Oslo Metropolitan University is Norway's third largest university with 23,000 students and over 2,600 employees. We have campuses in central Oslo and at Romerike. OsloMet educates students and conducts research that contributes to the sustainability of the Norwegian welfare state and the metropolitan region.
Faculty of Social Sciences offers study programmes within archivistics, library and information science, journalism and media studies, social work, social policy and child welfare, public management and business. The faculty has about 4200 students and nearly 280 members of staff.
Oslo Business School has approximately 1700 students and 70 employees and offers study programmes both at Bachelor and Master level, as well as a wide range of continuing and further education.
Oslo Business School is a growing business school focusing on teaching quality and excellence in research. The school has approximately 2000 students and 80 employees and offers study programs at the Bachelor-, Master-, and PhD levels. The Finance and Accounting group is one of the school’s five sections and is a vibrant and diverse group consisting of researchers that regularly publish in recognized international journals.
Oslo Business School invites applications for two PhD positions in the Finance and Accounting group. One of the positions is within any area of finance and accounting. The other is within finance and has a special focus on the intersection between finance, macroeconomics, and entrepreneurship. Both positions are connected to the PhD program in Social Sciences.
We are looking for two highly motivated PhD candidates who have an interest in undertaking challenging and rigorous research. Besides a background in finance and/or accounting, we also welcome applicants with a master’s degree in related disciplines.
About the positions
The PhD candidates will be employed by Oslo Metropolitan University for a total of four years full time. 75% of the position’s time will be dedicated to the completion of PhD research, and 25% to the acquisition of academic skills through teaching courses and/or assisting with supervising theses and grading.
For the first position, PhD candidates can choose topics of their own interest related to finance and/or accounting areas. Finance areas include asset management, financial markets, corporate finance, household finance, sustainable finance, financial intermediation. Accounting areas include auditing such as audit quality, financial accounting in the intersection between accounting information and capital markets, financial reporting, and ESG and AI topics related to accounting and auditing.
For the second position, PhD candidates are related to a project and can choose topics related to corporate finance, financial intermediation, banking, monetary economics, macro-finance, textual analysis and natural language processing applied to corporate finance and/or macroeconomics.
Qualification requirements
We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:
- Excellent MSc (120 credits/ECTS) in Finance, Accounting, Quantitative Finance, Business Administration, or similar degree in related fields. We also welcome applications from candidates close to finishing their degree
- Strong interest in research on finance and/or accounting
- Strong quantitative analytical (econometrics) skills
- Strong programming skills (e.g., python, R, Stata, Matlab)
- The ability to work independently
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills in English, both verbally and in written form
In addition, experience from research projects and publishing in academic journals will be an advantage, as is experience with quantitative or qualitative research.
Admission to the doctoral programme is a prerequisite. Applicants to this program must have a B or better on the master's thesis and an average grade of B or better on the master's degree.
Admission to the doctoral program is based on a comprehensive assessment of the application, including the relevance and quality of the project description. Final project plan for the fellowship period is required to be completed and approved within 3 months after admission to the post.
Application
Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. OsloMet uses an electronic recruitment system. Please upload the following documents together with your application by the deadline for applications:
- Cover letter including a full statement of motivation
- A research proposal of about 4 pages for the PhD-dissertation
- CV including a summary of master’s thesis and previous scholarly work including conference presentations
- Certificates/diplomas for bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The certificates/diplomas must include ECTS grades (A–F). Foreign diplomas must be translated into English by the degree-conferring institution. Education taken abroad should preferably be recognised in advance by NOKUT, and a confirmed copy of the letter of recognition should be enclosed
- Copies of master’s thesis and published works
We only consider applications submitted through our electronic recruitment system, and all documents for your application must be uploaded. The documents must be in a Scandinavian language or English. Translations must be authorized, and you will be asked to present originals if you are invited for an interview. OsloMet verifies documents to give candidates a proper evaluation and to ensure fair competition.
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. The application must state your reasons for applying to this position and what makes you particularly qualified to carry out the PhD work. Make sure to clearly indicate which position you are applying for. If you want to apply for both positions this must also be clearly stated in the application.
It is important for OsloMet to reflect the diverse and multicultural population of our region, and all qualified candidates are welcome to apply. We make active endeavors to further develop OsloMet as an inclusive workplace and to adapt the workplace if required. If there are periods where you have not been in work, under education or in training, you are also welcome to apply.
If you have documents that cannot be uploaded electronically, please contact Ståle Bie, stale.bie@oslomet.no
Assessment
Applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. Before the application documents are forwarded to the expert committee, all applications will be first reviewed by the faculty. Based on an initial assessment, applicants may be invited to OsloMet for further assessment as well as interviews.
We can offer you
- An exciting job opportunity at Norway’s third largest university
- Participation in a dynamic professional environment and international academic community
- Opportunities for academic development in a professional research environment
- Opportunities to present research at conferences in a national and international environment
- Four-year full-time position with 100% salary
- Beneficial pension arrangements with the Norwegian State Pension Fund
- Beneficial welfare schemes and a wide range of sports and cultural offers
- Free Norwegian classes for employees and their partners/spouses
- Workplace in downtown Oslo with multiple cultural offers
Practical information about relocation to Oslo and living in Norway
Other information
For more information about the position, feel free to contact:
- Ingvild Reymert, Head of Oslo Business School, (+47) 97595845
- Siri Valseth, Head of Finance and Accounting Group, siri.valseth@oslomet.no
The salary for the position is in accordance with the pay scale for Norwegian state employees, job title and position code – the state salary wage scale 54, which is NOK 532 200 per year.
If you wish to apply for any of the positions, please apply electronically by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
OsloMet is a Charter & Code certified institution by the EU Commission holding the right to use the logo HR Excellence in Research (HRS4R). OsloMet is a member of the EURAXESS network supporting a positive work environment for researchers in motion.
OsloMet has signed The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). DORA recognizes the need to improve the ways in which the outputs of scholarly research are evaluated.
The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who are seen to be in conflict with the criteria in the latter law will not be considered for the position.
