Accounting Instructor

Title: Accounting Instructor

Salary Range: $38,000 - $41,000

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Owensboro Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Owensboro Community College

Department: Business, Health, and Public Service

Total Rewards

Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Owensboro Community and Technical College is accepting applications for a full-time 10-month Accounting Instructor in the Business, Health, and Public Services Department. Primary teaching assignments will include a variety of courses in the study of Accounting such as ACC 201 Financial Accounting, ACC 202 Managerial Accounting, and BAS 120 Personal Finance.

Job Duties:

• Demonstrate passion to effectively teach students in both an online and in-person format.
• Teach a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester, or a minimum of 30 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters combined. Teaching assignments may include teaching on one or more of the College’s campuses, online, or some combination thereof, based on the needs of the students.
• Incorporate various teaching methods and materials to assist students with differing educational experiences, experiential backgrounds, and learning styles to meet course competencies.
• Evaluate students’ progress towards stated course competencies and inform them of their progress in a timely manner.
• Complete Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) reports in a timely manner.
• Provide quality and timely access to students and communicate availability through appropriate methods such as posted campus/office hours and electronic communication.
• Maintain an awareness of emerging business and accounting trends and issues.
• Represent the BA programs to community partners, groups, and professional organizations.
• Maintain professional relationships with colleagues, students, and the community.
• Participate in faculty professional development.
• Participate in college and community activities that serve the mission and vision of OCTC.
• Participate in student recruitment and retention activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS in Accounting or MBA with 18+ graduate hours in accounting is required
• Certified Public Accountant is required.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of accounting experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience with demonstrated effective interpersonal interactions.
• 2+ years of demonstrated successful teaching experience.
• Experience with instructional technologies, including presentation software and learning management systems (i.e., Blackboard, Ultra, Canvas).

Additional Skills Requested:

• Candidates should demonstrate proficiency with instructional technology, as well as written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
• Candidates must be strongly committed to excellence in teaching, working with a diverse population, and the community and technical college mission.