Assistant Professor of Accounting
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
17 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description:
The College of Business and Technology seeks a full time non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Accounting position available September 1 2026 with the potential to convert to tenure-track in the future.
Responsibilities:
Teach regular nine-month load of about 35 quarter credits includes undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting (summer teaching possible).
Ongoing scholarly research and publication.
Advise undergraduates.
Collaborate with the Accounting faculty and the rest the CBT faculty and staff.
Contribute service within the department university and professional organizations
Requirements:
PhD in Accounting.
Evidence of teaching excellence and scholarly productivity.
Demonstrated ability to engage a wide range of perspectives and experiences in teaching and mentoring contributing to an inclusive learning community where differences are explored with humility and care.
A personal commitment to Christian faith; enthusiasm for supporting SPUs mission; alignment with the Universitys Statement of Faith; and willingness to uphold the lifestyle standards of our Christian community.
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional certification and relevant experience.
Emphasis in managerial accounting.
Ability to teach one or more of the following courses: Accounting Information Systems Federal Income Taxation and Auditing.
Experience in working with diverse populations and/or addressing issues of equity.
Additional Information:
Compensation and Benefits
Assistant professor starting salary: $ 125000. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications experience and assigned rank
Faculty salaries at Seattle Pacific University are based on nationally-normed regionally-adjusted and discipline-specific data from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Specific salary offers will be determined by level of education and years of relevant experience.
All full-time positions at SPU include a generous benefits package. SPU pays employee premiums for medical dental and vision insurance. SPU makes generous contributions to an employee HSA account and a 7% contribution to a retirement account for eligible employees with immediate vesting in the plan. A tuition discount program is available for the employee and qualified immediate family members.
Employer assistance with relocation costs may be available.
Application Instructions:
Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply including those with experience engaging first-generation students students of color and others from historically underrepresented communities.
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. The University reserves the right to fill the position before the deadline or to extend the deadline as circumstances warrant. All faculty positions subject to final funding review.
To be fully considered the application package requires:
Fully completed SPU faculty application questionnaire in Workday
Resume/CV (upload in Workday)
Cover Letter (upload in Workday)
A brief narrative of reserch trajectory (upload in Workday)
A faith statement of approximately one page uploaded in application questionnaire
A teaching philosophy statement of approximately one page uploaded in application questionnaire
Other supporting documents when possible (e.g. a representative syllabus; copies of teaching evaluations; one or more recent publications)
References may be requested at a later date
All inquiries should be addressed to:
Charlotte Qu Associate Professor of Accounting and Division Lead for the Division of Business and Government
3307 3rd Ave W Suite 208
Seattle WA 98119
Additional Information:
We look forward to hearing about how your unique giftings and passion for teaching can impact our students and the SPU community!
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Invoicing
- Accounting Tally
- Accounting & Finance
- General Ledger Accounting
- Microsoft Excel
- PMP
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Payroll
- Financial Recouncilation
- Financial statement
- ACCA
- CPA
- Financial Reporting
- Bookkeeping
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