Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Accounting – Carson College of Business

Available Title(s):

270-NN_FACULTY – Assistant Professor

Business Title:

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Accounting – Carson College of Business

Employee Type:

Faculty

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

9 Month – Summer

Position Details:

The Department of Accounting in the Carson College of Business at Washington State University (WSU) is seeking qualified candidates for a permanent, full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Accounting position on the Pullman, WA campus starting in August 2024. Consistent with an institutional priority of WSU, we are seeking candidates who are committed to furthering an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion among faculty, students, and the broader university community.

The Opportunity:

As an Assistant Professor in Accounting, your duties include teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in accounting, including online courses. You will be expected to conduct accounting research resulting in publications in high-quality academic journals, take an active role working with doctoral students and make other service contributions to the department, college, university, community, and profession commensurate with rank.

Required Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate in Accounting or closely aligned field from a nationally or internationally recognized university is required by the appointment start date.

• Demonstrated potential to establish a successful record of impactful scholarly research, as evidenced by copies of published articles, submitted manuscripts, and/or working papers targeted at publications in top-tier Accounting journals, along with evidence of potential for excellence in teaching and a commitment to teaching effectiveness at undergraduate and graduate levels.

• Demonstrated record of facilitating an environment of inclusivity in classrooms through modes of instruction, student interactions, course materials, and flexibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with case-based and other interactive pedagogies.

• Individuals with teaching and research interests in all areas of accounting will be considered, with preference given to individuals with interests in behavioral research and teaching interests in financial accounting or managerial accounting.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Carson College of Business

Department Name: Department of Accounting

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164-4275

Department Link: Accounting Department website

Compensation & Support: The below salary amounts indicate the 9-month academic year base salary and any temporary summer research support (generally awarded for five years).

Base Salary : $205,000 – $220,000 per 9-month academic year

Summer Research Support : $25,000 per year for the first five (5) years

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 , the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation .

Overtime Eligibility: This position is Overtime Exempt.

FTE: 100%

Tenure-Track: This is a tenure-track position.
Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 , engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions & Required Documents:

For full consideration, applicants must provide the following documents:

• Cover letter addressing each of the qualification criteria

• Curriculum vitae

• Research statement

• Teaching statement, including recent teaching evaluations

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement

Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible. Electronic submission through the WSU Jobs website of all required materials is required.

• External candidates – please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application.

• Internal candidates – please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Dr. Susan Gill ([email protected] ).

Department of Accounting:

The Department of Accounting in the Carson College of Business provides an exceptional work environment with highly supportive colleagues actively engaged in quality research, teaching, and service. The department also provides world-class education to students on three physical campuses (Pullman, Vancouver, and Tri-Cities) and online through the WSU Global campus. Additionally, the Accounting Department holds supplemental Accounting accreditation through the AACSB (last renewed in 2019). 

Carson College of Business:

The Carson College of Business (CCB) enrolls more than 4,400 undergraduate students and 800 online MBA and Executive MBA students combined. The Online MBA program is currently ranked 12th by Poets and Quants and 18th by U.S. News and World Report. The college has 99 full-time faculty across its campuses and 92 staff. WSU has a set goal to advance the college’s commitment to diversity and multiculturalism with respect to research, teaching, and community outreach, incorporating relevant programs, goals, and activities. A strong global perspective is encouraged. To promote global awareness and capability for our students, the college also offers faculty-led study abroad programs in Belize, China, Egypt, Dubai, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania & Croatia, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand. In addition, CCB has invested in a state-of-the-art Center for Behavioral Business Research (CBBR), which opened in early 2010.

Washington State University:

Founded in 1890 in Pullman, WSU is the state of Washington’s land-grant institution and one of the country’s top public research universities.  WSU is a premier research institution, ranked as a “very high research activity” (R1) by the Carnegie Foundation, with ambitions to grow. 

WSU has an enrollment of over 26,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and approximately 2,500 faculty at its five campuses (Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, and Everett) and online through its Global Campus. Unlike most multi-campus systems, WSU operates as an integrated university; thus, regardless of campus location, all CCB faculty are full members of their respective departments.  The business curricula at all five campuses are accredited as one curriculum by the AACSB (AACSB accreditation was renewed for five years in 2019). 

Pullman, WA:

Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington state within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 32,827 in 2021. Pullman is noted as a vastly fertile agricultural area known for its many miles of rolling hills and the production of wheat and legumes. It is home to WSU, a public research land-grant university, and the international headquarters of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. Pullman is eight miles from Moscow, Idaho, home to the University of Idaho, and is served by the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport.  A video about Pullman can be found online.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .