Career Track Assistant Professorship in Finance (1.0 FTE) (V25.0495)

The Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance of the University of Groningen is looking for a Career Track Assistant Professor in Finance.

You conduct independent research and aim to publish in high-ranked international journals. The scope of your research can be broad and may include topics such as capital structure, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, development finance, portfolio management, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financial intermediation, household finance, investment management, asset pricing, etcetera.

You have good teaching skills and are interested in developing these further. You will contribute to courses in the BSc and MSc programs offered by the Department. Moreover, you are involved in the supervision of bachelor and master theses.

Organization
The University of Groningen (UG), founded in 1614, has a strong focus on research. We are in the top 100 of several influential university ranking lists. The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) is one of the largest faculties with approximately 7,500 students. It has a strong international reputation and is AACSB and EQUIS accredited. See https://www.rug.nl/feb/ for more information.

The Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance (EEF) is responsible for teaching courses in many BSc and MSc programs offered by the Faculty on topics like finance, banking, econometrics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics and mathematics. The department is an active research community, performing at the highest international level in terms of research and publications. Researchers in the department are active in several research themes, including corporate finance, asset pricing, corporate governance, financial history, corporate social responsibility, development finance, banking, insurance, health, ageing and pensions, econometrics, macroeconomics, behavioral and experimental economics, and industrial organization.

To qualify, you should have:

• A PhD in Finance or Economics, or being close to completion.
• Teaching experience and good teaching skills, in finance.
• Research papers in the area of finance, with the potential to be published in top-tier academic journals (or published articles in these journals).
• A University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) or the willingness to obtain this qualification.
• A collaborative and positive attitude, strong communicative skills; and
• An ambition to develop an international network of professional contacts.

Career track positions at the Faculty of Economics and Business are permanent positions subject to a tenure decision after eighteen months. Based on a positive evaluation after five years, you will be promoted to Associate Professor.

Applicants are requested to indicate whether they want to be considered for a Career Track Research Profile or a Career Track Education Profile. These profiles differ in their balance between research and teaching, as well as in evaluation criteria for tenure and promotion. More information can be found here: https://www.rug.nl/feb/organization/work-with-us/job-opprtunities/career-tracks-feb

In accordance with the collective labor agreement for Dutch Universities, we offer a salary depending on qualifications and work experience starting from a minimum of € 4,728 to a maximum of € 6,433 gross per month (salary scale 11). In addition, you will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees. Favorable tax treatment may apply to non-Dutch applicants.

We would like you to start by August/September 2026.

You may apply for this position until 30 October 11:59pm / before 31 October 2025 Dutch local time (CEST) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).

You are requested to submit:

1. Your motivation letter.
2. Your up-to-date curriculum vitae.
3. Your job market paper; and
4. Your comprehensive teaching statement and (if available) teaching evaluations.

At least two letters of recommendation should be sent by email to n.dijk rug.nl.

The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/

Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/sollicitatiecode/ and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code

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