Assistant Professor/Associate Professor- Accounting (Revised)

About the role

The Raj Soin College of Business invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. Successful candidates should be committed to growing the programs, excellence in teaching, service to the student and university, professional growth, research, and scholarship. This position will be expected to actively participate in and support accreditation processes and participate in the development of new programs. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate classes in accounting. Candidate should bring a passion for accounting, and an enthusiasm to teaching our undergraduate and MBA students. Performing scholarly research and performing service within the university and the greater community. Candidate will be responsible for courses in our Accountancy and in our MBA program and will be responsible for adding and managing curriculum in Accounting and our MBA program.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in support of the mission and goals of Raj Soin College of Business; deliver instruction and maintain a learning environment consistent with the highest standards of the profession; have a commitment to the development and execution of experiential learning.
• Introduce new teaching techniques, evaluate student progress, and engage and motivate students through interactive techniques, experiential learning and other innovative teaching practices.
• Maintain a minimum of four regular office hours per week, spread over at least two days; meet with students outside of scheduled hours, either in-person or virtually; ensure effective and timely communication with students.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new program initiatives, including new course development, curriculum development, and assurance of learning.
• Incorporate business analytics and artificial intelligence into the teaching of the Accounting discipline.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with students, advising and mentoring them as they progress through their studies.
• Be an innovative and collaborative educator with the capacity to foster student success, both within the classroom and in mentoring relationships, with a demonstrated capacity to engage individuals across a spectrum of backgrounds, ages, levels of experience, and career aspirations.
• Assist in the development and implementation of course learning outcomes, curriculum maps, resource guides, textbooks, syllabi templates, and updated course materials; includes region specific coursework as desired.
• Conduct and publish original, discipline-based scholarship in refereed journals to enable ongoing classification as “Scholarly Academic” under the guidelines of AACSB International.
• Maintain an active research agenda and share expertise with the academic and business communities through presentations, articles published in the trade press, white papers, etc.
• Engage in shared governance at the school, college and university levels.
• Actively pursue the recruitment, retention, and success of students; attend and support a recruitment, retention or outreach event each semester.
• Regularly attend school and field meetings.
• Demonstrate active engagement and productive leadership in service activities that support and further the mission, goals and strategic plans of the school, college, or university.
• Create and provide oversight of program/industry advisory boards.
• Represent the program in regional campus meetings, special events, open houses, and orientations.
• Leverage professional networks and create local events to increase program, college, & University brand.

Minimum Qualifications

• Assistant Professor: Ph.D. or other terminal degree in the field of Accountancy or closely related field anticipated by the start date; must meet the AACSB classification of Scholarly Academic during the pre-tenure period.
• Associate Professor: Ph.D. or other terminal degree in the field of Accountancy or closely related field; must meet the AACSB classification of Scholarly Academic; must meet CBA and bylaws minimum requirements with regard to scholarship and teaching for rank of Associate Professor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. from an AACSB accredited institution.
• Real-world expertise in relevant areas of business will be considered.
• Faculty with teaching, consulting, defense, or corporate experience in accounting.
• Minimum of three years prior teaching experience.