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Position Information

Position Title Assistant Professor, Accounting (9 month appointment)

Work Location Springfield Campus

Department School of Accountancy

HR Home Department 020310 ACCOUNTING

Pay Grade Unclassified

Position only available to current, regular, full-time Missouri State University employees? No, Position is available to all applicants.

Faculty Appointment Type Tenure Track

Term (if applicable) 9 month

Begin Date of Appointment 08/10/2026

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

General Function

The Assistant Professor is a member of the ranked faculty with an intermediate academic rank who has demonstrated achievement in the areas of teaching, research, and professional service appropriate to the discipline. The Assistant Professor’s teaching responsibilities are assigned by the academic department head and may include serving as an academic advisor. The Assistant Professor engages in scholarly activities beyond those associated with teaching and is expected to demonstrate professional productivity in research, based upon the availability of resources and consistent with the mission of the University.

Description of Primary Duties

The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate and graduate level in tax or financial. Candidates will also be expected to maintain an active publishing agenda and engage in university and professional service. The normal teaching load is 9 hours per semester.

Minimum Acceptable Qualifications

The minimum acceptable qualifications for the position of Assistant Professor are prescribed in the Faculty Handbook.

Additional Qualifications

Candidates must hold a PhD in Accounting or Business Administration from an AACSB accredited institution with an emphasis in an accounting related field, or a JD from an ABA accredited law school with appropriate academic preparation in taxation such as an LLM in taxation from an ABA accredited law school or a master’s in taxation from an AACSB accredited institution. Candidates must have a demonstrated track record or show an ability to publish in peer-reviewed accounting journals and have university teaching experience. Candidates for the assistant professor position who are ABD at time of application will be considered, but only if in position to successfully defend their dissertation by December 31, 2026. Candidates for the assistant professor position must meet AACSB scholarly (SA) qualifications.

Link to Job Description http://www.missouristate.edu/human/jobdescriptions/21377.htm

Open Date 07/01/2025

Close Date (If Close Date is blank then the posting is considered open until filled)

Special Instructions to Applicants

First Date of Consideration will be August 18, 2025 and the search will continue until the position is filled. While we have posted a Clinical Assistant Professor, an Assistant Professor position, and an Associate Professor position, only one position will be filled.

Required Qualifications and application instructions for the Associate Professor position can be found at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/82342

Required Qualifications and application instructions for the Clinical Assistant Professor position can be found at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/82346

Please attach an unofficial transcript to your application. Please note that documents that contain passwords, digital signatures, and other artifacts such as watermarks may not convert properly. If your document contains any of these items, please print and scan the document, then upload the scanned version to your application. Official transcripts required at time of hire.

Address inquiries to Gregory Tapis, Search Committee Chair, 417-836-5414, [email protected]

Equal Opportunity Statement

Non-Discrimination Statement

Missouri State University is a community of people with respect for diversity. The University emphasizes the dignity and equality common to all persons and adheres to a strict non-discrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. In accord with federal law and applicable Missouri statutes, the University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including ancestry, or any other subcategory of national origin recognized by applicable law), religion, sex (including marital status, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other subcategory of sex recognized by applicable law), age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law in employment or in any program or activity offered or sponsored by the University. Sex discrimination encompasses sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, and is strictly prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

This policy shall not be interpreted in a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

The University maintains a grievance procedure incorporating due process available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. Missouri State University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Inquiries concerning the complaint/grievance procedure related to discrimination on the basis of a protected class, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, or compliance with federal and state laws and guidelines, should be addressed to the Director, Office for Institutional Compliance, Carrington Hall 205, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, Missouri 65897, [email protected], 417-836-4252.

Background Check Statement

Employment will require a criminal background check at University expense.

Posting Detail

Posting Number 20250050FTF

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/82345

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

+ * How did you hear about this vacancy?

+ Indeed

+ Linkedin

+ Missouri State University Website

+ Google

+ Employee Referral

+ Job Alerts

+ HigherEdJobs.com

+ Personal Contacts / Networking

+ Job Board (CareerBuilder.com, Monster, etc.)

+ Other

+ * Please specify the recruitment source where you located this posting. If you selected Employee Referral above, please list the name of the current MSU employee who referred you.

(Open Ended Question)

+ * Which of the following professional certifications do you currenlty hold?

+ CPA

+ CMA

+ CFE

+ CIA

+ Other

+ More than one of the above

+ Do not hold certification

+ * What level of education have you attained?

+ PHD or DBA in Accounting/Business

+ ABD in Accounting/Business

+ Other terminal degree

+ Master of Accountancy/MBA

+ Undergraduate degree

+ * Do you have a Ph.D. or are you ABD in your area of study?

+ Yes

+ No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

+ Cover Letter

+ Unofficial Transcripts - 1

+ Statement of Teaching Philosophy

+ Curriculum Vitae

+ Statement of Research Interest

+ Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness -1

Optional Documents

+ Letter of Recommendation-1 (Non-confidential)

+ Letter of Recommendation-2 (Non-confidential)

+ Other Documents -1

+ Unofficial Transcripts -2

+ Unofficial Transcripts -3