Assistant Professor in Accounting

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Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Sonoma
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Finance/Accounting, Probationary, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Starting August 2027

Assistant Professor of Accounting

Sonoma State University’s beautiful 274-acre campus is located in Sonoma County wine country, an hour north of San Francisco. The campus offers the ideal setting for teaching and learning and access to a community of rich cultural, environmental, and recreational opportunities. Founded in 1960, SSU is one of the 22 campuses of the California State University System. As members of the largest public higher education system in the nation, we provide accessible, high-quality education

The School of Business at Sonoma State University offers high-quality, relevant education in business to aspiring and practicing professionals, managers, and entrepreneurs in the private and public sectors. It does this in a liberal arts and sciences environment in which faculty emphasize the development and continuous improvement of the skills of critical thinking, effective communication, ethical reasoning, maintaining a global perspective, and applying disciplinary tools.

The school offers programs of study leading to both the Bachelor of Science (BSBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. The BSBA program offers concentrations in accounting, finance, financial management, management, marketing, and wine business strategies. The graduate program includes a professional MBA, and a wine business MBA.

The standard teaching load is 12 units per semester, typically consisting of three regular courses per semester. Undergraduate business classes are four units, whereas graduate business classes are three units. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a variety of accounting subjects, preferably in the areas of tax and audit. As an AACSB-accredited program, all faculty are expected to maintain AACSB’s 2020 Business Accreditation Standard 3 faculty qualification category – Scholarly Academics (SA) status.

The successful candidate must maintain an active program of scholarly activities, and service to the school, University and outside community, and meet expectations for teaching, consistent with the University and the School of Business criteria for retention, tenure and promotion. Although tenure may be granted at any time, contract provisions specify that "the normal period of probation shall be a total of six (6) years of full-time probationary service and credited service, if any."

Tenure is required for promotion above the level of Associate Professor.

In addition to teaching and scholarship, faculty are expected to engage in service to the University, profession, and community. These responsibilities include: advising students, participation in campus and system-wide communities, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participating in traditional academic functions.

Sonoma State is committed to the teacher/scholar model and places an emphasis on faculty support of undergraduate research and other professional opportunities for students.

Faculty are also expected to foster our commitment to the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025 through excellent teaching, advising, and mentoring. Potential applicants are encouraged to review the University’s Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Policy . During the first two years of the probationary period the instructional assignment will be reduced by two courses per academic year for probationary faculty members, in…