Job Description

Summary of Position

Full-time, tenure-track position. Teaches financial accounting and intermediate accounting in both face-to-face and web-based modalities. Faculty members are expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching, experiential learning, and student engagement; conduct impactful scholarly research; collaborate with the business community to support both economic development and academic goals; and contribute to the department, college and university in ways that support strategic priorities. 

The WCBA is located in a state-of-the-art facility and includes the Lariccia School of Accounting and Finance, as well as the Department of Management & Marketing. Our AACSB-accredited programs include a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with seven majors, an online MBA, and a Master of Science in Business Analytics. The college is supported by 37 faculty members and serves approximately 1,500 undergraduate business majors and 600 graduate students.  To support student success, WCBA houses the Center for Undergraduate Student Services and the Center for Career Management. We also host the Ohio Small Business Development Center at YSU, the Export Assistance Network, and the APEX Accelerator.

With a strong emphasis on career readiness, WCBA provides students with hands-on learning experiences using industry-standard technologies in business analytics and collaboration. Our students earn professional certifications and engage in client-based consulting projects. Outside the classroom, they make a real-world impact through initiatives such as Beta Alpha Psi, the Student Investment Fund, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), and various philanthropic programs that benefit the community.

Position Information

Plans, organizes, teaches, and provides feedback to promote and direct student success. Responds to students in a timely manner. Communicates with students, departments, and university officials via university provided tools and resources.
 
An Institution of Opportunity: YSU inspires individuals, enhances futures, and enriches lives.
 
As a student-centered university, Youngstown State University’s mission is to provide innovative lifelong learning opportunities that will inspire individuals, enhance futures and enrich lives. YSU inspires individuals by cultivating a curiosity for life-long learning; enhances the futures of our students by empowering them to discover, disseminate and apply their knowledge; and enriches the region by fostering collaboration and the advancement of civic, scientific, and technological development. YSU’s culture of enrichment flourishes in our intellectually diverse, accessible, and quality education.

Work Schedule: Typically, Monday through Friday, including some evenings, and the possibility of some weekend days.

Qualifications and Competencies

Required Certifications, Training, and/or Licensures: None

Minimum Qualifications: An earned Ph.D. in Accounting or DBA, by the time of appointment, from an AACSB-accredited institution.

Preferred Qualifications: Certified Public Accountant. Teaching experience and/or business experience. Experience conducting research. Experience working and collaborating with the business community.

Supplemental Information

Position to begin Fall semester (August 2025). 

Please upload all transcripts as one PDF file.

At time of hire, all candidates must provide official transcripts. Official transcripts must be provided in an unopened, sealed envelope and must bear the embossed or raised college seal, date and Registrar’s signature

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