Full-Time Tenure Track Faculty and Department Chair: Accounting

 

Overview:

The School of Business at Quinnipiac University invites applications for a Department Chair of Accounting with an expected start date of Fall 2025. This full-time position is at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with the possibility of tenure. The successful candidate will bring an excitement for opportunities for growth in the accounting profession and in preparing students for successful careers through state of the art accounting education. The department seeks a positive collegial strategic leader who will foster a student-centered environment, mentor and support departmental scholarship, and spearhead departmental efforts in pedagogy, research, and service.

About the Department: 

 

The accounting department offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in accounting. The department also supports a variety of graduate courses in the MBA and Professional MBA programs. Our undergraduate and graduate programs prepare students for the CPA and other professional certifications exams as well as success in a variety of careers in the public and private sectors. Students gain valuable exposure to the accounting profession through internships, our VITA tax preparation program, and interactions with professionals at events hosted by our Superior Status Beta Alpha Psi chapter and Accounting Society.

Accounting faculty are dedicated to both teaching excellence and scholarly inquiry. Faculty in the accounting department have diverse research interests, spanning accounting education, financial accounting, auditing, personal financial planning, data analytics, healthcare, governmental/ nonprofit accounting, and more. We value high-quality teaching and collaborative research among department faculty.

Looking to the future, in addition to preparing students for the CPA and CMA examinations, we have begun the design of new specializations, certifications, and/or stackable credentials (e.g., data analytics, tax compliance and planning, and personal financial planning). We welcome applications from candidates who have the interest, ability, and currency to contribute to this vision.

About the School:

The mission of the Quinnipiac University School of Business is to help students develop into enlightened global citizens and thriving professionals and leaders in careers of the 21st century. To fulfill this mission, the school fosters a vibrant learning environment by developing innovative pedagogies, advances an inclusive learning community, supports faculty efforts to advance knowledge and inquiry through research and scholarship, offers stimulating, real-world applied and immersive learning, and engages with the business community. Our 99.7% placement rate among undergraduates and graduates within 6 months of graduation is a strong index of our success.

The Quinnipiac University School of Business is a dynamic, student-centric community that includes 1450 undergraduate and 550 graduate students. We offer 13 undergraduate majors, 15 minors, 3 dual degree programs, 4 accelerated dual degree programs, and 5 graduate degree programs. We offer in classroom as well as online programs. We are an AACSB accredited school in business and have earned the distinctive AACSB accreditation in accounting. Our 60 full-time faculty, administrators, and administrative support staff are committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. The school is a signatory to the UNPRME. As a part of its vision for the future, the School of Business is constructing a new building to create an environment to enhance students’ learning and social development while providing faculty state-of-the-art facilities for research, advanced pedagogy, and immersive learning approaches. The new building is scheduled to open in Fall of 2025.

https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/building-the-university-of-the-future/

The school supports excellence in pedagogy and research through a multitude of resources including Behavioral Insights Lab, the Terry Goodwin ’67 Financial Technology Center, and Sales Center. The school also houses two leading centers: the