About the position
The Endowed Chair will be responsible for teaching in the accounting program while fulfilling all the normal duties and responsibilities of a faculty member at Louisiana State University of Alexandria. These duties include maintaining academic qualifications for ACBSP, advising students, and performing appropriate departmental, university and community service. Teaching responsibilities are at the undergraduate level. Teaching load will consist of 9 hours per semester and may include face to face, online, and hybrid courses. Also, to meet the demands of local companies, LSUA has developed partnerships to expand our programs to meet immediate and long-term needs for well-qualified accounting graduates. Under these initiatives, the goal is to directly address the shortage of accounting graduates.
Responsibilities
- Equip faculty through training opportunities in the College of Business to create a learning environment that respects all students regardless of gender identity, race, or ethnicity.
- Contribute and assist in prioritizing objectives of the strategic plan of the College of Business.
- Enhance LSUA’s reputation in its accounting program to attract more students.
- Provide excellence in teaching by recommending innovative teaching strategies and assessment techniques.
- Conduct scholarship that could be integrated into the accounting program to provide students with current and innovative business practices.
- Provide leadership in conducting research to enhance soft and technical skills for accounting students.
- Evaluate and recommend teaching methods to enhance communication, creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership development.
- Evaluate and recommend accounting curricula to prepare students for new opportunities in technology.
- Lead and present in local, state, regional, and national professional organizations.
- Strive toward enhancing the quality and reputation of the accounting program at LSUA.
- Encourage a collaborative effort within the College to better accomplish LSUA’s mission.
- Provide an increase in accounting graduates to meet the growth in accounting jobs in the area.
Requirements
- Master in Accountancy; or MBA with 18 hours of accounting.
- Excellence in teaching as evidenced through student evaluation.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Academic accomplishments commensurate with rank.
Nice-to-haves
- Ph.D. or DBA in Accounting.
- Five years’ experience in undergraduate teaching.
- Active CPA or CMA license, and relevant accounting experience.
- Face to face and online teaching experience, and course development.
- Significant professional/industry work experience in the field.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement options
- Various leave options
- Paid holidays
- Wellness benefits
- Tuition exemption for qualified positions
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee discounts
