Teaching Assistant Professor

Teaching Assistant Professor Position

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 non-tenure track Teaching Assistant Professor position effective August 16, 2027. A Teaching Assistant Professor is expected to teach eight courses per year with a mix of face-to-face and online courses, as needed. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience;

benefits are competitive. Regular on-campus availability, in-person teaching, and active contribution to the life of the department, including exhibiting respect and cooperation in shared academic and administrative tasks are essential duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hold a Ph.D. with an emphasis in accounting from a nationally or internationally accredited university
• Evidence of high-quality teaching in undergraduate and/or graduate accounting courses
• Evidence or potential to provide both face-to-face and online undergraduate and/or graduate accounting courses
• Must meet standards to be classified as Scholarly Academic under AACSB (this could include recent publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or engagement in professional practice through outreach, consulting, or other activities consistent with AACSB standards.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching courses focused on individual and/or corporate taxation
• Evidence or potential to publish in peer-reviewed accounting journals with a primary research emphasis in tax accounting

Additional Information:

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 to U.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 ranking (2023) of #10. Fayetteville is a city of approximately 85,000 with a regional (Northwest Arkansas) population of about 535,000. Northwest Arkansas has one of the highest growth rates in the U.S. and was ranked 40th among the "best places for Business and Careers" by Forbes in 2023.…