Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Accounting

Bentley University•Waltham, MA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Accounting at Bentley University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in the Fall of 2027. We seek candidates with research and/or teaching interests in all accounting areas. Experienced candidates are welcome to apply. Experience with data analytics, big data, text analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will be especially attractive. Bentley is committed to the teacher-scholar model where teaching, scholarship, and service excellence are both expected and highly valued. We seek qualified faculty who represent diverse backgrounds, interests and talents and share a commitment to high ethical standards and a willingness to embrace challenge and change. The Department of Accounting offers undergraduate degrees as well as graduate degrees. A recent accounting research rankings list produced by BYU based on the last 12 years ranks Bentley University as #8 in Education and #13 in Auditing research productivity. Salary is competitive, and support is available for summer research, teaching, course development, and travel to professional meetings. Our scholarly research culture is vibrant and supportive. Bentley University, located in suburban Boston, is an AACSB and NECHE accredited institution that enrolls approximately 5,500 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Bentley is ranked at or near the top in several categories by US News & World Report, including Best Regional Universities North and Most Innovative Schools, with Bloomberg ranking Bentley in the top 20 undergraduate business programs. Bentley’s high graduation and retention rates and top-ranked Pulsifer Career Center reflects a commitment to student success and inclusiveness. With a strong faculty of teacher-scholars, Bentley strives to be a “Force for Good” through the integration of business with the arts and sciences, and a strong emphasis on ethics and social responsibility. Providing a stimulating academic community for faculty, staff, and students, Bentley supports its faculty as they pursue cutting-edge research and bring their expertise and real world understanding into the classroom.

Requirements

Doctoral degree (Ph.D./D.B.A.) in Accounting
Highly committed to excellence in teaching
Demonstrate strong potential for high-quality scholarly research and publication
Submit a current curriculum vitae
Submit a letter of interest
Submit a Teaching Statement, which should include a description of how the candidate has demonstrated or intends to create and support an inclusive classroom environment
Submit a Research Statement
Submit evidence of excellence in teaching (teaching evaluations)
Submit recent publications or current working papers
Provide contact information for three references
References will be contacted once the candidate pool has been determined