Instructor of Finance

Recognized as a Best Midwestern College by the Princeton Review. Western Illinois University accredited by the Higher Learning Commission serves nearly 5000 students at its traditional residential campus in Macomb IL and its metropolitan non-residential branch campus in Moline IL.

APPOINTMENT: January 2027

RESPONSIBILITIES:The School of Accounting and Business Administration in the College of Business Health and Community Programs invites applications for an Instructor of responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate instruction in both traditional in-person and online formats. Service to the School College University profession and community is expected.

RANK & SALARY: 9-month non-tenure track position. $42012 - $70002 per year commensurate with experience.

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits.

These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs OAPs QCHP and CDHP) Dental Insurance Vision Plan Life Insurance Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD) Flex Spending Accounts (HAS MCAP and DCAP) 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off Employee Assistance Program Tuition Waiver programs and discounts to the local YMCA. For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee please visit our Benefits Homepage: questions on benefits or eligibility contact our benefits team at or by calling .

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree in Finance or closely related field.
• Relevant professional experience in Finance or a related area.
• Demonstrated ability or potential for effective teaching at the undergraduate level.
• Commitment to student-centered teaching and applied learning.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior teaching experience in Finance or related business disciplines.
• Experience teaching in online or hybrid formats.
• Ability to contribute to graduate instruction in an MBA program.

For a degree to be considered it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise stated the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.

THE UNIVERSITY:

About WIU

Since 1899 Western Illinois University has provided outstanding educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and well beyond our region and state. WIUs traditional residential campus in Macomb Illinois is the educational cultural and athletic center of the region while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in Moline Illinois is the only public university in the immediate Quad Cities region. WIU-Macomb IL : Westerns traditional residential main campus offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs including a doctorate in education and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse community in west central Illinois Macomb features a unique blend of agriculture industry service retail education and culture. Macomb serves as the county seat with connections across the state with Amtrak providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in-between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities International Airport (Moline IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria IL).

WIU-Quad Cities : Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Moline Illinois the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region. Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus WIU-Quad Cities offers select undergraduate graduate and doctoral programs. Moline is located just 80 miles north of the Macomb campus and is centered within a diverse bi-state community of 383000 that offers a broad range of cultural social and entertainment amenities and experiences as well as varied businesses and industries.

Academics

More than 61 undergraduate degree programs 41 graduate programs two doctoral programs and 16 post-baccalaureate certificate programs prepare students for a successful career after graduation.

Student Resources

More than 200 student organizations at Western provide social academic recreation athletics service academic and many other opportunities for students to grow and learn develop leadership skills and much more. Numerous concerts lectures films dance performances cultural events and more are presented and performed each year along with numerous major theatrical and dance productions and studio shows and a variety of service-oriented projects and activities all in a diverse and inclusive campus environment.
The Multicultural Center is home to four cultural and resource centers: The Gwendolyn Brooks Casa Latina the Womens Center and the LGBT*QA Resource Center. These cultural and resource centers promote WIUs goal of enhancing justice diversity equity and inclusion through educational programming and advocacy.

WIU Intercollegiate Athletics

The Universitys athletics program based on the Macomb campus sponsors 17 NCAA Division I intercollegiate mens and womens varsity sports. Football competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision through the Missouri Valley Football Conference; all other varsity sports compete at the Division I level through The Summit League.

Complete applications include:

1. Letter of application
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Names and contact information for three professional references
4. Unofficial academic transcripts (official required upon hire)

Please upload the requested documents by clicking APPLY NOW or by navigating to the WIU Employment page at the following URL In order to upload Individual documents must be under 2 MB in size.

Screening will begin on October 12 2026.

Western Illinois University endeavors to provide a safe environment for its employees and students and requires candidates to submit to a background investigation upon offer of employment. Employment is contingent upon compliance with University policies and procedures relating to the receipt and evaluation of information contained in the background investigation.

Western Illinois University is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity that spirit we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people including but not limited to minorities veterans women and individuals with disabilities. WIU has a non-discrimination policy that includes discrimination based on an individuals membership in the following classes: sex race color sexual orientation gender identity gender expression religion age marital status national origin disability genetic information veteran status and any other classes protected by state or federal law.

Questions regarding the search may be directed to: Stephen Gray

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