Call for candidates: EFRAG Invites Academics to Join Its Academic Panel

The Role & Composition of the EFRAG Academic Panel

EFRAG has benefited from its Academic Panel for over seven years. The role of the EFRAG Academic Panel is to promote the cooperation between EFRAG and the academic community, to support primarily EFRAG FR TEG in providing its technical advice to the EFRAG FRB. However, the scope of the Panel has been extended to also support EFRAG SR TEG, when relevant, in providing its technical advice to the EFRAG FRB and EFRAG SRB on research related to corporate reporting issues that are relevant to European constituents. The Panel contributes to the debate on current relevant topics by:

• providing academic input on EFRAG’s projects;
• providing references to relevant academic literature and researchers that would be relevant to consider for EFRAG’s projects; and
• assisting EFRAG in finalising tenders for academic studies (including formulating the research questions), selecting the successful bidder(s), and monitoring and reviewing outsourced academic work.

The Panel is not an EFRAG decision-making body but advisory in nature.

The Panel is expected to have one physical meeting and one virtual meeting per year, with the possibility to have additional virtual meetings. Advice and other input will also sometimes be sought via email, telephone, video conferencing or other electronic means. EFRAG will cover the travel expenses for the physical meetings in Brussels (the meetings will be organised so as to enable most members to travel to and from Brussels on the same day).

The indicative size of the EFRAG Academic Panel is 18 members. The Terms of Reference can be downloaded here.

Candidate Profile

Successful candidates should be specialised in corporate reporting and notably in IFRS Accounting Standards and/or sustainability reporting issues and should be knowledgeable about European specificities.

Current members are eligible for reappointment, taking into account a balanced overall composition of the EFRAG Academic Panel.

Application Process

Nominations can be submitted by candidates or by organisations on their behalf. Applications should include a covering letter indicating the areas of corporate reporting in which the candidate has specialised, a CV and a list of publications. Applications should be submitted to EFRAG using this form no later than 16 December 2024.

Inquiries

For inquiries about the EFRAG Academic Panel, please contact:

• Associate Director Rasmus Sommer: Rasmus.Sommer@EFRAG.org
• EFRAG CEO Saskia Slomp: Saskia.Slomp@EFRAG.org