Assistant Professor of Accounting

Overview

The William Dillard Department of Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas seeks applications from interested candidates to fill a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position effective August 10, 2026. Salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience.

Tenure-track faculty of Accounting are expected to conduct research, publish in peer reviewed journals, teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses, and fulfill other related service activities on behalf of the department, college, and/or university.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance on campus is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. Regular on-campus availability and in-person teaching are essential functions and required for faculty members.

• Minimum Qualifications: Hold a Ph.D. (or expect to complete a Ph.D. by start date for position) with an emphasis in accounting from a nationally or internationally accredited university
• Demonstrated potential to publish in top-tier peer-reviewed accounting journals
• Demonstrated ability to provide high-quality teaching in undergraduate and/or graduate courses
• Preferred Qualifications: Recent graduate with PhD within the last 3 years
• Demonstrated potential to provide high-quality teaching in intermediate accounting courses
• Primary research emphasis in financial accounting

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site

Application Questions Can Be Directed To:
Kris Allee
Professor and Williams Chair in Professional Accounting
Sam M. Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
kdallee

Please do not send applications to listed recruitment contact - upload them to Workday link above.

The William Dillard Department of Accounting:
The department develops outstanding students and faculty who meaningfully impact the global accounting community. The department currently has eleven tenured or tenure-track faculty members, eight teaching/clinical faculty members, two full-time Executive in Residence faculty members, six full-time instructors, and several part-time lecturers. The department offers an undergraduate degree program in accounting and graduate programs at both the master’s and doctoral levels.

The department also offers a five-year integrated program, which leads to the simultaneous awarding of an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree. The department’s programs are accredited by the AACSB, which ensures quality and promotes excellence and continuous improvement in undergraduate and graduate education. The department was named as part of a gift provided in honor of William Dillard Sr.

The Sam M. Walton College of Business:
The Sam M. Walton College of Business promotes the values of being “EPIC”, which stands for Excellence, Professionalism, Innovation and Collegiality. The Walton College has nearly 10,000 students. The Walton College has an innovative cross-functional business core program that focuses on business processes, and several new cross-disciplinary minors and concentrations. The Walton College has consistently been ranked among the nation’s top 25 public undergraduate business schools since 2005, according toU.S. News and World Report.

The University of Arkansas:
The flagship campus of the University of Arkansas has a total enrollment of approximately 34,000 students. It recently completed a successful capital campaign that raised about $1.45 billion.

Location:

The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville offers a high quality of life, a mild climate, excellent health care, a variety of restaurants, a cost-of-living index of 92.9, and is minutes from lakes and rivers for fishing, swimming, and boating. Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center and Theatre Squared offer a rich variety of Broadway, symphony, dance, jazz, and other performances and special events.

US News consistently ranks Fayetteville among the 10 best places to live in the U.S., with the most recent…