Assistant Professor of Accounting
SUNY Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 5, 2024
About Empire State University:
Founded in 1971 as the innovative campus of the State University of New York (SUNY), Empire State University empowers learners from diverse backgrounds to achieve their educational goals. We have decades of experience providing educational access through online teaching and learning, individualized instruction, mentoring, and prior learning assessment. We build on our students' experiences to promote their growth and drive upward mobility and economic development in New York state and beyond. SUNY Empire's 97,000 alumni are teachers, nurses, entrepreneurs, and leaders in their communities and their fields. Visit www.sunyempire.edu and follow us on social media @SUNYEmpire.
SUNY Empire is committed to creating a multicultural, inclusive academic and work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that having diverse faculty and staff is critical to academic excellence and prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global world.
Job Description:
SUNY Empire seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the field of accounting to join the Department of Accounting/Economics/Finance. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join the department and participate in the offering of programs in accounting that serve learners across New York State and, through the university's robust online course offerings, around the world. The department has teaching needs in Introductory Accounting I and II, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Cost Accounting, Advanced Accounting, Federal Income Tax I and II, Auditing, and other related courses. Full time faculty in the undergraduate programs at SUNY Empire have responsibilities for student advising (mentoring), in addition to teaching and research! responsibilities. Teaching assignments are expected to be a mix of face-to-face, hybrid and online.
Responsibilities:
- Developing and teaching face-to-face and online courses in Accounting.
- Offering independent studies in the field of Accounting.
- Mentoring and advising students as they develop degree programs.
- Participating in curriculum development and academic assessment in the Department of Accounting/Economics/Finance.
- Participation in university service.
- Development and maintenance of an active research agenda.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
- A Ph.D. in Accounting from an institutionally accredited U.S. university or comparable non-U.S. university OR a Ph.D. in Finance with an M.S. in Accounting.
- College-level teaching experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity in higher education.
- C.P.A. license (must be an active license).
- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning.
- Professional experience in the accounting field.
- Experience in online and blended teaching modalities.
- A record of scholarly engagement and an established research agenda.
- Fluency in Spanish.
- Some evening and/or weekend engagement with students may be required.
- Office hours will vary to accommodate student needs.
- Some travel and overnights required (2-4 nights per year to attend university-wide meetings).
- SUNY Empire provides employees with robust remote and flexible work options to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff in a dispersed work environment. The preferred location is Saratoga Springs, NY. Other university locations may be considered, including Rochester and Long Island (Selden).
Additional Information:
Rank/Salary: Tenure-track, Assistant Professor, 12-month appointment, $100,000.
Empire State University is an EOE employer.
We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package which includes; NYS health insurance, free dental and vision, competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We also offer faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development. Faculty-development opportunities include our annual Fall Academic Conference and the annual Institute on Mentoring, Teaching and Learning.
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Application Instructions:
Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the following documents, which are required for consideration by clicking on the APPLY NOW button:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Name and contact information of three references
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