Assistant Professor - Accounting

Our greatest teaching needs are in financial reporting, analytics and artificial intelligence. The tenured/tenure track teaching faculty generally have a full range of responsibilities, including teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, research, scholarship, and service to the department, the university and the public. Effective teaching, scholarly productivity, and service to the university and the profession are required for retention, promotion, and tenure.

The George W. Daverio School of Accountancy offers undergraduate and graduate programs in accounting, taxation and joint degree programs with the law school. Both the School and the College of Business are accredited by the AACSB for its undergraduate and graduate programs. The College has been recognized by the Princeton Review as a Best Business School. BusinessWeek magazine ranks the College among the nation’s top 100 undergraduate business schools.

Subject to Collective Bargaining Agreement Requirements.

Required Qualifications:

PhD/DBA or equivalent in accounting from an AACSB accredited institution, or a PhD/DBA in a related area from an AACSB accredited institution with professional certification in accounting. All degree requirements must be completed by August 23, 2027.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to candidates who are professionally certified (e.g., CPA, CIA, CMA) and have relevant professional experience in public accounting or industry. Additionally, strong preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated AI skills, particularly the ability to integrate AI and information technology tools into teaching and curriculum development.

Application instructions:

In order to be considered for this position, please attach the necessary documents: resume / CV, cover letter, teaching evaluation summaries, transcripts, and references.  Please include 3 references.

Any application materials that are requested beyond the CV can be uploaded in the Application Questions 2 of 2 section.

Application Deadline: Review of applicants will begin December 12, 2026.

Compensation: The compensation for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

United States of America (Exempt)

Union Affiliation (if applicable):

American Association of University Professors

For assistance with your application or attachments, please contact the Human Resources representative listed:

Derek Brown (Private)[email protected]

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