Job Details

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Accounting

Position Number: 6253926
Location: Worcester, MA
Position Type: Business - Accounting

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Accounting

Description
The Department of Economics and Accounting at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Accounting to begin in August 2026. We are seeking someone eager to teach a wide array of accounting courses, and preferences will be given to candidates in the fields of taxation and finance.

This position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). This position offers full benefits and a starting salary in the range of $137,500 - $140,200. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College and in the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to see the Resources for Prospective Faculty on our Faculty Openings page.

Qualifications
Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and undergraduate teaching as well as a commitment to inclusive pedagogies. Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree (for example: DBA, JD with MST/LLM is required by the beginning of the appointment.

Application Instructions
Please submit

a cover letter addressing the position requirements listed above as well as the ways you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college and its core commitment to creating a community where every individual feels empowered to contribute their talents and perspectives.

a current curriculum vitae;

unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts;

a statement of your teaching philosophy and interests.

a research statement

three confidential letters of recommendation

and a job market paper or sample of a completed research paper

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/168244.

Review of applications will begin on a rolling basis and continue until the position has been filled. Initial interviews of selected applicants via Zoom will take place in August 2025. Questions about this search may be directed to Steve DeSimone, sdesimon@holycross.edu.

To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/168244

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/)