Eilnaz joined Birmingham Business School as a Lecturer in Finance after successfully completing a PhD in Finance at Bayes, formerly Cass, Business School and working as a lecturer in Finance at Swansea University. In 2019 she was promoted to Senior Lecturer in Finance. She teaches different modules to MSc, BSc, and KPMG students. Her outstanding teaching performance led her to be awarded Teaching Innovation in 2016. She has designed and led MSc Wealth Management 2018-2020. She was the Programme Director for MSc Financial Management in 2021. She led the department research between September 2021 and October 2023. She is the Deputy Head of the Finance Department since October 2023. 

Her current research interests are empirical issues in corporate finance with a special focus on capital structure, debt maturity, IPOs, and delistings. She also works in green finance, corporate social responsibility, and national culture.

She is a member of the American Finance Association (AFA), Financial Management Association (FMA), European Finance Association (EFA) and European Financial Management Association (EFMA). She is an ad hoc reviewer for a number of finance leading journals such as European Journal of Finance and International Review of Financial analysis. She also engages in grant capturing. She welcomes new PhD applicants.