Associate Professor of Accounting

Overview

Chicago State University (CSU) is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. CSU is Illinois’ only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution (PBI). CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is nationally accredited and offers five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy, supporting a diverse and non-traditional student population from 28 countries and 36 states.

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The College of Business, Chicago State University, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Accounting beginning in August 2025. The candidate should enjoy teaching and is expected to bring innovative pedagogy to the classroom; it is also expected the candidate will produce meaningful intellectual contributions and contribute to a collegial academic environment. Teaching responsibilities will include courses within the undergraduate Finance curriculum such as Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Federal Income Tax, and Auditing.

Required

Education:

earned terminal degree (PhD, DBA, or CPA) in Accounting, or a closely-related field, by August 2025 (ABD close to completion will be considered). Applications must show promise of excellence in teaching and research.

Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Primary duties include teaching and related activities assigned during a 9- or 12-month year. It is also expected that each faculty member engages in research and service activities.

• Teaching
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  Faculty members are expected to teach 6 to 8 courses per year; develop syllabi and teaching materials related to courses taught; collaborate with other faculty in the development of new courses and/or programs; engage in assessment activities related to accreditation and program evaluation; participate in professional development activities.
• Research
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  Faculty members are expected to engage in research resulting in submissions to refereed, peer-reviewed, professional and/or general readership publications; submit and receive externally awarded grants; make presentations at academic and professional conferences.
• Service
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  Faculty members are expected to serve on committees, programs, and/or special task forces at the department, college, university, professional and community levels; assume leadership roles over time as rank increases. A special focus on student-related service is encouraged. These activities are not for compensation but relate to the faculty member’s assigned responsibilities and the university.

• Required
  
  Education:
  
  earned terminal degree (PhD, DBA, or CPA) in Accounting or a closely-related field by August 2025 (ABD near completion considered).
• Minimum qualifications include demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and research.
• Preferred qualifications include Academic and/or professional experience in one or more focus areas:
  Accounting Information Systems and/or Tools, Auditing, Financial Management, Forensic Accounting and/or Fraud Analysis, and/or Taxation.
• CPA licensure is preferred but not required.

• Applicants will be required to upload the following documents during the application process:
  Cover Letter;
  Curriculum Vitae;
  Statements of Teaching Philosophy and Research Interests.
• Finalists will be required to submit an original transcript from the institution that awarded the terminal degree.
• References will not be contacted without prior notification to applicants.