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Accounting Faculty Position (Assistant, Associate, Full)

Penn State University
University Park, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Apr 2025

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Department of Accounting of The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) seeks to fill one or more tenured faculty positions in accounting at any rank beginning in Fall 2025.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

A successful candidate is expected to have a Ph.D. (or an equivalent degree) in Accounting or a related field, an excellent record of research publications, and a high level of teaching competence in financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, or taxation. Faculty members are expected to pursue an active research program, perform undergraduate and graduate teaching, supervise graduate students, and engage in service activities.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Candidates should apply directly online at https://psu.job and submit the following documents as PDF files:

  • vita

  • copies of representative working papers

  • teaching evaluations (when applicable)

  • names of references or letters of reference; the letters can also be emailed to accounting@smeal.psu.edu

Although applications submitted by email in PDF format are preferred, hard copies of the application (or parts of the application, such as letters of reference) may be mailed to:

Recruiting Committee

Department of Accounting

Smeal College of Business

354 Business Building

The Pennsylvania State University

University Park, PA  16802

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. More information about the Department and the Smeal College of Business is available at www.smeal.psu.edu/accounting.

Penn State is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such a

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