Assistant​/Associate Professor of Accounting

Jackson State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting position in the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship.

Candidates will be responsible for the following:

• Required to teach in the accounting discipline both in undergraduate and graduate programs (course assignments may be during the day or evening and may include off-campus location and online education).
• Teach a full course load.
• Demonstrate a continuous commitment to teaching excellence.
• Provide academic advising.
• Engage in continuous appropriate research that produces high quality scholarly journal publications to maintain Scholarly Academic qualifications.
• Serve on Ph.D. dissertation committees.
• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Actively support the Department and College.
• Participation in College and University committees.
• Provide support to the professional academic community.
• Exhibit dynamic communications skills.
• Maintain the ability and desire to work in a student-centered environment.
• Assume other instructional and service-related duties as assigned.

• The preferred candidate must have an earned PhD or DBA from an AACSB accredited institution in Accounting or in other closely-related business fields.
• Applications will be considered from scholarly—active individuals who are qualified as Scholarly Academics (SA) based on the Colleges faculty qualifications standards.
• Qualifications and interest to teach in graduate program (MBA/MPA/PhD) and in serving as a member of Ph.D. dissertations committees is necessary. Also. ABDs who are at the final stages of their doctoral dissertation will likewise, be considered.
• Professional certifications (particularly CPA) and experience are highly valued, while maintaining scholarly academic status through sustained scholarship is necessary.
• Candidates with demonstrated academic and scholarship qualifications to teach in multiple accounting sub-disciplines arc encouraged to apply.