Associate or Assistant Professor of Accounting

The University of South Dakota’s Beacom School of Business seeks applications for an assistant professor (tenure track) or associate professor (tenure track or tenured) in Accounting for a position beginning in fall 2024. The Beacom School of Business is the flagship business school in South Dakota with programs consistently receiving high national rankings from U.S. News and World Report, the Princeton Review, and others. The Accounting Department has experienced significant enrollment growth, offering its undergraduate major on its Vermillion and Sioux Falls campuses, making it the School’s largest major. At the graduate level, students take classes on its main campus or through its online Master of Professional Accountancy programs. Accountancy programs, including its specializations in Accounting Analytics, Leadership, Business Management, and Finance. The online program, now in its eleventh year, is nationally ranked due to its affordability and high CPA exam pass rate. Through the efforts of the School’s Career Success Center, the program has a high placement rate of its graduates, and consistently places students each year in internships with Big Four, national, regional public accounting firms and industry. The department is actively engaged with the profession and works closely with its Advisory Council. Faculty are recognized as outstanding teachers and researchers.The successful candidate will be expected to teach a variety of undergraduate and/or graduate courses in accounting including graduate-level Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems, and other areas of accounting. The faculty member is expected to provide an outstanding educational experience to students through classroom teaching, mentorship, and student activities outside the classroom. Duties include outstanding teaching, scholarly research, and service for the Department, University, profession, and broader community. We have a particular need for experienced faculty capable of providing steady leadership within the Department of Accounting & Finance. The successful candidate will be expected to teach classes on the main campus in Vermillion, SD, online, and in Sioux Falls, SD.REQUIREMENTS: A Ph.D. in an accounting or DBA in Accounting from an accredited business school is required. Candidates who are ABD will be considered. Additionally, candidates must have a record of or potential for contribution to the scholarship of accounting. Other requirements are prior accounting work experience, proficiency in oral and written communication, and enthusiasm for engagement, service, and the public good.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates with a Ph.D., DBA, or ABD from an AACSB-International accredited business school are preferred. The ability to teach undergraduate and graduate level cost accounting and accounting systems is preferred. Senior candidates with the potential of strong program leadership are preferred.