Full-Time Faculty & Program Coordinator, Accounting (Open Rank)

Stevenson University•Owings Mills, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Full-Time Open Rank Faculty and Program Coordinator for Accounting is a 10-month, campus-based, faculty academic program administrator ( APA ) position with responsibility for providing academic and operational leadership, management, and coordination for the Accounting degree program and associated faculty and budget in accordance with Stevenson University and the Brown School of Business and Leadership ( BSOBL ) policies and procedures. The Program Coordinator serves as a member of the BSOBL Dean’s leadership team and shares responsibility for maintaining accreditation by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education ( IACBE ) by fostering a culture of assessment; continuous quality improvement; and adherence to the IACBE Standards for data collection, analysis, and reporting. The Program Coordinator also fulfills all responsibilities of a full-time faculty member, as defined in the Stevenson University Policies and in the Full-Time Faculty Job Description approved by the BSOBL faculty. The teaching load requirement is three-fourths of the full-time faculty teaching load. Rank and title are determined at the time of hire and will be commensurate with education and experience. The Program Coordinator works as a member of the BSOBL team to support overall operations and initiatives as assigned.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Academic Program Administrator ( APA ) for the IACBE -accredited accounting program and serve as an active and contributing member of the BSOBL Leadership Team.
Represent the accounting program to students, parents, professional organizations, external partners, and other relevant constituencies.
Serve as the first point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and others regarding questions, complaints, and issues pertaining to the accounting program.
Perform academic administrative responsibilities to include scheduling classes; supporting student recruiting, advising, and retention; contributing to ensuring continued accounting program accreditation and compliance; regularly assessing program quality and effectiveness and facilitating the development, implementation, and revision of program curriculum in collaboration with program faculty and staff and other relevant campus offices as needed; collaborating with campus constituencies to ensure operational alignment, shared purpose, and achievement of shared goals; developing articulation agreements and partnerships; actively engaging in collaborative pursuits and forging professional relationships with external and internal constituencies to support partnerships and opportunities; and managing the program’s budget.
Perform personnel-related responsibilities to include hiring, onboarding, supervising, managing, mentoring, and evaluating the performance of program faculty according to established university guidelines and timetables.
Participate in student recruitment initiatives, including, but not limited to, ensuring the announcement of program news and student activities and achievements on the BSOBL web page by providing information to the BSOBL Dean; and updating and revising recruiting materials, as requested.
Investigate reports of academic misconduct involving accounting courses and/or students according to established university policies and procedures.
Participate in the grade appeal process for accounting courses and/or students according to established university policies and procedures.
Support strategic and annual initiatives as assigned.
Attend and participate in all BSOBL faculty/staff meetings.
Attend professional development workshops, meetings, and conferences related to responsibilities as Program Coordinator, including those of professional societies.
Maintain relationships with the community of interest partners, including meeting, documenting, and acting upon their expressed needs.
In consultation with relevant faculty and staff, annually review and revise the college catalog, as requested.
Engage in instructional activity totaling three-fourths of the full-time faculty load, as determined by rank and title.
Maintain teaching effectiveness by encouraging active student learning, reflecting and responding to student evaluations of teaching, and adjusting teaching strategies per recommendations from classroom observations, Faculty Mentoring and Evaluation Committee ( FMEC ), and supervisor evaluations.
Teaching responsibilities include, but are not limited to, time spent in classroom, and in immediate preparation for them; maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught; preparing and regularly updating teaching materials; conferring with students on course materials; directing individual and group studies; preparing assignments, grading students’ work, and providing feedback to students in a timely manner. Note that all Stevenson University courses require faculty to use the BlackBoard Course Management System, which includes keeping the gradebook up to date.
Other responsibilities include writing and/or updating syllabi each semester or term; reading and responding to emails; grading course work in timely fashion; submitting mid-term and final grades, attendance verification, academic alerts, and other reports as requested; and alerting appropriate university personnel to student concerns on a timely basis.
Provide feedback to students via assignments, exams, and other forms of learning assessment in a timely manner.
Evaluate, update, and revise courses regularly.
Participate in the assessment activities of the BSOBL and the University.
Develop and maintain independent intellectual pursuits, including research, that enhance teaching effectiveness.
Attend professional development workshops, meetings, and talks related to areas of academic discipline and interest, including those of professional societies.
Pursue internal and external funding sources to support scholarly activity.
Offer quality advising services to students, including providing recommendations and resources to students on academic, co-curricular, career, and or graduate school matters.
Department service includes contributing to and participating in student recruitment, retention, and registration efforts; contributing to and participating in ongoing departmental activities, such as curriculum development and assessment; attending departmental/program/unit meetings; contributing to and participating in the planning and coordination of accounting events; and establishing professional relationships to generate clinical placement opportunities for accounting students.
University service includes, but is not limited to, service on the University, School, and Departmental committees.
Attend all convocations, including convocation and commencement exercises.
Attend all University Faculty, Faculty/Staff, and relevant academic BSOBL meetings.
Engage and participate in the life and work of the Accounting Program, BSOBL , and Stevenson University.
Participate in Department, School, and University assessment activities, including, but not limited to, annual assessment of courses and periodic assessments of programs for University and/or accreditation purposes.
Mentor and advise new faculty.
Serve on Faculty Mentoring and Evaluation Committee(s) as requested.