What are the responsibilities and job description for the 26-11 Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting position at West Chester University?
Join a vibrant equity-minded campus whose excellence is reflected in its community, cultural engagement, and student success. The Department of Accounting invites applicants for a 9-month full-time, tenure-track, Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting position. The appointment rank will be commensurate with the selected finalist’s experience, expertise, and training. The position begins in August 2026.
West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, comprehensive institution committed to offering high-quality undergraduate education, selected post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania. The University offers more than one hundred graduate and undergraduate programs in the sciences and mathematics, business and public management, arts and humanities, health sciences, education and social work, music, and interdisciplinary studies. We are a community of educators dedicated to developing graduates who succeed personally and professionally and contribute to the common good.
The College of Business and Public Management is an AACSB accredited school with the Master of Public Administration accredited by NASPAA. The Department of Accounting, within the College of Business and Public Management, works to successfully launch students into the accounting field. The department incorporates social responsibility into its curriculum and is a signatory school of Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME).
The faculty position involves teaching undergraduate and/or graduate level courses in the Accounting programs (open to all areas of Accounting). Courses may be offered via in-person, online, distance education, and/or hybrid modalities. The ideal candidate will use innovative teaching methods and demonstrate strong attention to the learning needs of all students. The person’s experience, expertise, substantive specialization, and pedagogical training will serve to strengthen the department’s mission and vision. The faculty member will collaborate with other departmental and college faculty & staff to ensure student success.
Responsibilities include:
- Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Accounting. Additional courses within area of specialization may be assigned based on departmental needs.
- Engage in scholarly activities such as research, presentations, and publications. This is necessary for tenure and promotion.
- Advise and mentoring students, as well as maintain required office hours
- Serve the Department, College, and the University through participation in committees
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Ph.D in Accounting or DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) from an AACSB accredited program. ABD may be considered - must be completed prior to position start date
- Demonstrated experience teaching accounting at the undergraduate level
- Record of active scholarly activities such as, but not limited to, research, presentations, and publications
- Ph.D in Accounting from an AACSB accredited program; and/or
- Possess industry licensure and/or certification, such as CPA, CMA
West Chester University of Pennsylvania offers highly competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Apply online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/wcupa. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Review of applications will begin in September 2025 and continue until the position is filled.
Applicants must successfully complete the application and interview process to be considered a finalist.
Required Documents for Consideration
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of teaching philosophy
- Teaching evaluations for all courses taught during the most recent academic year
- Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be required at a later date)
- List of three (3) references (Include name, email address, and phone number for each reference). Letters of recommendation may be required at a later date from those references, solicited electronically.
All offers of employment are subject to and contingent upon satisfactory completion of all preemployment criminal background checks.
Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty and staff advances West Chester University’s educational mission. West Chester University is an Affirmative Action – Equal Opportunity Employer.
