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Hanken School of Economics is a leading, internationally accredited business school located in Finland. It offers a range of B.Sc., M.Sc., EMBA, PhD, and Executive Development programmes taught mainly in English and Swedish. Hanken's research operations are of an internationally high standard and it maintains close links with the business world.

Visiting Professor of Finance (alternatively Associate or Assistant Professor), Helsinki

The Department of Finance and Statisticsat Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finlandinvites applications for a visiting Professor of Finance (alternatively Associate or Assistant Professor)

The visiting professor has moderate teaching responsibilities (1-2 courses per year), which can be tailored in accordance with the skills of the successful applicant. Start date for the position is September 1, 2013 or later. The contract period can vary from 6 months to 1 year, depending on the applicant's preferences.

As a visiting professor you will be responsible for:

• Conducting research that meets high international levels, publishing your research in scholarly outlets and communicating the results of your work to the business community and society at large.
• Contributing to the research efforts and the development of new research capabilities of the department. Contributing successfully to the competence development of students by providing research based teaching and supervision.
• Contributing to the development of the teaching capabilities of the department.

The applicant must have earned his/her doctoral degree in financial economics. Specialization in either corporate finance or asset pricing is desired, and a strong research potential is required.

You will find more information about the subject Finance and the department at http://www.hanken.fi/public/en/finance_finance.

Applicants who have earned their doctoral degree from an AACSB accredited school are valued. We value diversity and look forward to applications from minorities. Applicants eligible as full professors are preferred but the position may also be filled as Associate/Assistant professor (universitetslektor/forskardoktor) with corresponding qualification requirements.

The salary is between 48-85.000 euro/year depending upon merits, performance and qualifications.

Enquiries may be directed to Professor Anders Löflund, Head of the Department of Finance, +358403521351, e-mail anders.loflund@hanken.fi.

Applications, including a CV and teaching portfolio, a list of publications, description of on-going research projects, 2-3 letters of reference and other relevant documents should be submitted preferably by email, to registrator@hanken.fi, or to Hanken's Registrar Helen Malmsten, Hanken School of Economics, P.O. Box 479, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland, by the latest on June 15, 2013.

Helsinki, April 30 th 2013
Administration Office

Assistant Professor in Finance in Helsinki 1.8.2013-31.7.2018

As Assistant Professor (Swedish universitetslektor) you will teach, conduct independent research and carry out administrative duties. The total working time per year is 1600 hours. You will find more information about the Department and its subjects Finance and Statistics on http://www.hanken.fi/public/en/finance.

As Assistant Professor (Swedish: forskardoktor) you will be responsible for:

• Conducting research that meets high international levels, publishing your research in scholarly outlets and communicating the results of your work to the business community and society at large.
• Contributing to the research efforts and the development of new research capabilities of the department.
• Contributing successfully to the competence development of students by providing research-based teaching and supervision.
• Contributing to the development of the teaching capabilities of the department.
• Contributing to the administration of the department and the business school.

To fulfil the requirements for the position a person need to have completed a PhD degree during the past five years (the period is extended in case of maternity/paternity leave).

When assessing and comparing the qualifications of the applicants for the position research merits and potential are given precedence although teaching merits and interests are also relevant.

The successful applicant will be expected to have good knowledge of English. Knowledge of Swedish is considered a merit.

The most qualified applicants may be invited to give two test lectures, one about their own research (20 minutes) and one directed to students studying Finance (20 minutes). These will be organised at end of the spring term 2013 at Hanken. The language for the test lectures is English.

The position is placed in the preliminary requirement category 5-6 for teaching and research personnel. In addition, a performance-based bonus may be added. The salary is about 3.274 - 4.221 € / month depending upon merits.

Enquiries may be directed to Professor Anders Löflund, Head of the Department, tel. 358 40 3521 351, email anders.loflund@hanken.fi .

Applications, including a CV and a teaching portfolio, a list of publications, copies of five foremost publications, description of on-going research projects and other relevant documents should be submitted, preferably by email, to registrator@hanken.fi, or to Hanken's Registrar Helen Malmsten, Hanken School of Economics, P.O. Box 479, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland by May 31st, 2013.

Helsinki, April 12th 2013

Administration Office