Assistant Research Fellow AÉB/46/2026
Corvinus University of Budapest is Hungary’s leading university in the field of economics and social sciences. Maintained by the Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation, Corvinus’ medium-term objective is to become the best higher education institution in these fields not only in the country but also in Central Europe. Corvinus University currently has around 8 000 students, including 2 000 foreign students. It has close links with more than 250 partner universities worldwide. Corvinus regularly ranks highly in international higher education rankings, and its Business and Management programme was ranked first in the region in the 2019 Eduniversal ranking. Corvinus University of Budapest is the only university in Hungary in the field of economics to have two international institutional accreditations (AMBA, AACSB).
The Institute of Accounting and Law announces an open call for applications for the Assistant Research Fellow position for 3 years definite period / indefinite period.
The starting date is autumn semester 2026.
Job description and key duties:
- Teaching duties:
- Teaching of subjects belonging to the education portfolio of the Institute of Accounting and Law in weekly class hours as defined by the Academic Career Model.
- Research duties:
- Writing articles in prestigious international and domestic journal in the field of accounting, audit and assurance and related IT issues
- Participating at important international and domestic conferences, building international scientific relationships, getting involved in research projects, active research application activity in the field of audit and assurance thus securing the resources of the research projects and contributing to the internationalisation of the Institute and the University.
- Service duties
- Active participation in the professional life of the Institute of Accounting and Law and the University, performing service tasks determined by the head of the Institute.
- Helping with the supervision of PhD students as well as students participating in student competition and get involved in the professional activities of the master students in International Accounting and Audit.
Qualifications and experience:
- Comprehensive examination passed as part of PhD studies or finalized PhD studies (if only purely administrative steps are missing it will be considered);
- teaching-research experience gained in higher education or research experience
- acquired at a research centre;
- performing teaching activities;
- participating in a research project; conducting independent research in sub-topics;
- publishing high-quality papers of the achieved research results, also in a foreign language.
- Relevant fields to the position: Emerging Technologies in accounting and auditing, Audit technology, Audit function and coproprate sustainability and similar topics
Preferences:
- Research activity with international impact, substantial international citation (verifiable)
- Verifiable teaching development activity (curriculum development, methodological development
- International embeddedness, regular participation in international conferences, membership in international networks
Documents and certificates to be submitted as part of the application:
- Curriculum Vitae including a detailed presentation of teaching, research and service activities and results
- Summary table of achievements (Please fill in the Summary table Excel for assistant professor applications)
- Cover letter, including the presentation of future academic plans (educational, teaching development and research plans)
- References written by one reputable leading professors or researchers of the discipline (signed, scanned)
- ☒Research paper/☐Job market paper/☒Working paper/☐Doctoral dissertation
- Scanned copies of the documents verifying the university degree, scientific rank (eg. PhD degree) and of the documents verifying other professional qualifications. (In case of scientific ranks obtained abroad, the nostrification will be arranged in the next phase of the selection procedure.)
Remuneration and benefits:
- Favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access
- Time devoted to research, travel support, etc.
- Employees receive social security benefits and health care
- A competitive salary is accompanied by 15% bonus in case of outstanding performance
- One-time relocation support (Applicable for applicants moving to Hungary.)
Application procedure:
- Deadline for the submission of the application: 2026. 09. 30.
- Applications have to be submitted by clicking on the APPLICATION button and by following the instructions on the bottom of the webpage.
The next step in the selection procedure is an interview with the relevant Institute Council.
For further information:
Please, feel free to e-mail us in administrative matters career@uni-corvinus.hu and in academic matters László Péter LAKATOS at lakatos@uni-corvinus.hu.