FT - Accounting-Asst Professor/Program Coordinator

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Department Head – Management & Accounting, the Assistant Professor, Business Administration:
Accounting, is responsible for teaching a variety of introductory and upper-level undergraduate accounting courses,
academic advising and organizing co-curricular activities. Teaching flexibility is highly desired.

Essential Job Functions:
• Teaching all levels of undergraduate accounting (teaching load is up to 12 credit hours per semester; may
have release time to conduct research or other duties)
• Maintaining professional scholarship
• Effectively advising students through matriculation, including sharing academic and student resource
information when applicable
• Maintaining scheduled office hours and ensuring posting of hours is available for students
• Effectively managing the classroom environment
• Developing, maintaining, and submitting accurate, timely and complete records (attendance, assignments,
grades, end of course notebooks, etc.)
• Conducting research (suitable for an academic or professional audience)
• Participating in course and curriculum development, mentoring part-time faculty and students, as well as
providing service to the School and the University
• Serving the School, the University, and the profession and community as appropriate
• As applicable to assignment as an academic Program Coordinator:
o Regularly organizes, schedules and documents collaboration meetings with other program colleagues.
o Discusses matters related to the students in the applicable program.
o Assesses and reviews the needs of the program (faculty, supplies, instrumentation, etc.).
o Makes program curriculum revisions and recommendations aimed to address current market trends.
o Coordinates activities with colleagues to enhance teaching and the learning process.
o Acts as the primary faculty academic advisor for the students in the program.
o Disseminates information to students relating to internships and job opportunities, research, seminars,
graduate schools, supporting programs, tutoring, etc.
o Composes an annual strategic plan and an assessment plan for the applicable academic program.
o Submits an annual assessment report.
o Serves as an advisor for New Student Orientation and summer programs, as needed.
o Assures submission of book orders for all relevant program courses.
o Other duties as assigned.
Note: This job description is not intended to provide all duties that may be required of the position.

Supervisory Responsibilities
None

Job Qualifications
Preferred Education and/or Experience
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Experience with publishing and/or presenting research preferred.

Required Education and/or Experience
• Master’s degree in accounting or related field from an accredited institution of higher learning; Ph.D./DBA
preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated understanding and strong commitment to cultural diversity.

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations
Must possess the minimum credential standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges (SACSCOC), which normally includes at least 18 graduate semester credit hours in the subject area or
suitable approved justifications.

Physical Demands
Ability to sit or stand for up to 8 hours/day. Some lifting (up to 25 pounds occasionally), bending, and carrying. Specific
vision abilities include the ability to use close vision. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and to use
hands and fingers to handle or feel.