Assistant Professor of Accounting

Assistant Professor of Accounting

The Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship at Montana State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in accounting. We seek candidates who are dedicated to excellence in the classroom, to producing impactful research, and who will thrive in our rich, mountainous environment. Candidates with the ability to teach in multiple areas of accounting are particularly encouraged to apply.

Position Information

Announcement Number - FAC - VA - 27027

For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Sean Harris, Associate Professor ris1

Classification Title

Working Title
- Assistant Professor of Accounting

Brief

Position Overview
- The Jake Jabs College of Business & Entrepreneurship invites applications for a tenure-track position to join the College's Accounting program. We seek candidates who are excellent at imparting state-of-the-art accounting knowledge to students from all socioeconomic, geographical, and ideological backgrounds. Candidates with the ability to teach in multiple areas of accounting are particularly encouraged to apply. We seek candidates who will deliver excellence in the classroom, produce quality, impactful research, and who will thrive in our rich, mountainous environment.

Montana State University values all perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building a whole community, which includes people of many backgrounds. We hope to attract applicants who can teach in a University community and have demonstrated ability in helping students from all backgrounds to succeed.

Duties and Responsibilities
- The accounting program offers an accounting undergraduate concentration as part of a BS in Business degree, and a Master of Professional Accountancy degree. The successful candidate must be willing and able to provide effective, high-quality instruction in multiple accounting courses at the bachelor's and master's levels, with a normal teaching load of 15 credit hours per year. In addition, the successful candidate will advise students, conduct scholarly research, and provide college and university service and engagement.

Faculty members are expected to publish impactful research in quality, peer-reviewed journals related to the accounting field.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
- Ph. D or D.B.A. degree with emphasis in accounting or a closely related field by start date. Potential to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting. Potential to carry on a successful program of scholarly research resulting in publication in quality peer-reviewed journals.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
- Demonstrated experience providing high-quality teaching in a variety of accounting areas. Demonstrated evidence of an active research program in accounting, with current projects targeting publication in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. Relevant professional accounting experience. Relevant professional accounting certifications.

The Successful Candidate Will
- Be committed to excellence in teaching. Have effective oral and written communication skills. Have the ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and students. Be committed to service and engagement in the college, the university, the accounting profession, and the community. Be dedicated to supporting and enhancing Montana State University's commitment to continually supporting, promoting and building a whole community, which includes people of many backgrounds.

Position

Special Requirements /Additional Information
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or…