Department Chair and Professor​/Associate Professor of Accounting TT

Department Chair and Professor/Associate Professor of Accounting

(9-month, Tenure Track)

Samford University’s Brock School of Business invites applications for a Department Chair in Accounting, starting August 2027.

• Lead the academic, administrative, and strategic initiatives of the department.
• Develop and oversee undergraduate and graduate curriculum.
• Recruit, evaluate, and support faculty.
• Foster student recruitment and engagement.
• Represent the department to the Dean and external stakeholders.
• Manage the department budget.
• Maintain a teaching load of two courses per semester.
• Engage in research aligned with teaching activities; pursue summer teaching and competitive research grants.

• Terminal degree (Ph.D. or DBA) in Accounting from an AACSB‑accredited institution.
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness and scholarly research.
• Experience in academic leadership; CPA designation preferred.
• Associate Professor candidates: minimum seven years of full‑time faculty experience, published research, active research agenda, and distinction as Scholarly Academic.
• Professor candidates: all Associate qualifications plus at least five years as an Associate Professor and excellence in teaching, research, and service.

Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications; full benefits package.

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