PhD candidate in Managerial Accounting
Universität Bern
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:25 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
The University of Bern's Institute for Accounting seeks a PhD candidate. Join a dynamic research environment focused on managerial accounting.
Tasks
- Conduct research in managerial accounting and agency theory.
- Develop expertise in experimental and survey research methods.
- Collaborate with faculty and contribute to academic publications.
Skills
- Master's degree in business administration, economics, or related.
- Fluency in German and/or English is required.
- Strong knowledge of managerial accounting is essential.
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The Institute for Accounting of the University of Bern, Managerial Accounting section (Prof. Dr. Markus C. Arnold), is seeking to fill a PhD position.
Candidates need to have a Master's degree (or be close to completion) in business administration, economics or a related subject.
You also have an interest in research in the field of managerial accounting. We expect you to have very good knowledge of managerial accounting and agency theory or psychological theories. Knowledge of experimental research methods or survey research is desirable. You should be fluent in German and/or English.
For further information, please contact Prof. Markus Arnold and visit our website at https://www.iuc.unibe.ch/index_ger.html
Please send your application electronically with meaningful documents (CV, Master' degree, copies of university certificates including grades, references) by December 15, 2025, to the following email address:
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Prof. Dr. Markus C. Arnold
University of Bern, Institute for Accounting, IUC-MA
