Faculty in Accounting
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Position Summary
Department: School of Graduate and Professional Studies
Reports To: Business Department Chair
Status/Time Commitment: Fulltimewith faculty rank tenure track 91011 month appointment
Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
Start Date: 07/01/2025
This position reports to the Business Department Chair for Traditional Undergraduate and Graduate accounting business programs that achieve approved academic financial and communitybuilding outcomes and advance teaching outcomes and values of Fresno Pacific University as expressed in the FPU Idea. This position is on the main campus located in Central Fresno. Travel to the FPU Regional Campuses or other locations may be required in addition to teaching online as needed. Teaching assignment may include graduate undergraduate or degree completion business programs based on the candidates education and previous experience.
Essential Functions
Role:
- Teach in Accounting and other business programs
- Communicate regularly with program faculty and adjuncts regarding program needs and direction
- Remain current with new trends and developments in her/his field of expertise
- Oversee program development direction review and coordinate syllabi contents to ensure programlearning outcomes are addressed and achieved
- Conduct program reviews and annual student learning outcomes assessment
- Coordinate advising/mentoring of students in the major/program
- Assist in recruiting candidates answer inquiries and conduct interviews with potential students
- Respond to student faculty and staff requests needs complaints and/or grievances as needed in a timely manner
- Organize/supervise cocurricular activities in the major/program
- Initiate relationships/partnerships with external organizations agencies and educational institutions
- Investigate and apply for grants that will expand the program and enhance its effectiveness
- Pursue an active scholarly agenda
- Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students in an academic context that integrates your Christian faith and learning.
- Embrace the mission vision and values of Fresno Pacific University affirm the FPU Faith Expectations and support the ideals and practices articulated in The Fresno Pacific Idea
- Other job duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required:
- Earned terminal degree related to Accounting or Finance (candidates with a masters degree or those nearing terminal degree completion may be considered); all faculty are required to have or be willing to complete a terminal degree
- Record or promise of scholarly achievement
- Ability to mentor Accounting majors (as well as general education students)
- Demonstrated success in accounting leadership and administration
- Have a strong passion for teaching and coaching undergraduate students
- Ability to work collegially with students staff faculty and administration
- Ability to teach and work with persons with diverse cultural religious political and education perspectives
- Strong relational oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve problems and barriers to organizational success
- Commitment to the Christian faith and the Universitys mission of Christcentered teaching and learning and involvement in a local church
Preferred:
- Successful Professional Accounting experience
- CPA certification
- Successful teaching or administration in a Christian higher education setting
- Evidence of successful goal setting and achievement under minimal supervision
- Familiarity with Fresno Pacific University and/or the areas where the regional campuses are located
- College level teaching experience demonstrated by course evaluations
Environmental Conditions:
- Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise dust fumes vibrations and temperature changes at least eighty percent 80 of the time.
- Frequent computer use at a workstation up to eight hours per day.
- Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
- Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
- Public contact position requiring professional apparel personal hygiene and grooming.
Physical Demands:
- This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 of the time be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc. operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and inperson communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
- Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.
University Information
Required Documents:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statements: brief statement 1 page or less) on each of the following topics:
- Philosophy of Education
- Relationship & Commitment to Jesus Christ and the Church
- Relating Christian faith to discipline and teaching
- Diversity Rationale
- Official Transcripts (showing highest degree earned)
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
- Pastoral Letter This person should have extensive knowledge of your Christian life and relationship with Jesus Christ. This knowledge should be expressed in the letter.
$68640$99150 isthe annual salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University
reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary
based on qualifications experience and internal equity. In addition
to compensation FPU offers a competitive benefits package.
Faculty Salary Scale can be viewed atHuman Resources Fresno Pacific UniversityUNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION
Fresno Pacific University is the only accredited Christian university founded in the Central Valley. FPU connects every students untapped potential with unlimited opportunity for professional personal and ethical growth. FPU offers undergraduate graduate and seminary programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation to more than 3500 traditional and adult students on the main campus in southeast Fresno and regional campuses in North Fresno Visalia Bakersfield and Merced as well as online. The university also reaches about 8000 students through professional development studies. FPU has the highest fouryear graduation rate of any Central Valley college or university and is a Hispanic Serving Institution with a Hispanic student population of 47 percent. FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top tier among western universitiesmasters category by U.S. News & World Report. Both U.S. News and Washington Monthly include FPU on their Best Value and Best Bang for the Buck lists U.S. News places it at number 13 in its category for student social mobility and Money has ranked it at number 11 among 50 Best Colleges for Transfer Students. FPU is affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church and all employees express a personal Christian commitment and support the Christian mission of the university. A description of the unique quality of FPU as an academic community can be found in the Fresno Pacific Idea at fresno/about/fpuidea.
Reserving its rights as a religious institution Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin ethnicity sex age or disability or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you should contact FPUs Human Resources Department at. As a religious institution the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith the FPU Idea and the Universitys governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.
*This information including salary is accurate as of January 13 2025.
Employment Type
Full-Time
