Adjunct Instructor - Accountancy

About the role

Teach undergraduate accounting courses. Faculty are expected to assess student learning outcomes for their courses and actively participate in program assessment activities under the guidance of tenured/tenure-track faculty. The anticipated need is for adjunct instructors to teach face-to-face courses on the Big Rapids campus, but online course offerings may also be available periodically.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate accounting courses.
• Assure/improve learning through assessment.
• Close consultation with program faculty.
• Training via the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.
• Cultivate an environment of belonging that values, respects, supports, and celebrates individual similarities and differences.
• Support, promote, and develop university student enrollment and retention initiatives.
• Keep regular posted office hours (which are scheduled at times convenient for students).
• Participate in traditional functions which have academic significance (e.g., reporting initial student participation data and submitting final grades on time).
• Teach off-campus or in an online environment as required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in accountancy or related field with at least 18 credit hours of graduate level accounting courses.
• At least 5 years of business experience related to accounting.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
• Prior undergraduate teaching effectiveness preferred (course evaluations, student opinion surveys, etc.).

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated successful experience working directly with people from diverse backgrounds, including cultural, educational, socioeconomic and life experiences.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position.

Pay

Minimum of $1353 per credit hour, if advanced degree held in primary academic discipline, the minimum rate increases to $1,458 per credit hour. Salary commensurate with qualifications pursuant to the FSU and FNTFO/AFT Agreement.

Schedule

The anticipated start date of this position is August of 2026 at the earliest and January of 2027 at the latest.