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Fixed-term position (4 years)

BI Norwegian Business School invites applications for the position of Head of Department (HoD) at the Department of Finance. This is a fixed-term management role for four years. The HoD reports to the Provost for Academic Resources.

The HoD participates in the Provost’s management team, the President’s Academic Council, and serves on various committees and other strategic bodies. The role is central to implementing BI’s strategy at the departmental level and contributing to BI’s mission.

About the Department

The Department of Finance is recognized as an excellent research environment. Finance faculty regularly publishes in the most prestigious finance journals, top international scholars visit the department on a weekly basis, and faculty are raising research funding from both the European Research Council and the Research Council of Norway. The Department of Finance are responsible for several educational programs, including Bachelor of Finance, Master of Finance, Master of Quantitative Finance, Master of Sustainable Finance, and the Specialization in Finance in BIs PhD program. The Department has employes at the campuses in Oslo and in Bergen—currently 42 full time employees.

Key Responsibilities

The Head of Department will:

Provide strategic leadership, aligning departmental goals with BI’s institutional strategy.
Oversee academic, financial, and administrative operations within the department.
Lead faculty recruitment, resource allocation, and academic development across campuses.
Foster a high-quality research and teaching environment, ensuring a caring and supportive work culture, as well as compliance with BI’s quality standards and international accreditations.
Strengthen external relations with industry, public sector, and international academic partners.
Drive societal impact through research, education, and stakeholder engagement.

Specific tasks include:

Setting ambitious goals for academic development and performance.
Building and developing a world-class faculty with strong research, teaching, and societal impact.
Enhancing programme quality, including evaluation and development in collaboration with Deans.
Promoting innovative teaching practices and student-centered learning design.
Increasing external research funding and initiating research centers aligned with BI’s strategy.

Qualifications

We seek a candidate who:

Is a professor of finance with an excellent research record in finance.
Demonstrates strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire others.
Has documented experience in higher education leadership and team management.
Shows commitment to collaboration, dialogue, and a positive work environment.

Additional qualities:

Excellent understanding of leadership in academia.
Strong communication and networking skills, internally and externally.
Ability to stimulate excellence and maintain a supportive, professional environment.

Terms and Application

The position follows BI’s standard terms for Heads of Department. Qualified applicants will be invited for interviews and may undergo a screening process with an external recruitment agency. BI reserves the right not to appoint candidates who meet academic criteria but do not fulfill other requirements.

Application deadline: December 7th, 2025
Start date: March 1st, 2026

For questions, please contact:
Provost Thomas Hoholm
Phone: +47 46 41 06 19 | Email: thomas.hoholm@bi.no

Please submit your application, including CV and full publication list, electronically via the “Send Application” button.

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Region:

Oslo

Job type:

Fixed Term Contract

Working hours:

Full-time

Working days:

Day

Application deadline:

07/12/2025

Expected start date:

01/03/2026

Location:

Campus Oslo

Contacts:

Thomas Hoholm
Mobile: +47 46410619

Company homepage:

http://www.bi.no