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Accounting - Senior Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track

Employer
Loyola University Chicago
Location
Chicago-Water Tower Campus

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Professional Fields, Business & Management
Position Type
Tenured & Tenure-Track
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Title:

Accounting - Senior Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track

Position Title:

Accounting - Senior Assistant or Associate Professor - Tenure Track

Job Category:

University Faculty

Job Type:

Full-Time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Campus:

Chicago-Water Tower Campus

Location Code:

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (02200A)

Department Name:

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? :

No

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Department of Accounting and Business Law in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago is accepting applications for a tenure-track position in Accounting at the Senior Assistant or Associate Professor rank(subject to budgetary funding and approval) with a fall 2022 start date.
The Quinlan School of Business offers both undergraduate and master-level graduate degrees. It has some 2500 undergraduate and 600 graduate students, and 80+ full-time faculty including both tenure-stream and clinical faculty. The Undergraduate and MSA programs are rated among the top 30 programs in the country by US News and World Report. A BBA in Accounting and Analytics degree was started in fall 2020. The Business School is in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, just west of Michigan Avenue and the Water Tower, and one mile north of the Loop. Its location provides the School with close connections with the Chicago financial and business communities. The School also operates academic and executive programs in Rome and Viet Nam, among other campuses. Recent events of significance include: Introduction of the Next Generation MBA degree that focuses on data-driven decision making, leadership, communication, teamwork, and ethics. A $40 million gift from Michael R. Quinlan, former CEO and Chairman of McDonald’s Corporation, and former Chairman of Loyola’s Board of Trustees. In honor of his gift, his leadership and his lifetime of service and generosity, Loyola’s business school was renamed the Michael R. Quinlan School of Business. A $10 million gift from John and Kathy Schreiber for a new facility for the Quinlan School of Business. The structure, located on Loyola’s Water Tower Campus, is named the John and Kathy Schreiber Center. The founding of Arrupe College, a two-year college of Loyola University Chicago that continues the Jesuit tradition of offering a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse population, many of whom are the first in their family to pursue higher education. Further information about the Quinlan School of Business may be found at https://www.luc.edu/quinlan/

Qualifications:

Applicants must possess a Doctorate in Accounting from an AACSB accredited institution. Teaching responsibilities will be both at the undergraduate and MSA/MBA levels. Area of interest must include Accounting Analytics. Required qualifications include published research in high level accounting journals, teaching excellence, and a strong commitment to service and the profession. Professional accounting certification (e.g., CPA) is expected. We offer a highly competitive compensation package.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

Doctorate in Accounting from an AACSB accredited institution.
Published research in high level accounting journals, teaching excellence.
Professional accounting certification (e.g., CPA) is expected.

Open Date:

08/04/2021

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Interested parties must register their application at www.careers.luc.edu. Applicants should include a cover letter, current vita, a teaching statement, and recent publications or working papers. They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position. Referees will not be contacted immediately but might be at subsequent points in the review process. Inquiries may be directed to: Brian Stanko, Professor and Search Committee Chair Quinlan School of BusinessDepartment of Accounting and Business Law
Loyola University Chicago
16 East Pearson, Suite 506
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 312-915-7106
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To be given full consideration, applications must be received by December 2021. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce, and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment-is critical to achieving the University’s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual’s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

LUC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a transformative education in the Jesuit tradition. To gain a clearer understanding of LUC’s mission, candidates should consult our website at https://www.luc.edu/strategicplan/. Applications from women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged.

Quick Link for Posting:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/16867

Job Number:

8500272

Organizational Location:

PROVOST

Desired Start Date:

08/15/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Organization

Working at Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic University and the only one located in Chicago. Shaped by our city and our Jesuit traditions, Loyola University Chicago offers students an educational environment unmatched for its diversity of thought and experience.

Loyola University Chicago comprises four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to eleven schools and colleges: Arrupe College, Quinlan School of Business, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Stritch School of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communication, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Education, School of Law, School of Social Work, and Graduate School. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois.

With three campuses spread throughout the greater Chicago area, students have access to hundreds of cultural institutions as well as thousands of internships and networking opportunities with the city's Fortune 500 companies. Study-abroad programs at our Rome and Beijing Centers provide engagement with the global community and economy.

While rigorous programs of research and study are one hallmark of a Jesuit education, we're not just preparing students for a career, we're preparing them for life. We challenge our students to learn broadly, to think critically, to serve generously, to lead with integrity, to respect diversity. We come from all faiths and ethnic and economic backgrounds, with a common purpose of building a better society.

Recognizing Loyola’s excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications, and named the University a "best value" in its 2008 rankings.

Our faculty take a person-centered approach to education. They’re not just here to teach students what they know, they’re here to teach them to think critically and creatively and to reach for their own discoveries.

More facts about Loyola University Chicago:

  • Total enrollment: 15,902
  • 80+ undergraduate majors and 80+ minors
  • 140+ graduate, professional, and graduate-level certificate programs
  • More than 4,000 faculty and staff members 
  • 14:1 Undergraduate student/faculty ratio 
  • 150,000 alumni; 85,000 in Chicago 
  • One of only eight percent of all American colleges and universities to have a Phi Beta Kappa honor society chapter

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