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08/04/2021 - NEW DEADLINE: Academics with corporate reporting expertise to apply for academic fellow at EFRAG by 15 May 2021

​EFRAG is seeking an academic fellow with experience in financial reporting and IFRS, or sustainability reporting and a good understanding of broader corporate reporting to work with EFRAG during a sabbatical leave period of between 6 months and two years.


​EFRAG values conceptual and empirical contribution of academic researchers in its technical activity and is investing in its research activities and liaison and cooperation with academics. EFRAG is working both on its own Research Agenda and also contributes European views and insights to the IASB’s research activities. In addition, EFRAG is since 2018 active in the sustainability reporting domain. Since 2017 EFRAG operates an Academic Panel   and an Academic Network. EFRAG organises and contributes to academic workshops. 

The academic fellow will help us to develop these activities further and provide input from an academic perspective and experience to EFRAG’s activities.  In consultation with EFRAG’s leadership team, the successful applicant will also identify which of the available projects he or she will focus on, in order to ensure relevance to his or her own academic work and future publications.

If you are interested, please submit an application (including motivation letter and CV) at rh@efrag.org.

We would appreciate to receive expressions of interest by 15 May 2021.

Grasp this opportunity to become an academic fellow at EFRAG and be part of a unique organisation that works in the public interest in the corporate reporting field!