Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sellhorn

Akademische Laufbahn/Academic Positions:

• since 2008    Full professor in Accounting, Accounting and Control Group, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar/Germany,

• 2004-2008    “Wissenschaftlicher Assistent” (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Economics and Business Administration, Ruhr-Universität Bochum,

• 6-8/2007    Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts/USA, funded by an individual research grant from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG),

• 1-5/2007    Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Wisconsin, School of Business, Madison, Wisconsin/USA, funded by an individual research grant from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG),

• 1999-2004    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Research Assistant), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Chair of International Accounting (Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens).

Ausbildung/Education:

• 2004-2008    Post-doctorate degree (German Habilitation; prerequisite to being a full university professor) at the Department of Economics and Business Administration, Ruhr-Universität Bochum,
  
  Thesis (part German, part English): “Internationalisierung der Rechnungslegung” (Internationalization of Financial Reporting – a collection of eleven research papers),

• 1999-2004    Dr. rer. oec. (equivalent to Ph.D.) in Economics and Business Administration at the Chair of International Accounting, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pellens, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (summa cum laude),
  
  Thesis (in English): “Goodwill Impairment and Financial Reporting Incentives – An Empirical Investigation of Transitional Write-Offs upon Adoption of SFAS 142” (summa cum laude),

• 1998    Project and teaching assistant at the Department of Real Estate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), School of Business,

• 1997-1998    Student of Business Administration at University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) – School of Business, majoring in Accounting,
  
  Degree: Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Accounting (Class of December 1998),

• 1993-1997    Student in Economics and Business Administration at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Department of Economics and Business Administration, majoring in International Accounting, Auditing, and Taxation,
  
  Master's thesis (in German): “Der Steuersatz im Rahmen der Lehre vom Stufenbau des Steuertatbestandes“ („Tax Rates and the German Constitution – Guidance and Limits“),

• 1992    German secondary school diploma (Abitur) at Gymnasium Wanne, Herne.