Accounting, Tenure-Track Faculty

Job Title

Accounting, Tenure-Track Faculty

Department

Accounting

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

The salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (#110250) at the rank of assistant or associate professor. The start date for the position is August 1, 2025.

The selected candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching innovation, including teaching in online formats and incorporating data analytics. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to maintain an active, high-quality research program and the highest standards of excellence in teaching in accordance with MTSU’s mission as an R2 university and the Department of Accounting’s status as an AACSB-accredited accounting program. The Department of Accounting has been AACSB accredited since 2004 and comprises faculty committed to excellence in teaching and recognized leaders in their respective disciplines. They also have an impressive collective footprint in academic research, practitioner research, and service to the academy, the university, and the community. For more information about our department, please visit https://accounting.mtsu.edu.

Required Education

A terminal degree in accounting is required by the appointment date.

Other Desirables

Applicants with expertise in accounting information systems, analytics or forensic accounting and those who have earned the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation or other accounting-related professional certification will receive special consideration.

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and statement of research or creative activities (as appropriate to the discipline) as separate attachments at the time of online application.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.

If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Andrea Kelton at Andrea.Kelton@mtsu.edu.

Application Review Date: 11/17/2024