Introduction
The University of Lausanne is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties where approximately 15,000 students and nearly 5,000 collaborators, professors, and researchers work and study. Ideally situated along the lake of Geneva, near Lausanne's city center, its campus brings together over 120 nationalities.
Presentation
To complete the team, the Department of Accounting and Control of the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC) invites applications for the position of
Graduate Assistant in Accounting and Control
Job information
Date of start: February 1st, 2019 or later in the spring of 2019
Duration of contract: 1 year. This contract is renewable twice for two years. The total maximum duration is 5 years.
Employment rate: Up to 100% beginning from the 1st year
Work place: Lausanne Chamberonne, Anthropole Building
Salary: According to legal stipulations:
www.unil.ch/srh/files/live/sites/srh/files/03_Infos_administratives/Bareme_assistants_doc_2016.pdf
Supervisor: Elizabeth Demers (Elizabeth.Demers@unil.ch)
Your responsibilities
Your qualifications
In order to complete our team, we are looking for someone with the following skills :
Information About Lausanne and the Accounting & Control Area at Unil
We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diversified and dynamic academic environment, opportunities for professional training.Located on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), and surrounded by the Jura Mountains and the French Alps, Lausanne is both a beautiful and cosmopolitan university town and a global center of innovation.
The M.Sc. in Accounting at HEC-Lausanne has been ranked the #1 such program in Europe for the past 6 years (2012-2017). Our faculty conduct research in a variety of areas, and we publish in, and serve as reviewers and/or editors for, the top journals in our field. The department enjoys a regular workshop series in which external academic guests come to Lausanne to present their latest research.
Information About the Supervisor and Contact for further information
Elizabeth Demers completed her B.A. (Accounting) and M.Acc. degrees at the University of Waterloo (Canada) and her PhD at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business (USA). She has professional experience in public accounting and as an expert business valuator, and she has served on the faculties of the University of Rochester, INSEAD, the University of Michigan, and the University of Virginia prior to coming to UNIL. Her research interests include conference calls and investor relations, CSR reporting issues, financial linguistic analysis, and IPOs. Demers’ research studies have been published in the top academic journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, the Harvard Business Review, and Management Science, and they are also widely cited in the popular financial and business press.
Contact for further information on the position:
Professor Elizabeth Demers
E-mail: Elizabeth.Demers@unil.ch
Deadline and Application Materials
Deadline : January 31st, 2019 or until the position is filled
Applicants should submit a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, university transcripts, and a statement describing their research interests to Elizabeth.Demers@unil.ch.
Only applications through the Unil website (position no. 14243) will be taken into account. Please send your full application in Word or PDF.
We thank you for your understanding.
Additional information
UNIL is committed to promoting gender equality and strongly encourages applications from female candidates.