PhD schol­ar­ship in Audit­ing

Apply now Unit Department of Accounting Application deadline 11 November 2026 The Department of Accounting invites applications for a PhD position in Auditing. The Department of Accounting is one of the oldest and largest accounting departments in Europe. We have a growing and flourishing research environment within financial accounting, management accounting and control, auditing, and corporate governance.

We especially welcome PhD proposals that adopt qualitative research methods and suggest novel approaches to the study of - The making of the audit profession, especially regarding emerging technologies in auditing, such as generative artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on how they may reshape the audit profession, including the training and socialization of auditors, the exercise of professional judgment and the relevance of the traditional audit model in responding to evolving societal demands.

- Audit firm ownership, including the emerging role of private equity firms acquiring ownership interests in audit firms. Proposals within this research theme may explore implications for, for example, the partnership model, audit firm governance, how audits are conducted, talent management, client portfolios, audit market competition, and how these developments may reconfigure the audit profession1 …