The Research School in Accounting (FIRE) was initiated in 2015 as a response to the shortage of accounting researchers and teachers reported by the Swedish Association of Graduate Economists (2017). The lack of PhD researchers and teachers in accounting threatens the quality of teaching at universities and colleges and, by extension, the development of Swedish industry. FIRE's overall aim is to ensure and develop the quality of postgraduate education in accounting. We want to make postgraduate education more attractive and act as a network node. FIRE currently has 23 active doctoral students and a strong network between doctoral students and faculty has been established.

We want to continue on this path. In 2018 and 2019, the first FIRE doctoral students will graduate. We therefore see a need to support and develop the careers of post-doctoral researchers in accounting as well. We are convinced that FIRE can serve this purpose very well.