Business Foundation Endowed Chair in Accounting

Business Foundation Endowed Chair in Accounting

Requirements

• Master in Accountancy; or MBA with 18 hours of accounting
• Excellence in teaching as evidenced through student evaluation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Academic accomplishments commensurate with rank

Responsibilities

• The Endowed Chair will equip faculty through training opportunities in the College of Business to create a learning environment that respects all students regardless of gender identity, race, or ethnicity.
• The Endowed Chair will contribute and assist in prioritizing objectives of the strategic plan of the College of Business.
• Through the efforts of the Endowed Chair, LSUA’s reputation in its accounting program will be enhanced which will help attract more students.
• The Endowed Chair will be expected to provide excellence in teaching by recommending for consideration innovative teaching strategies and assessment techniques.
• The Endowed Chair will conduct scholarship that could be integrated into the accounting program to provide students with current and innovative business practices.
• The Endowed Chair will be expected to provide leadership in conducting research to enhance soft and technical skills for accounting students. Teaching methods to enhance communication, both writing and oral, creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership development will be evaluated and recommended into accounting courses to enhance those skills in which organizations continually seek in their employees.
• As innovations in technology continue, accounting curricula will be evaluated and recommended to prepare students to meet those new opportunities, such as tax and audit analytics, forensic techniques, and data base management applications to solve complex accounting and business issues.
• The Endowed Chair will lead and present in a range of local, state, regional, and national professional organizations, such as ACBSP and the American Accounting Association. Focusing on student and workforce needs will enhance the reputation of LSUA’s accounting program and also serve a significant part in the equipping of future accountants.
• The Endowed Chair will strive toward enhancing the quality and reputation of the accounting program at LSUA. By encouraging a collaborative effort within the College, LSUA’s mission can be better accomplished.
• Provide an increase in accounting graduates to meet the growth in accounting jobs in the area and help fill the current shortage facing our workforce.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or DBA in Accounting
• Five years’ experience in undergraduate teaching
• Active CPA or CMA license, and relevant accounting experience
• Face to face and online teaching experience, and course development
• Significant professional/industry work experience in the field