Assistant Professor for Accounting - Accounting and Law

University at Albany•Albany, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Massry School of Business at the University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Accounting position. The position will commence Fall 2027. This position will be within the Department of Accounting & Law, which is responsible for undergraduate and graduate level education in our AACSB-accredited accounting programs. The department has a long history of high-impact scholarship and innovative educational programming. Our faculty are well-regarded scholars across a diverse set of research areas, including capital markets, auditing, text analytics, and accounting pedagogy. We seek scholars with active and productive research agendas who display potential to publish in leading accounting journals. The position is targeted toward candidates with research and teaching interests in one or more of the following areas: accounting information systems, financial accounting, corporate governance, and forensic accounting. Candidates should be willing to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Requirements

Applicants must have a doctoral degree (e.g., PhD) in accounting or a closely-related field from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization by 08/21/2027.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential for conducting high-quality research in the field of accounting, measured by publications, working papers, conference and workshop presentations, and/or their Ph.D. dissertation, requisite for an appointment as Assistant Professor in the field of accounting.
All candidates must be sensitive to the needs of and possess an interest in working in an academic community that is diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation or identity, disability status, and protected veteran status.
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role.

Nice To Haves

Preferred candidates will have a record of research in accounting, auditing, or closely-related fields demonstrated by publications.
Preferred candidates will have experience teaching classes in financial accounting, accounting information systems, corporate governance, and/or forensic accounting.
Preferred candidates will have earned a Ph.D. and/or worked at schools with AACSB supplemental accounting accreditation.
Licensed CPA

Responsibilities

Conducting innovative research and publishing in high-quality peer-reviewed journals
Providing rigorous instruction in undergraduate and graduate courses
Presenting scholarly research at academic conferences and meetings
Contributing service to the department, the Massry School of Business, the university, the local community, and the accounting profession
Research and professional scholarly activity (e.g., data collection, data analysis, article writing, presentations at professional meetings).
Material preparation, class development, and instruction at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Service to department, school, and university