Accounting Lecturer

Salisbury University, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution offering 62 distinct graduate and undergraduate programs. Located on the historic Eastern Shore, SU's beautiful campus is some 30 miles from the Atlantic beaches and 2.5 hours from Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

The Department of Accounting & Legal Studies at Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business, Salisbury Maryland, is accepting applications for an instructor to start Fall Semester 2024. This is a full-time non-tenure track position.

Primary Job Duties: Teaching and service.

Teaching at the undergraduate level. Teaching financial accounting courses,  as well as the flexibility to teach other undergraduate accounting courses. The normal teaching load is 12 credit hours per semester. The incumbent should utilize effective teaching and classroom management strategies which enhance the success of diverse learners.

Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in accounting or business, or related field from an AACSB accredited institution, professional accounting certification, and 5-8 years of relevant public accounting, corporate accounting or governmental accounting experience.  Teaching expertise sought in financial accounting, and willingness teach in other areas as needed.

Preferred Qualification:  Master’s degree, professional accounting certification (e.g., CPA, CMA, CIA, CFE), and willingness to matriculate in a doctoral program with an emphasis in accounting at an AACSB-accredited business school.

Applications received by July 19, 2024 will receive first consideration. The position will remain open until filled.

  Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Appointment will be contingent upon verification of eligibility to work in the U.S. and is expected to begin August 15, 2024.  Please visit our website www.salisbury.edu/HR/careers/ to apply online.  See the FAQs of the Online Employment Application System for more information and instructions.   

To be considered an applicant, you must apply online and submit the following: 1) a letter of interest, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) statements of research and teaching interests, and 4) the names and contact information of at least three (3) professional references.  If you have any questions about the position, please contact the search chair, Dr.

Kenneth J. Smith at kjsmith@salisbury.edu.  All other documents that you wish to provide must be attached to your application in the Online Employment Application System.    Please do not send any other documents via E-mail.

The Perdue School of Business and Department of Accounting & Legal Studies are both fully accredited by AACSB International, and support a blend of teaching excellence and scholarly productivity.  Our program is recognized in the Mid-Atlantic region for producing high-caliber accounting graduates including 2013, 2014, 2020 Elijah Watt Sells Award winners on the Uniform CPA Exam.

Our students are actively recruited by the Big-Four and other large public accounting firms as well as private enterprises and government entities. Please visit our website www.salisbury.edu/HR/careers/ to apply online.  See the FAQs of the Online Employment Application System for more information and instructions.

Diversity and inclusion are core values of Salisbury University. We strive to create a truly diverse and inclusive environment where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives of our community is harnessed to create value for our University community to include students, faculty, and staff, today and in the future.

  To this end, the University recruits exceptional and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across Maryland, the United States, and around the world, supporting all members of the University community as they work together to achieve institutional goals and vision. To learn more about the University’s commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive campus, please visit www.salisbury.edu/equity/.

Salisbury University (SU) has a strong institutional commitment to diversity and equal employment opportunities to all qualified people.  To that end, the University prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

  Direct all inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy to: Humberto Aristizabal, Associate Vice President, Institutional Equity, Title IX Coordinator, 100 Holloway Hall, Tel. (410) 548-3508.