Adjunct - Department of Accounting

Adjunct Hiring Pool - Department of Accounting

Compensation Range: $1,545.00 - $1,888.00 per credit hour

Employment Classification:
Faculty

Department:
Accounting Instruction

Target Hire Date:
August 1, 2026

Benefits: UNC's Career Hub

This is an open pool posting and applicants will be contacted only if a suitable position becomes available. Pool may be used to fill vacancies for the Fall 2026 - Summer 2027. This pool expires on May 31, 2027. Applicants wishing to remain in this pool past May 31, 2027, must reapply at that time.

This hiring pool is for temporary, part-time adjunct faculty in the Department of Accounting. We deliver courses in Accounting Principles Fraud Examination, Cost & Managerial Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting Ethics, Income Tax, Auditing, and Governmental & Institutional Accounting. Preference will be given to candidates who also have the ability and experience in teaching in face-to-face, online, and hybrid modalities.

Minimum Qualifications:

To be considered an applicant must satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
1. Holds an earned doctoral degree in business or related to the primary teaching field (or be ABD with prospect for timely completion). 2. Holds a doctoral degree outside of the field in which they are teaching and has completed the equivalent of 15 hours of graduate-level coursework in the teaching field or has other appropriate and extensive experience or intellectual contributions related to the primary teaching field.

3. Holds an MBA or related master's degree related to the field in which they are teaching.
4. Holds a master's degree outside of the field in which they are teaching and has completed the equivalent of 18 hours of graduate-level coursework in the hired-for teaching area.
5. Holds a bachelor's degree in business and significant (greater than 10 years) senior executive level experience.

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full-time positions. Employees at UNC receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full-time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and spouses of UNC Employees who are employed at 0.5 FTE or above are eligible for undergraduate dependent tuition grants of up to 50%.

These tuition grants will cover in-state tuition charges. Further requirements may exist. Other benefits may be available based on position.

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