Instructor, Accounting

Job Description

Drive a better future for individuals, communities, and the country by building a great student-focused experience at Western Governors University (WGU). With a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency‑based degree programs, WGU seeks dedicated, student‑centric professionals committed to helping students graduate and create a better tomorrow.

• Develop instructional materials aligned with identified learning objectives, course competencies, and instructional interventions to support student self‑service use and virtual one‑to‑many events.
• Provide effective, relevant, and engaging one‑to‑many virtual events aligned with identified learning objectives.
• Continuously develop knowledge, skills, and expertise through active participation in faculty learning communities and other developmental opportunities.
• Provide proactive, relevant, timely, and effective one‑to‑one virtual instruction to students in a specific course or domain.
• Facilitate student communities to support peer collaboration, effective faculty interaction, and student development.
• Offer student‑centered one‑to‑one virtual coaching to help students achieve personal, academic, and career goals.
• Adapt instructional and coaching practices to common and typical student needs.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

• Subject‑matter expertise in the assigned content and skills of the course(s)/domain(s).
• Strong knowledge of how student characteristics interact with different learning needs common to the course(s)/domain(s).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to moderate online student communities to encourage engagement and learning.
• Ability to use information from student profiles, learning behaviors, and interactions to identify individual student needs.
• Demonstrates respect for and value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Ability to adapt standard resources, templates, and instructional plans for the needs of individual students or groups of students.
• Ability to apply adult learning principles and instructional skills to build student competency in a virtual one‑to‑one setting.
• Provide encouragement for student self‑reflection and metacognition to improve competency in learning objectives.
• Flexibility to adjust instructional approach depending on individual student needs and preference.
• Skilled at using data to identify students in need of proactive support, with the ability to select appropriate tone and content for proactive outreach.
• Ability to adapt the timing, modality, and frequency of outreach/contact to individual student needs and preferences.
• Strong active listening skills and emotional intelligence with the ability to build relationships with adult students.
• Solid understanding of coaching strategies to support personal, academic, and professional development in adult students.
• Willingness to engage in regular self‑reflection and re‑evaluation of beliefs, perspectives, and approaches to improve equity.
• Proficient in developing presentation materials that align to specified objectives and are visually engaging, understandable, and accessible.
• Ability to develop learning facilitation experiences and effective, formative self‑assessment activities aligned with specific objectives to advance student learning.
• Skilled at implementing relationship‑building activities for online student communities.
• Ability to facilitate synchronous student interaction in a virtual environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Accounting.
• 5+ years teaching in an online environment.
• Up to 10% travel required.
• Ability to work a student‑friendly schedule (evenings/weekends).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with competency‑based instruction.
• CPA, CMA, or CFA certification.
• Experience teaching Audit.
• Experience teaching Advanced Information Systems (AIS).

Grade:
Faculty 506

Pay Range: $71,300.00 – $

This is a full‑time, regular position (40 standard weekly hours) with eligibility for bonuses, comprehensive health, dental, vision, telehealth, mental healthcare, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plan, and generous paid leave—including up to 12 weeks of parental leave. Employees also receive flexible paid time off with no accrual, discounted tuition, and a well‑designed wellness program.

How to Apply: Submit an online application. Internal WGU employees must apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.