Assistant Professor of Accounting

Converse University • Spartanburg, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Economics, Accounting and Business Department at Converse University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Accounting and Finance at the Assistant Professor level to begin in Spring or Fall 2027. Teaching areas include financial accounting principles, upper level accounting including Intermediate I and II, Auditing, Taxation and Accounting Information Systems. The standard teaching load is 21 credit hours per year, usually a 3-4 split load between fall and spring semesters. Additional responsibilities include advising students, assessing student learning, curriculum development, and providing service to the department, university, and community. Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates in a liberal arts setting and provide evidence of excellence in teaching and continued professional development, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues from diverse areas of study across a liberal arts campus. Converse University is a private, coed liberal arts university with an enrollment of ~1,967 traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students, located in Spartanburg, SC. The department supports undergraduate majors in Economics, Accounting, Business Administration (with concentrations in International Business, Marketing and Sports Management). We believe that a diverse faculty and staff are essential to achieving academic excellence; thus, we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.

Requirements

• Master's degree in accounting (MAcc or MSA), or an MBA with an accounting or finance concentration.
• Qualified to teach in the US.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues from diverse areas of study across a liberal arts campus.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates in a liberal arts setting.
• Provide evidence of excellence in teaching and continued professional development.

Nice To Haves

• CPA licensure is preferred regardless of degree.

Responsibilities

• Teaching financial accounting principles, upper level accounting including Intermediate I and II, Auditing, Taxation and Accounting Information Systems.
• Advising students
• Assessing student learning
• Curriculum development
• Providing service to the department, university, and community
• Collaborating with colleagues from diverse areas of study across a liberal arts campus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level