"Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting"

Company Description

About Bellarmine University:

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a top U.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.

SmartAsset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for best work-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.com named Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of the top 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunities, cost of living, and job satisfaction. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is an engaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship and action, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty, staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.

The W. Fielding Rubel School of Business is accredited by AACSB International, and the accounting department has a long history of excellence with strong ties to the accounting community. This strong relationship enables approximately three-fourths of accounting majors to complete a part-time internship before graduating, with over 50% of students participating in a part-time internship during any given semester. Additionally, during their junior year, roughly 40% of accounting majors complete a full-time internship. Bellarmine's accounting graduates have achieved high pass rates on the CPA examination, with 90% placed in local, regional, and Big-4 accounting firms (40% - 50% in Big-4 firms).

Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Description

The W. Fielding School of Business is inviting applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Accounting (rank commensurate with experience) with an interest and expertise in either financial or managerial accounting to begin in the fall of 2026. The school seeks an individual who strives to be an outstanding teacher and active scholar. The successful candidate will teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level in varying modalities, will be expected to publish in quality peer-reviewed journals, and will provide service to the University and community.

Bellarmine's W. Fielding Rubel School of Business is committed to academic excellence, integrity, social responsibility, and making an impact on our local community. We promote strong ethical principles, fairness, and respect for the dignity of every individual. In the spirit of Thomas Merton, the School provides a student-centered Catholic liberal arts business education.

Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.

Requirements

1. Ph.D. in Accounting or related discipline with expertise in financial or managerial accounting, preferably from an AACSB-accredited school. Doctoral candidates with an expected completion date of July 2026 are encouraged to apply. ABDs within one year of completion will be considered.
2. Candidates should have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and the mentoring of students.
3. Candidates should have a well-defined research agenda and the potential to publish in quality peer-reviewed journals within their area of expertise.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application describing qualifications for the position, a curriculum vitae with contact information for three references, a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a statement of research, and a research sample. Applications will be reviewed as received and will continue until the position is filled.