Quinlan School of Business, Assistant Professor in Accounting and Business Law, Tenure Track

The Department of Accounting and Business Law in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning in Fall 2024.
Fields of Emphasis: All areas in accounting are welcome.

Responsibilities:
Quinlan tenure-track faculty engage in impactful teaching, high-quality research, service to the
profession, school, and share a strong commitment to and understanding of the University's mission.Applicants should have a strong research record or demonstrate potential for high quality research publications. Quinlan values high quality research, research that spans multiple disciplines and research that promotes the University's mission. Teaching responsibilities will be at the undergraduate level, with the expectation of teaching excellence. The initial teaching load is four undergraduate courses a year. A strong commitment to service and the accounting profession is also expected. For more information on the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, see:
https://www.luc.edu/quinlan/academics/undergraduatedegrees/bba/bbainaccounting/
https://www.luc.edu/quinlan/academics/undergraduatedegrees/bba/bbainaccountingandanalytics/
https://gpem.luc.edu/portal/abm?name=accountancyms

Candidates must have a minimum of an earned doctorate degree in accounting. Candidates must have earned their degree before the effective date of appointment. Professional accounting certification (e.g. CPA) is expected.

Candidates must have a minimum of an earned doctorate degree in accounting. Candidates must have earned their degree before the effective date of appointment. Professional accounting certification (e.g. CPA) is expected.

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs. Salaries higher than the published maximums may be offered in limited circumstances.

Application Deadline: The position is open until filled. Position starts in August 2025. The committee will begin reviewing applications immediately.

Interested applicants must register their application at www.careers.luc.edu, and include the following application materials:

1. A brief cover letter

2. A current Curriculum Vitae

3. A research statement

4. Recent publications or working papers

5. A teaching philosophy statement and teaching evaluations

6. A diversity statement based on the following prompt: How has your teaching, service, and research addressed issues of diversity and inclusion (if applicable), and how do you envision implementing future actions to demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion? (max. 300 words)

7. Three reference letters. Please include the names and contact information for three references prepared to address the candidate's professional qualifications for this position.

Norman Massel, Associate Professor and Search Committee Chair

Quinlan School of Business

Department of Accounting and Business Law

Loyola University Chicago

16 East Pearson, Suite 508

Chicago, IL 60611

Telephone: 773-710-7658

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.

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 learn more about Loyola University Chicago's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago's north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center - the John Felice Rome Center ( JFRC) - in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).

As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees. Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.

The Loyola University Chicago community acknowledges its location on the ancestral homelands of the Council of the Three Fires (the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes) and a place of trade with other tribes, including the Ho-Chunk, Miami, Menominee, Sauk, and Meskwaki. We recognize the tragic legacy of colonization, genocide, and oppression that still impacts Native American lives today. As a Jesuit university, we affirm our commitment to issues of social responsibility and justice. We further recognize our responsibility to understand, teach, and respect the past and present realities of local Native Americans and their continued connection to this land.