KAIST College of Business is inviting applications for an accounting faculty position. If you are interested in the position, please contact either Prof. Byungjin Kwak (bjkwak@kaist.ac.kr)​ or Yongtae Kim (y1kim@kaist.ac.kr).

Here is the full information about the position:

KAIST College of Business at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Seoul, South Korea, invites applications for a position in accounting for an appointment beginning September 1, 2020, March 1, 2021, or September 1, 2021. The rank and area are open.

Candidates for Assistant Professor should have completed or nearly completed their Ph.D., and must demonstrate capacity to undertake scholarly research publishable in leading academic journals and be able to provide quality teaching. Candidates for senior positions should demonstrate a substantial research record and evidence of teaching excellence.

Review of application will begin after May 8, 2020 and the position will be open until filled. Interested candidate should contact and send her/his CV and cover letter to Dr. Byungjin Kwak at bjkwak@kaist.ac.kr.

KAIST College of Business in Seoul is a highly research-oriented school. The school has MBA, MS, and Ph.D. programs (no undergraduate program). The school provides light teaching loads (6 credit hours/year for the first 3 years and 9 credit hours/year for 4+ years), paid sabbatical leave (one year of sabbatical leave after every four years), and free on-campus housing for two years (below-market rent for 3+ years). Accounting faculty members publish in leading accounting and finance journals such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, and Journal of Financial Economics. The school has access to most major databases (WRDS, Compustat, CRSP, I/B/E/S, Datastream/WorldScope, Bloomberg, SDC, TAQ, Thomson Reuters, Option Metrics, Asset4, KLD, etc.) and Korean local financial databases.

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