Accountancy
Faculty Position in Accounting
-A Unique Opportunity-
The Department of Accountancy at Bentley College invites applications to fill a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in the fall of 2007. A qualified candidate will hold a doctoral degree or expect completion of a degree by September 1, 2007 and demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarly research. All areas of teaching interest are welcome. Experience in curriculum development and implementation is strongly desired, as is an interest in conducting inter-disciplinary research. A qualified candidate should have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, ability to negotiate in a cross-cultural environment with educators, administrators, and students.
Bentley College and its accounting programs are AACSB accredited. The department offers 4-year and 5-year degrees in Accountancy, a joint undergraduate degree with the Finance Department, an MS degree in Accountancy, MBA concentration in Accounting, and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting Information Systems. The college offers a Masters in Taxation, through a separate tax department. Additionally, in the Fall of 2006, Bentley will begin a new Ph.D. program, offering a Ph.D. in Accountancy and a Ph.D. in Business. Bentley College provides a wide range of resources to both students and faculty through an extensive academic computing environment to support high quality teaching, learning, and research. Bentley houses several unique specialty computer lab facilities which include the CIS Lab, Trading Room, Design and Usability Testing Center, Center for Marketing Technologies, Accounting Center for Electronic Learning and Business Measurement, and the Center for Languages and International Collaboration. Salary is competitive and support is available for summer research, summer teaching, course development, and for travel to professional meetings.
Bentley College is a business university committed to providing the most advanced business education possible. Approximately 4,200 undergraduate, 1,500 graduate, and 2,500 executive and professional education students learn in an environment that integrates information technology with a broad business and arts and sciences curriculum, gaining knowledge, interpersonal skills and experience for careers in a global economy. Bentley is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston. Bentley is an equal opportunity employer building strength through diversity. Our website www.bentley.edu is an excellent source of information about the school, its faculty, and its programs.
Interested candidates should submit to the chair of the search committee an up-to-date vita with a letter expressing interest in a faculty position, evidence of excellence in scholarship and teaching, and the names and phone numbers of three professionals with whom the candidate has worked closely. Departmental faculty will be available at the 2006 AAA conference to meet with interested applicants. Recruiting will continue through the fall 2006 semester until the position is filled. An equal opportunity employer, Bentley strives to build strength through diversity and welcomes applications from under-represented groups. Please visit htt://www.bentley.edu for more information.
Applications should be mailed electronically to the Chair of the Faculty Search Committee: James Hunton, Professor, Darald & Juliet Libby Chair, Bentley College, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452-4705, jhunton@bentley.edu . Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
