Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting

Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting

Location

JSU Main Campus, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

202400387

College/Division

Accounting, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Opening Date

09/14/2026

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Description

Jackson State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting position in the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship.

Examples of Duties

Candidates will be responsible for the following:

• Required to teach in the accounting discipline both in undergraduate and graduate programs (course assignments may be during the day or evening and may include off-campus location and online education).
• Teach a full course load.
• Demonstrate a continuous commitment to teaching excellence.
• Provide academic advising.
• Engage in continuous appropriate research that produces high quality scholarly journal publications to maintain Scholarly Academic qualifications.
• Serve on Ph.D. dissertation committees.
• Contribute to curriculum development.
• Actively support the Department and College.
• Participation in College and University committees.
• Provide support to the professional academic community.
• Exhibit dynamic communications skills.
• Maintain the ability and desire to work in a student-centered environment.
• Assume other instructional and service-related duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

• The preferred candidate must have an earned PhD or DBA from an AACSB accredited institution in Accounting or in other closely-related business fields.
• Applications will be considered from scholarly-active individuals who are qualified as Scholarly Academics (SA) based on the Colleges faculty qualifications standards.
• Qualifications and interest to teach in graduate program (MBA/MPA/PhD) and in serving as a member of Ph.D. dissertations committees is necessary. Also. ABDs who are at the final stages of their doctoral dissertation will likewise, be considered.
• Professional certifications (particularly CPA) and experience are highly valued, while maintaining scholarly academic status through sustained scholarship is necessary.
• Candidates with demonstrated academic and scholarship qualifications to teach in multiple accounting sub-disciplines arc encouraged to apply.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for the complete benefits package.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

01

Can you, if hired, provide proof of education?

• Yes
• No

02

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Specialist degree
• Ph.D
• G.E.D.
• Juris Doctorate

03

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Jackson State University (MS)

Address 1400 John R. Lynch Street

P.O. Box 17028

Jackson, Mississippi, 39217

Phone (601) 979-2015

Website https://www.jsums.edu/humanresources/