Assistant Professor of Accounting

Summary:

The Management and Business Department at Skidmore College invites applications for a full-time appointment in Accounting at the Assistant Professor (PhD/DBA) rank beginning September 2025. Primary job responsibilities include excellence in teaching, high quality research, and participation in service for the Department and the College.

We seek candidates who can successfully teach financial and managerial accounting courses at both the introductory and advanced levels; all tenure-track faculty also teach occasionally in our First Year Experience program. All teaching is at the undergraduate level, and the normal teaching load is five courses per academic year. Tenure track faculty are eligible for a pre-tenure research leave (sabbatical) in their fourth year at the college.

The College seeks to attract an academically and culturally diverse faculty, welcoming applicants from diverse backgrounds and/or applicants who have experience teaching diverse student populations.

Education: a Ph.D. is required by date of appointment

Candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their ability to contribute in the areas described above, including their ability to work effectively with a diverse student population; a curriculum vitae; names of three references with contact information; and a list of classes taught with a summary of evaluations of teaching for each class. Candidates must also submit a research paper.

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

To learn more about and apply for this position please visit us online at: http://jobs.skidmore.edu . If you encounter difficulty, please contact Human Resources at: hr@skidmore.edu or 518-580-5800.

Pay Range: $99,000-$115,000

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position
• Academic discipline (faculty pay ranges reflect 9-month annual salary)
• Unique applicable skills

Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college that fosters creative approaches to teaching and learning. With its relatively small size and student-faculty ratio, the College is a close-knit academic community. Skidmore’s faculty of teacher-scholars are devoted to the instruction and mentoring of approximately 2,700 students from some 47 states and 46 countries, with 37% students of color or international students.

EEO STATEMENT

Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression*, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics or prior arrest or conviction record or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

*Gender identity and expression, while protected under Skidmore College policy, are not currently protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.

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