Alexandria Business Foundation Endowed Chair in Accounting

About Us:

Louisiana State University of Alexandria is a publicly supported institution that provides undergraduate level college education to the citizens of Central Louisiana. The university is a unit of the LSU System and operates under the auspices of the Louisiana Board of Regents. LSUA is located in Rapides Parish.

Alexandria Business Foundation Endowed Chair in Accounting

Faculty

LSUA ASA
- Business Administration (Jeff A Langston ))

LSU
- Alexandria

Academic

PURPOSE: The Endowed Chair will be responsible for teaching in the accounting program while fulfilling all the normal duties and responsibilities of a faculty member at Louisiana State University of Alexandria. These duties include maintaining academic qualifications for ACBSP, advising students, and performing appropriate departmental, university and community service. Teaching responsibilities are at the undergraduate level. Teaching load will consist of 9 hours per semester and may include face to face, online, and hybrid courses.

Also, to meet the demands of local companies, LSUA has developed partnerships to expand our programs to meet immediate and long-term needs for well-qualified accounting graduates. Under these initiatives, the goal is to directly address the shortage of accounting graduates.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Endowed Chair will equip faculty through training opportunities in the College of Business to create a learning environment that respects all students regardless of gender identity, race, or ethnicity.
• The Endowed Chair will contribute and assist in prioritizing objectives of the strategic plan of the College of Business.
• Through the efforts of the Endowed Chair, LSUA’s reputation in its accounting program will be enhanced which will help attract more students.
• The Endowed Chair will be expected to provide excellence in teaching by recommending for consideration innovative teaching strategies and assessment techniques.
• The Endowed Chair will conduct scholarship that could be integrated into the accounting program to provide students with current and innovative business practices.
• The Endowed Chair will be expected to provide leadership in conducting research to enhance soft and technical skills for accounting students. Teaching methods to enhance communication, both writing and oral, creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership development will be evaluated and recommended into accounting courses to enhance those skills in which organizations continually seek in their employees.
• As innovations in technology continue, accounting curricula will be evaluated and recommended to prepare students to meet those new opportunities, such as tax and audit analytics, forensic techniques, and data base management applications to solve complex accounting and business issues.
• The Endowed Chair will lead and present in a range of local, state, regional, and national professional organizations, such as ACBSP and the American Accounting Association. Focusing on student and workforce needs will enhance the reputation of LSUA’s accounting program and also serve a significant part in the equipping of future accountants.
• The Endowed Chair will strive toward enhancing the quality and reputation of the accounting program  encouraging a collaborative effort within the College, LSUA’s mission can be better accomplished.
• Provide an increase in accounting graduates to meet the growth in accounting jobs in the area and help fill the current shortage facing our workforce.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Endowed Chair will be selected through a national search. The following qualifications will be expected:

• Master in Accountancy; or MBA with 18 hours of accounting
• Excellence in teaching as evidenced through student evaluation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Academic accomplishments commensurate with rank

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. or DBA in Accounting
• Five years’ experience in undergraduate teaching
• Active CPA or CMA license, and relevant accounting experience
• Fa…