About ACU
Abilene Christian University is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ.
All qualified applicants for these positions must be professing Christians and be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.
Title of Position
Open Rank Professor of Accounting
Posting Location
Abilene, TX
Department
Accounting
Employee Class
Faculty Full-time
Faculty Position Information Tenure Track position; college faculty applicants will be considered, depending on experience and qualifications.
This position will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Accounting for students in residential and online programs.
Faculty members are expected to maintain a program of intellectual contributions in the form of peer-reviewed academic presentations and publications, or other forms of professional development for college faculty.
Faculty will also mentor students and accept departmental, college, and university service assignments.
The Department of Accounting employs five full-time faculty members holding terminal degrees.
The department offers residential undergraduate majors in Accounting, as well as a Master’s Degree in Accountancy.
The department partners with ACU-Dallas to deliver online courses in the undergraduate (BS in Management, BS in Marketing) and graduate (MBA and MS in Management) business programs.
ACU’s College of Business Administration educates business and technology professionals for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.
With AACSB and ABET secondary accreditation, the college offers eight undergraduate majors and a Master of Accountancy on the Abilene campus and partners with ACU-Dallas to deliver two undergraduate and two graduate online programs.
The college includes four academic units (Accounting Department; Dukes School of Finance; Management Sciences Department; School of Information Technology and Computing) and two centers (Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy; Lytle Center for Faith and Leadership).
As part of the application process, applicants need to provide the following:
Curriculum Vita (CV)Statement of philosophy of teaching and learning and the role of scholarship in teaching and learningCopies of transcripts for all academic workSelected copies of papers and publicationsAcademic letter of recommendation (if applicable)Statement about one’s personal spiritual journeyLetter of recommendation from a church leaderStatement of reflection/response to a document about the identity, mission, and future of Abilene Christian University Candidates who are active, faithful members of a congregation of the Churches of Christ are especially encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Expertise in Tax and/or Audit required.
Earned doctorate or terminal degree in accounting preferred; college faculty applicants may apply with a minimum of a Master’s degree in an accounting-related field.
A strong record of relevant professional and/or research experience, combined with a commitment to ongoing professional development, as well as proven college/university teaching experience, or show strong promise in teaching is expected.