Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
Accounting Faculty Position Open to Economists

Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business invites applications for a tenure-track faculty opening at the Assistant Professor level in Accounting, commencing September 2014.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should have completed (or nearly completed) a Ph.D. in economics, financial economics, or a related discipline. They should have a strong training in economics, mathematics, and statistics and a demonstrated potential for excellence in research and teaching. Applicants with interests in applied information economics (such as contracts, disclosure, signaling…), labor (such as managerial compensation), organiization design (such as team incentives or transfer pricing) are encouraged. We particularly encourage applicants who combine theoretical and empirical research methodologies (such as structural estimation or calibration) to apply but also welcome applications with either a theoretical or empirical methodological focus. Academic or professional background in accounting is welcome but not required. Teaching assignments may encompass undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. Programs.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Interested individuals must submit a current curriculum vitae, and evidence of research such as publications, working papers, or a dissertation proposal electronically to accecon@andrew.cmu.edu. Additionally, three letters of recommendation must be submitted via postal mail to:

Ms. Jessica Schaeffer
Faculty Search Coordinator for Accounting
Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business
Posner 350
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-268-3768

In order to ensure full consideration, completed applications must be received by November 22, 2013.

Carnegie Mellon is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with particular interest in identifying women and minority applicants for faculty positions.