Adjunct Faculty - Accounting and Law

The William Paterson University of New Jersey; Wayne (NJ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

William Paterson University invites applications for an Adjunct Faculty position within the Cotsakos College of Business, Department of Accounting and Law. The department offers undergraduate and graduate courses in Accounting and Tax/Business Law, with opportunities to teach online or in-person.

Qualified candidates include MBA or Masters in accounting or related field plus CPA (with 5+ years in a managerial capacity for teaching accounting) and/or J.D. with LL.M for Taxation and Business Law.

Qualifications

• MBA or Masters in accounting or related field plus CPA with at least 5 years of experience in a managerial capacity for teaching accounting courses.
• J.D. plus LL.M for teaching Taxation and Business Law courses.
• Full time or part-time employment or active professional practice.
• Ability to teach online.

Responsibilities

• Using the course outline as a guide, develop relevant syllabi in order to deploy course content, objectives, and methods of student assessment for up to six (6) credits per semester in an undergraduate course (see course listing above).
• Contribute to student success by providing consistent and effective support and guidance through role modeling and mentoring.
• Teach in person and or online depending on course schedules and department needs.

Education

MBA or Masters in accounting or related field

CPA

J.D. plus LL.M for Taxation and Business Law

Ability to teach online

Job description

Thank you for your interest in working at William Paterson University.

We invite you to join William Paterson University: a wonderful community to learn, work, grow, and thrive. William Paterson University has been named to Forbes' prestigious "Best Employers by State" list for 2024, recognizing the institution as one of the best-ranked employers in New Jersey based on nationwide surveys. WP is one of four education institutions on the Garden State's list this year. Here is the link to the article forbes-best-in-state-employers-new-jersey-2024. William Paterson University is among more than 40 companies and organizations that will be honored with a 2024 NJBIZ Empowering Women Award for their commitment to supporting and elevating women employees.

William Paterson University employs approximately 1000 full time employees in the state who work in a variety of positions ranging from professors to administrative assistants and administrators, physical plant operations, campus police, athletics coaches, academic advisors, and more. William Paterson University supports a remote friendly hybrid work schedule for this role. William Paterson also boasts a four-day summer work week from mid-May to mid-August (Fridays off), during which all employees participate in our award-winning Summer Learning series.

Spanning more than 400 wooded acres in suburban Wayne, New Jersey - just 20 miles from New York City - our campus is one of the most diverse in the nation and it ranks in the top 4 percent of colleges for social mobility. William Paterson is a strong proponent of employees growing their careers there. More than fifty percent of the University's roles are filled by promotions from within. We're not only committed to social mobility for our students, but also for our employees.

Your work as a member of our team is important to our students and to the progress of our University. What you do here matters, and we value every contribution.

Adjunct Faculty Position at Cotsakos College of Business, Department of Accounting and Law

William Paterson University invites applications for the positon of Adjunct Faculty within the Cotsakos College of Business, Department of Accounting and Law.

Thank you for expressing interest in serving as an adjunct faculty member at William Paterson University.

Please note that there may not be a vacancy at this time. Rather, qualified applicants may be contacted if and when there is an immediate need, or on an exploratory basis for a future opening.

Undergraduate Courses Taught by Adjunct Faculty

• Financial Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Intermediate Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Advanced Accounting
• Taxation of Individuals and Corporations
• Legal Environment of Business
• Business Law

Graduate Courses Taught by Adjunct Faculty

• Financial Accounting for Decision Makers
• Accounting for Strategic Business Decision Making
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Taxation of Individuals
• Taxation of Business Entities

Department Overview

The Department of Accounting and Law provides the opportunity for degrees at the BS and MS level. The Department faculty share a collegial atmosphere and are dedicated to student success.

For more information about the department, please visit https://www.wpunj.edu/ccob/departments/accounting-law/

Responsibilities (Selected)

• Using the course outline as a guide, develop relevant syllabi in order to deploy course content, objectives, and methods of student assessment for up to six (6) credits per semester in an undergraduate course (see course listing above).
• Contribute to student success by providing consistent and effective support and guidance through role modeling and mentoring.
• Teach in person and or online depending on course schedules and department needs.

Required Qualifications for Undergraduate courses

• MBA or Masters in accounting or related field plus CPA with at least 5 years of experience in a managerial capacity for teaching accounting courses and J.D. plus L.L.M for teaching Taxation and Business Law courses.
• Full time or part-time employment or active professional practice.
• Ability to teach online

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years of teaching in higher education
• Professional activity within discipline such as relevant-to-teaching area leadership or managerial role in a business enterprise, non-profit organization or government agency or business professional organization or society.
• Experience teaching both online and in person.

Required Qualifications for Graduate courses

MBA or Masters in accounting or related field plus CPA with at least 10 years of experience in a managerial capacity for teaching accounting courses and J.D. plus L.L.M for teaching Taxation and Business Law co