, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S.

     Research is currently actively carried by faculty and
     doctoral students in the following areas:

     International Accounting
     Goodwill and Intangibles
     Earnings Management
     Management Control in Service Industries
     Accounts Manipulation and Creative Accounting
     Performance Measurement and Management
     Corporate Governance
     Balanced Scorecard
     Financial Statements Analysis
     Organizational and Behavioral Accounting
     Auditing
     Sociological Research in Accounting
     Bankruptcy Prediction

     A wide range of methodological approaches is welcomed and
     supported.


     SALARY:

     The remuneration and benefits package is competitive and
     will be commensurate with experience and profile.


     APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

     Candidates should send a cover letter, a complete vita, one
     sample copy of research (published paper or working paper)
     to:

     CONTACT:       Professor Eve Chiapello
                    Head of the Department of Accounting
                      and Management Control
                    HEC School of Management
                    1, rue de la Liberation
                    78351 - Jouy en Josas, France
     Tel:           +33(0)1 39 67 94 42
     Email:         MAILTO:chiapello@hec.fr

     The competition remains open until the position is filled;
     however, applications received by February 25, 2008 will
     receive initial consideration.
Posted 1/24/08