Professorship in Managerial Finance (all genders)

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is a university-level institution and ranks amongst the leading international Business schools worldwide. Our goal is to educate entrepreneurial, responsible and effective business leaders through excellence in research and teaching. HHL stands out as an entrepreneurial institution with a clear research focus, outstanding teaching and effective knowledge transfer into practice.

As a member of the HHL faculty, the successful candidate will become part of a highly personal, collaborative, and mutually supportive academic environment. Leipzig is a vibrant and international city with more than 30,000 students and consistently ranks highly in terms of quality of life.

The advertised position represents an outstanding career opportunity for scholars seeking to develop or further strengthen a holistic academic profile across research, teaching, and knowledge transfer. The position is open rank and therefore suitable for both established and emerging scholars who aim to contribute to HHL’s profile in Managerial Finance and related areas at the intersection of finance and strategy.

In research, the potential to develop or evidence of having already developed an internationally visible and recognized research profile is of central importance. Collaboration with HHL’s existing finance faculty is explicitly encouraged. Candidates at junior level are expected to demonstrate strong research potential, reflected in a first track record of publications (or publications under review) in internationally recognized, high-quality journals. Senior candidates should demonstrate an established publication record, academic visibility, and the ability to contribute strategically to the further development of HHL’s finance-related activities.

HHL has an established reputation for outstanding, research-driven teaching and a highly international graduate-level student body. The candidate is expected to demonstrate teaching excellence in finance using pedagogically innovative approaches informed by current research. Fluency in English is required.

Depending on qualifications and career stage, the position may be offered with a tenure-track option. Candidates are expected to assume academic responsibility within HHL’s program portfolio and to contribute actively to program development and the student journey—from recruiting and admissions to career services and alumni relations. Senior candidates are additionally expected to contribute to academic self-governance and the strategic development of the school.

The candidate should possess strong applied knowledge in areas such as financial business planning, capital budgeting, corporate valuation, and corporate financing. Professional experience in investment banking, consulting, private equity, corporate finance, or related fields is considered an additional asset.

HHL has set a priority of increasing the number of international scholars among its faculty. It actively pursues a policy of diversity and gender equality in all areas of its activities. Applications from candidates with an interdisciplinary background are strongly encouraged. The statutory requirements of the SächsHSG apply.

Interested candidates should submit their application attn. to the Dean Prof. Dr. Tobias Dauth until July 12, 2026. The application should include a motivation letter, a CV including a list of publications, an overview and evaluation of teaching experience, a research statement including the current research pipeline, a teaching concept, and a statement on knowledge transfer in relation to the advertised position. The intended start date is no later than Q1 2027.