Part-time Instructor (Pool) - Accounting

• Austin Peay State University’s College of Business, in pursuit of AACSB accreditation,
• invites qualified applications for an instructor position in accounting for the 2024/25
• academic year. The successful applicants will primarily teach accounting courses at the
• undergraduate level.
• Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• − Possess the knowledge, talents, and skills in their functional areas, and in multiple
• teaching methodologies including conventional, online, hybrid, flipped, and blended
• courses.
• − Demonstrate respect for the diverse learning needs of students.
• − Demonstrate the ability to develop and implement curriculum objectives and content for
• thecourses taught.
• − Demand and maintain high standards and expectations for all students.
• − Develop and implement evaluation and assessment techniques that are appropriate for
• each course.
• − Use multiple measures to assess student learning on a regular basis and provide
• frequent feedback to students relative to their performance.
• − Be qualified under College of Business policy and consistent with AACSB standards.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force

frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• − Minimum of an earned master’s degree in accounting, or in a related field with at least
• 18 graduate hours in accounting;
• − Alternatively, Master’s Degree in Business, and 3+ years of professional experience
• related to accounting, and
• − Classification as Instructional Practitioner (IP, defined in the appendix**) according
• to AACSB accreditation standards.
• − A background check will be required of the successful candidate

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents

• Unofficial Transcript
• Letter of Recommendation 1
• Letter of Recommendation 2
• Letter of Recommendation 3

APPENDIX

**Instructional Practitioners (IP) classification requires

• o A faculty member had current and substantial work experience (generally exceeding
• three years in a supervisory role) related to the field of teaching at the time of hiring,
• and
• o The faculty member has earned at least six professional engagement points within
• the last five years.
• The Professional engagement points follow: The experience must be within the
• last five years
• Each full year of relevant professional work experience (3 points per activity)

• Directly related to the field of teaching
• Full-time employment
• Substantive in responsibility (generally should be in a managerial role)

Significant professional consulting activities (2 points per activity)

• Directly related to the field of teaching
• Material in terms of time and substance

Maintain documented, active professional certifications in the area of teaching

Other professional engagement activities (1 point per activity)

• Development and presentation of executive education programs
• Each year of significant participation/leadership in professional associations (maximum

of 3 points per position)

• Each year of relevant, active service on Boards of Directors (maximum of 3 points

perposition).

• Completion of significant continuing professional education experiences
• Significant participation in professional events that focus on the practice of business,

management, and related issues

• Significant participation in other activities that place faculty in direct engagement with

business or other organizational leaders

• Publication of practice-oriented intellectual contributions
• Publications in trade journals
• Consulting reports
• Policy reports
• Presentation at professional (not academic) meetings

• The number of adjunct instructors hired varies from semester to semester, depending upon the needs of the department.
• Each applicant must include the names and contact information for three references,
• one of which must be from your most recent or current employer, with your application
• materials. Many people add this to the end of the CV/Resume.
• If you would like to additionally attach Letters of Recommendation to your online
• application, letters must be dated one year or less from the date of your application.
• Letters of recommendation may be sent by email to
• “[email protected]” or hard copy to “Austin Peay State University, Human
• Resources Dept., PO Box 4507, Clarksville, TN 37044” with your name and desired
• position clearly indicated after your online application is completed.
• If granted an interview, unofficial transcripts will be required of applicants and official
• transcripts will be required of the selected candidate before the candidate will be offered
• a position. It is highly recommended that you attach unofficial transcripts in PDF format
• to your online application.
• You will not be able to attach your letters of recommendation, unofficial transcripts or
• any other supplemental document(s) nor modify your application after it has been
• submitted.
• Please refer all questions to [email protected]