Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting
The School of Business and Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position as an Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting beginning August 2012. The undergraduate Business and MBA programs are accredited by the AACSB International. The School offers baccalaureate programs in Business, Management Information Systems, and Computer Science. The Business program supports concentrations in accounting, finance, human resources management, marketing, and general business. There are approximately 690 business majors and 100 MBA students. The School has 22 FTE faculty and academic staff. Well-known firms such as S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Case New Holland (CNH), Jockey International, Diversey, and Snap-On Inc. are located minutes from the University. Other firms such as Harley-Davidson, Johnson Controls, Northwestern Mutual, Abbott Laboratories, and Cardinal health are located in nearby Milwaukee and Northern Illinois. The standard teaching load for all full-time faculty is 21 credits per academic year, as indicated in UWPF policy.
Responsibilities:
- Teaching undergraduate and MBA classes in Accounting.
- Research and publication
- Involvement in department, campus, and/or community service
- May be required to teach online courses
Qualifications:
Required:
- Ph.D. or D.B.A. in Accounting or related field with a concentration in accounting. An ABD will be considered for a one-year terminal appointment as a Lecturer, with conversation to tenure track Assistant Professor if all requirements for the Ph.D. are successfully completed by August 2013.
- Applicants must be able to teach sections in undergraduate managerial accounting and an MBA class in managerial accounting.
- Applicants must be able to provide evidence of quality teaching and commitment to scholarly research.
- For appointments at the Associate rank, the applicant must meet these requirements and provide evidence of an active journal publication record that is commensurate with the department requirements for this rank.
Preferred:
- Completed doctorate in Accounting or related field with a concentration in accounting from an AACSB accredited institution.
- Research interests in Managerial Accounting.
- Ability to teach sections in auditing.
- Preference will be given to candidates with peer-reviewed journal publications, successful teaching record, relevant business experience, active community involvement, and/or online teaching experience.
- Experience working with students from a diverse range of economic, cultural, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds and use of a variety of pedagogical styles.
Salary:
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and competitive with AACSB standards. The UW-System provides a liberal benefits package including participation in a state pension plan.
The University:
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is committed to academic excellence, student success, diversity and inclusiveness, and community engagement. UW-Parkside grants bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than 30 academic programs and currently enrolls 5,200 students, many of whom are first-generation and nontraditional. UW-Parkside is the most ethnically diverse campus in the University of Wisconsin System with more than 22% students of color and 19% faculty and instructional staff of color. UW-Parkside benefits from the cultural diversity of the communities it serves in southeast Wisconsin. Located in northern Kenosha County in the Chicago-Milwaukee urban corridor, much of the university’s 700 acre campus has been preserved in its natural wooded and prairie state.
Review of Applications:
Applications received by January 31, 2012 are ensured full consideration; position is open until filled.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit the following, preferably in electronic format:
- Letter of application
- Curriculum vitae
- Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial copies will be acceptable at the application stage)
- Recent teaching evaluations
- Examples of scholarly work
- Names of three professional references with contact information
Email submissions to: Debra Dawdy@uwp.edu FAX: 262.595.2680
Mail to: Debra Dawdy
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Search Committee, Business Department
900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53144
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