Assistant Professor of Accounting - Tenure-Track

The Economics and Business Administration Department at Presbyterian College invites applications for a tenure-track position in Accounting at the Assistant Professor level to begin in Fall 2022.

Teaching areas include Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles and upper level accounting courses. Candidates will need to be able to teach either Auditing or Taxation as one of the upper level accounting courses. This professor may also be responsible for offering other business and finance courses as needed. Presbyterian College typically has a 3-4 teaching load. Additional responsibilities include advising students, assessing student learning, curriculum development, and providing service to the department, college, and community.

Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates in a liberal art setting. The College’s two accounting professors support undergraduate majors in Economics and Business Administration (with concentrations in Accounting, Management, Marketing or Data Analytics). We believe that a diverse faculty and staff are essential to achieving academic excellence; thus, we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

At a minimum, candidates should have a Master in Accounting degree or MBA with an Accounting concentration from an AACSB accredited program. CPA, CMA, or other accounting related designations are desirable.

Inquiries should be made to Karen Mattison at kmattisn@presby.edu. To apply, please submit the following documents electronically to Ms. Lisa Thompson at lithompso@presby.edu: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching experience and philosophy, a statement of commitment to diversity, and graduate transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable for initial review; official copies are required for employment.) Candidates must be qualified to teach in the US. Review of applications will begin on October 20, 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

Presbyterian College is a four-year undergraduate liberal-arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. The college supports academic freedom and encourages community involvement. Located in Clinton, South Carolina, PC is approximately 40 minutes from Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina and about one hour from Columbia, South Carolina. The region offers abundant opportunity for social and recreational activities, including a thriving main street in Greenville, performing arts centers in Greenville and Spartanburg, outstanding hiking and trail biking, numerous lakes for boating, and easy access to Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia.

Presbyterian College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College seeks to hire the most qualified candidate and does not discriminate against any legally protected class.