Instructor​/Assistant Professor - Accounting

Position

Instructor/Assistant Professor
- Non-Tenure Track
- Special One-Year Appointment
- Academic Year

Western Connecticut State University
- Ancell School of Business
- Accounting Department

Western Connecticut State University’s Ancell School of Business, an AACSB accredited School, is pleased to accept applications for a special one-year appointment as an Instructor/Assistant Professor, non-tenure track, in the Accounting Department. The role involves teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, advising students, and participating in academic service activities.

WCSU is committed to enhancing a diverse community by encouraging applicants from under-represented groups, including people with disabilities, LGBTQIA, BIPOC, veterans, and women. The successful candidate is expected to value and encourage all forms of diversity, including neurodiversity, and to contribute to improving access to higher education for first-generation and under-represented students.

For the Instructor level: a master’s degree, CPA licensure, and substantial accounting experience. For the Assistant Professor level: a doctorate in accounting or in a related field (ABDs in accounting or related fields considered). College teaching experience is preferred. Candidates should be professionally active, engaged in service or business/managerial experience, and have expertise in Financial, Managerial, Cost, Taxation, or Advanced Accounting.

The teaching load is four courses per semester, with additional duties in student advising and service.

A candidate who does not fully meet the above standards may be considered if credentials and experience are substantially comparable.

Instructor: $71,317-$76,192. Assistant Professor: $80,713-$86,231. Salaries are commensurate with experience. WCSU offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous travel or research funds. WCSU cannot sponsor work visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. full-time.

Submit a letter of application outlining interest, qualifications, teaching expertise, professional experience, and teaching philosophy; a current CV; and contact information for at least three professional references who can comment on teaching, scholarship, and professionalism. Additional materials may be requested. Questions may be directed to hr positions referencing "Accounting
- Special Appointment."

Submit your materials as PDF files no later than Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Applications received after that date will not be accepted. Apply here: https://westernconnecticuts

Western is an affirmative action equal opportunity educator/employer.