[AISWorld] Teaching Professor or Professor of the Practice in AIS at Wake Forest University

[Thompson, Ron]

*Overview*

The Wake Forest University School of Business is seeking qualified
candidates for a Teaching Professor or Professor of the Practice in
Accounting (clinical position) starting Fall 2018.  This individual will be
expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Accounting
Information Systems (AIS), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and Data
Analytics and should have a strong grasp of the roles and tools of big data
and analytics in contemporary Accounting practice.  Candidates should have
a master’s degree (or higher) in Accounting or a related field, plus a
minimum of five years’ experience in university-level teaching or in
relevant work experience in the areas of instruction.  With either
experience profile, evidence of prior teaching effectiveness is required.
The position offers a highly competitive package of compensation and
benefits.



*Job Qualifications*

Wake Forest University has a long tradition of excellence in
market-relevant teaching, and the ideal candidate should demonstrate an
ability to contribute to the teaching quality of the School of Business.
The School of Business focuses on educating the whole person, with our
faculty members facilitating student acquisition of deep conceptual
knowledge, their attainment of a broad set of professional competencies,
and their development of a clear sense of professional identity and
character.  Therefore, we seek a student-centric colleague who subscribes
to this holistic educational philosophy, serves as an exemplary role model,
and can demonstrate a commitment to teaching courses that develop students
in all three of these areas.



Because we are preparing students to succeed and flourish in the
profession, we seek to hire colleagues who understand the marketplace,
desire to be deeply connected to it on a continuing basis, and are
committed to supporting our students as they prepare for and embark on
fulfilling career trajectories.  Applicants with demonstrated ability to
design and deliver educational experiences that are valued by industry will
be preferred.



*Wake Forest University*

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to
academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education.
Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top thirty national
universities according to *U.S. News & World Report*.  With over 4,800
undergraduates and 2,900 graduate and professional students, the
student-faculty ratio is 10:1.  Wake Forest is a collegiate university
offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an
impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in
the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).  Since its founding, the University
has adopted the motto *Pro Humanitate*, which is exemplified by a deep
institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the
world.  Click
here for quick facts about the University
<http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html>.



Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, a beautiful, mid-sized
city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina.
Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous
outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant
and thriving arts and innovation scenes.  Residents enjoy close proximity
to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4
hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable
cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and
breweries for dining with friends and family.  Winston-Salem offers many of
the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality
of life of a smaller town (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).



*Wake Forest School of Business*

The AACSB-accredited, nationally ranked Wake Forest University School of
Business offers undergraduate academic programs in Accountancy, Finance,
Business and Enterprise Management, and Mathematical Business, as well as
graduate programs encompassing the Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA),
Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), Master of Arts in
Management (MA), and Master of Business Administration (MBA).



Wake Forest University continues to rank as a top school for undergraduate
business education (ranked #13 by *Bloomberg Businessweek* in 2016), and in
Spring 2017, *U.S. News & World Report* continued to rank the part-time MBA
programs #1 in North Carolina and now #13 in the nation.  Courses are
offered at both the beautiful home campus in Winston-Salem and the growing
urban Charlotte Center campus in Charlotte, NC.



*Application Procedure*

For more information about the School of Business and Wake Forest
University, click here to visit the School of Business website
<http://business.wfu.edu/>.  For a full position description and online
application instructions, click here <http://www.wfu.careers/> to visit the
Wake Forest Careers site and select Apply/Faculty/School of Business.
Required materials include a letter of application, statement of teaching
philosophy, current curriculum vitae, and recent course evaluation results,
including raw data and comparative benchmarks.  (Note: Formal transcripts
will be required before a hiring offer can be made.)  Inquiries about the
position should be addressed to askhr at wfu.edu.



*Review of applications will begin immediately.  Applications that include
all required information and that are submitted on or before October 1,
2017 will be given full consideration.*

*Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages
qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.  *In order to
provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University
conducts background investigations for all final candidates being
considered for employment.