Assistant Professor in Management Accounting and Control

About the position

NHH in Bergen, Norway, invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor in Management Accounting and Control at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law. The duration of the contract for the position is four years, with good opportunities for a permanent position as Associate Professor if and when certain requirements are met. The Department offers a stimulating research environment with internationally renowned research groups in a wide range of fields, providing high-quality research and teaching. For more information, please visit our webpage.

We seek ambitious candidates early in their careers with a strong research profile and teaching capabilities within the field of Management Accounting and Control. Candidates should hold, or be close to completing, a PhD in Accounting or a closely related field. Their research should have a clear relevance to contemporary issues in management accounting and control, such as digitalisation and AI, cost and performance measurement, planning and decision-making, sustainability, or organisational resilience.

Candidates should have strong methodological competence in empirical research that seeks to understand organisational practices, behaviors, perceptions, and decision-making. Relevant methodological approaches include qualitative methods, such as interviews, case studies and field research, or quantitative methods, such as survey-based research, experimental and emerging methods that make use of digital, textual, online, or other novel data sources. We particularly welcome candidates who can combine methodological rigor with an interest in understanding how accounting and control practices are used, experienced, and transformed in organisational settings.

Candidates should demonstrate a strong research potential, reflected in a portfolio of projects with clear potential for publication in high-quality international journals in accounting and related fields.

Faculty members at NHH are expected to be good teachers. NHH offers the opportunity to participate in a program for university pedagogy, and the appointee must take one basic module of the program for university pedagogy in the course of the fixed-term period. The appointee is expected to be involved in teaching on an average of one course per year and conduct some student supervision in degree programs at bachelor, master and PhD levels. Candidates must be fluently in English. Formal pedagogical education and/or practical experience with teaching will count positively for the job.

NHH offers

The salary will be negotiable within the Norwegian State Salary Scale for assistant professors. NHH offers a favourable arrangement with membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK), generous research funds for traveling and conference participation, and a bonus system for publication in top international journals.

In Norway, public health care, public schooling for children and most other public services are free. The city of Bergen has a mild and coastal climate and offers rich opportunities for cultural and outdoor activities as well as a family-friendly environment (explore visitnorway.com).

General information

The appointee must comply with the guidelines that apply to the position at any time.

NHH emphasises diversity and encourages qualified candidates to apply for the position regardless of gender, age, disability and cultural background.

In the assessment of applicants, experience with teaching and international research cooperation will be given weight. For the sake of gender balance at NHH, female applicants will be given preference in the event of equivalent qualifications among candidates.

The application should contain details of the applicant's scientific and pedagogical education and work experience. Applicants are requested to present a four-year research plan with their application. In addition, the applicant should provide an overview and assessment of the applicants' teaching experience and confirmation of teaching quality. The application and enclosed documentation, including a CV, certificates with grades, a maximum of 5 published or unpublished research papers, a complete list of published papers, and any other relevant documentation, should be submitted through the Jobbnorge online portal. To open the application, please click 'Apply for this job'. For English version, go to the menu at the top right side.

Two or three reference letters (in PDF) must be submitted by the referees directly to NHH (hr-references@nhh.no), no later than 10 November 2026.

In accordance with §25 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act, information about applicants may be made public even if they have requested not to have their names entered on the list of applicants. Applicants will be notified if their request is not granted.

As part of the recruitment process, a background check may be conducted with the candidates' consent.

Further inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Professor Katarina Kaarbøe, by email katarina.kaarboe@nhh.no, or Finn Kinserdal, Head of Department, by email finn.kinserdal@nhh.no.

Deadline for applications is 10 November 2026. This date also applies to the submission of publications/written work.