Job Title

Accounting, Full-Time Lecturer, Faculty

Department

Accounting

University Expectation

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

Salary

The salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, temporary (non-tenurable) faculty position (#110190) at the rank of lecturer. This is a one-year temporary appointment. The contract may be renewed annually based on available funding, demonstrated need, and satisfactory performance as assessed by annual evaluations. The start date for the appointment is August 1, 2025.

The Jennings A. Jones College of Business promotes a high-quality, student-centric teaching-learning model. The successful candidate will be diligent, creative, supportive, and adaptable to the ever-changing market. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Teaching a total of five courses each semester both on-ground and online. Examples of courses that may be included are principles of accounting, survey of accounting, and managerial or decision making in accounting and finance. University service or research will not be required.
• Adapting courses for both on-ground and online formats, ensuring that the student experience is equivalent across modalities.
• Delivering high-quality instruction by planning and implementing effective learning strategies and environments utilizing a variety of student engagement strategies in the classroom to ensure active student participation.
• Promoting student success through timely communication, grading, and feedback.
• Meeting professional expectations by maintaining professional currency and contributing to a collaborative culture across the College.

Required Education

Applicants must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• master’s degree in accounting
• master’s degree in management or business administration with 18 graduate hours in accounting
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting, currently licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and six (6) years of professional experience

Other Desirables

Applicants with a CPA, CIA, CMA, CISA, CISP, CFE, or other accounting-related credentials, two years or more of accounting or business work experience, or a proven record of successful academic teaching experience will receive special consideration.

Documents Needed to Apply

To successfully apply, applicants must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae and a statement of teaching philosophy.

Special Instruction to Applicants 

For more information about serving as a faculty member at Middle Tennessee State University, please visit our faculty recruitment webpage at https://mtsu.edu/facultyrecruitment/.

If you need help applying, please contact Mitzi Dunkley, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at (615) 898-5128. If you have position-specific questions, please contact Stephen Salter at Stephen.Salter@mtsu.edu.

Application Review Date: 05/15/2025