Instructor of Accounting

Posting Details

The Ness School of Management and Economics at South Dakota State University (SDSU) invites applications for an Instructor of Accounting. The Ness School seeks a dynamic, innovative instructor. Teaching outcomes associated with the position, which the school’s standards document precisely specifies, must satisfy the academic standards AACSB associates with its faculty-status classification, Instructional Practitioner. The position is nine months, full time, benefits eligible, and non-tenure track, with the possibility of supplemental summer teaching. The position is supervised by the Director of the Ness School of Management and Economics and located in Brookings.

Responsibilities:

• Teach four undergraduate course sections each semester in conventional face-to-face on-campus formats and through emerging modes of remote delivery, including hybrid and/or other online formats, in ways that meet the standards the school associates with its AACSB-faculty-status classification, Instructional Practitioner.
• Teach undergraduate courses including, for example, Principles of Accounting
• Participate in Ness School and university general-service activities.
• Lead with exceptional pedagogy in the classroom and through undergraduate-student mentorship.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MBA or other master’s degree in accounting or closely related field by the position start date.
• Strong evidence of the potential for effective teaching.
• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Effective organizational and time-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching and general-service experience (committee work, advising students, curriculum development, etc.) at the collegiate level.
• Teaching experience in distance, hybrid, or online modalities.
• Certified Public Accountant
• Accounting industry experience.

We anticipate a start date of August 22, 2026.