Culverhouse - School of Accountancy, Renewable Instructor

Culverhouse - School of Accountancy, Renewable Instructor

The Culverhouse School of Accountancy invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of instructor beginning either August 16, 2026, or January 1, 2027. Preference will be given to candidates with at least five years of work experience who have the ability and willingness to teach a variety of accounting classes, including financial accounting, accounting information systems, government and nonprofit accounting, and cost accounting.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate accounting classes and/or other courses as assigned per semester. Responsibilities also include service to the School of Accountancy, College of Business, and University as needed to further advance the program and its curriculum. Candidates with either an academic or professional business and/or accounting background are welcome to apply. Practitioner applicants should be active in their field, have professional experience, and regularly attend professional conferences.

This is a non-tenure earning position renewable for three-year periods at the discretion of the University with no expectation of continued employment beyond any three-year contract period. Salary is competitive.

Candidates should have CPA Certification and a master's degree in accounting or a closely related field and a minimum of five years of accounting-related work experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have the ability and willingness to teach a variety of accounting classes, including financial accounting, accounting information systems, government and nonprofit accounting, and cost accounting.

Knowledge and/or willingness to acquire knowledge related to artificial intelligence and its applications in the accounting field.

Review of applicants will begin immediately. The posting is expected to remain open until the position is filled. Candidates must apply online at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Candidates must
1) attach a cover letter describing their interest in and qualifications for the position,
2) provide a curriculum vita that includes a list of three references,
3) submit a brief teaching philosophy statement, and
4) make a presentation to faculty and students on a topic to be determined. The candidate selected for the position will be required to submit a disclosure and consent form authorizing a background investigation. All inquiries should be directed to Dr. Richard Houston, Department Director, at rhouston.

The Culverhouse College of Business is a supportive community, committed to personal engagement, and dedicated to shaping the future of business through excellence in teaching, research, and service. Continuously accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1929, Culverhouse is among the leading public business schools in the country. The College offers degree programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels distributed across five academic departments and the Manderson Graduate School of Business.

Some of its many distinctive programs and labs include the STEM and CREATE Path to the MBA, a value investing library and trading room, a behavioral research lab, and a center focused on data analytics.

The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure's 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation's premier universities, UA offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the…