Assistant Professor in Accounting

Position Title / Rank: Assistant Professor of Accounting

Department: Management

Position Description:

The Department of Management (DoM) in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics (Lang) at the University of Guelph is seeking applications for a tenure track position in accounting at the rank of Assistant Professor (teaching-intensive). We are looking for exceptional candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to student engagement, transformative pedagogy, impactful scholarship, and meaningful community involvement.

The anticipated start date for this appointment is May 1, 2025, or another mutually agreed-upon date in 2025. The role’s effort distribution is expected to be 60% teaching, 10% scholarship, and 30% service.

Required Qualifications:

• A master’s degree and a Canadian CPA designation in good standing.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching accounting at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Proven experience in curriculum and program development for post-secondary accounting or related programs.
• Significant experience advising students at the post-secondary level.
• Significant professional experience in assurance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching assurance courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels
• More than five years of curriculum and program development experience across multiple delivery methods (in-person, online, hybrid)
• Proven experience collaborating with Canadian CPA professional bodies regarding the CPA qualification process
• Strong written and oral communication skills

The Department of Management has over 30 faculty members and responsibility for three majors in the Bachelor of Commerce program – Accounting, Management and Sports Management. The Department offers a Master of Professional Accounting, MSc in Management, Master of Project Management, and an undergraduate leadership certificate. It contributes to Lang’s MBA, MA in Leadership, and PhD in Management. Faculty members are committed to Lang’s vision of “being and developing leaders for a sustainable world” and take a sustainable approach to organizational success through teaching and research in accounting, business policy/strategy, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, financial management, human resource management, leadership, organizational behaviour, and project management. Further information about Lang and the Department is available at www.business.uoguelph.ca/.

The Department of Management is an integral part of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics (Guelph’s Business School). Formed in 2006, the Lang School is the youngest college at the University of Guelph but delivers one of the largest undergraduate business programs in Ontario with over 3,800 students currently enrolled. Our School provides a learning environment that encourages critical reflection, personal growth, and promotes traditional and emerging themes of management and economics. We offer a wide range of specialized programs in business and economics across undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.

The University of Guelph is the second largest employer in Guelph, a city of approximately 150,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of about 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across over 40 academic units. The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life

. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world. Our university community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should submit the following materials as a single PDF file:

1. Cover letter (2 pages max): Describe your background and interest in the position.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. Teaching and Service Statement (4 pages max):

• Describe an overall teaching philosophy.
• Describe effective curriculum and program development experience.
• Describe contributions to the professional community, institution, and broader society.
• Describe related student advising experience at the post-secondary level
• Any other materials that demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and service

1. A teaching dossier including course evaluations
2. Contact information for three references. Shortlisted applicants will be required to arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent under separate cover.

Consideration of applications will begin on January 6, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. 

Applications should be addressed to:

Dr Jing Lu, Interim Chair

Department of Management

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1

Email: lch@uoguelph.ca

Date Posted: December 16, 2024

Deadline: January 15, 2025 or until a suitable candidate is found.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.

The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion (https://uoguel.ph/ox2p9) is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

If you require a medical accommodation during the recruitment or selection process, please contact Occupational Health and Wellness at 519-824-4120 x52674.

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