Lecturer or Clinical Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor or Professor of Practice

Organization

University of Maryland – Robert H. Smith School of Business – Department of Accounting & Information Assurance

College Park, Maryland, United States

22 Jan 2026

The Department of Accounting & Information Assurance (AIA) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park seeks to hire Non-Tenure Professional Track Faculty. Rank is open. The appointments will be at the level of lecturer, Professor of the Practice, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Full Professor depending on experience and qualifications. The starting date will be August 2026.

Applicants are expected to develop and teach high quality courses — both in person and online — to students in our undergraduate, specialty accounting masters, MBA, and executive education programs, to engage with the appropriate business communities, and to help with aspects of program administration such as admissions, student advising, and placement. The mix of these responsibilities differs across the ranks and can vary for the Professor of the Practice position are expected to have the greatest external visibility.

Candidates for the Lecturer position are expected to have a primary focus on course delivery and development. Candidates for Clinical positions share the core duties of lecturers but also take on expanded service commitments.

• Advanced degree in a related field.

• A Ph.D. (or terminal degree) and be highly visible in the business community.

• A record of extensive accomplishment in business.

• Prior successful teaching in a top-ranked business school is preferred.
• Experience in senior corporate leadership roles will also be valued.
• Outstanding teaching skills to a variety of audiences across different formats (in-person, online, and hybrid) and across a variety of subject areas in accounting.

Apply at:  When applying, please upload a PDF version of your cover letter, teaching philosophy statement, curriculum vitae, and course evaluation summaries for courses taught in the last three years. Please also include the contact information for at least three reference providers. Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2026 for best consideration but the position will remain open until filled.

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250‑acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non‑profit organizations is simply unparalleled.

Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

One of 12 schools and colleges located on the University of Maryland, College Park campus, the Robert H. Smith School of Business is a recognized leader in management research and education for the global economy. A comprehensive business school, Smith offers undergraduate, specialty masters, online graduate programs, full‑time and part‑time MBA, Executive MBA, Ph.D., and non‑degree executive education programs as well as outreach services to the corporate community.

The school is consistently ranked among the top business schools by leading business. News & World Report, Financial Times, Bloomberg Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal.