Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor in Accounting; Boston Campus-1

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Northeastern University is inviting applications for an open non-tenure track Teaching Professor in the Accounting Group at the Boston Campus, with anticipated start in August 2026. The role is full-time, benefits-eligible, and expects teaching, research, and service responsibilities.

Appointment will be at Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor level, depending on qualifications, with emphasis on teaching in financial accounting, tax, audit, or data analytics and maintaining scholarly

Qualifications

• PhD/doctorate in accounting or closely related field by start date.
• Commitment to excellence in teaching and research.
• Experience teaching at college level preferred; ability to contribute to AACSB qualification as Scholarly Academic.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate and undergraduate accounting courses (financial, tax, audit, data analytics).
• Engage in service to the Accounting Group, DMSB, and Northeastern University; participate in governance and committees.
• Develop an independent research program toward ongoing AACSB Scholarly Academic qualification.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Service

Education

Doctorate in accounting

Job description

About the Opportunity

The Accounting Group of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University invites applications for an open non-tenure track faculty position to be located at the Boston, Massachusetts Campus of the university, with employment beginning in August 2026. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with teaching, research, and service responsibilities. Appointment will be made at the Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor level, depending on qualifications and experience.

About the D’Amore-McKim School of Business

For over 100 years, the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has continuously strengthened its foundation of experiential learning and innovation. Today, our mission to enable students to be responsible business leaders of the world capable of working, navigating, and creating in a digital environment is more relevant than ever. We offer unique business-specific and interdisciplinary degree opportunities at the bachelor's and master’s levels, and lifelong learners benefit from our graduate-level certificates and executive education portfolio. All of these are enhanced by Northeastern's global campus system and experience-powered education approach. In addition, our use-inspired faculty and their research focus on transformative impact for humankind. Ultimately, D’Amore-McKim’s values-driven culture and cross-border approach to learning and research empower our students, faculty, alumni, and corporate partners to create impact far beyond the confines of time, discipline, degree, and campus.

Summary of Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in accounting areas including financial, tax, audit or data analytics and/or related subjects; participate in service to the Accounting Group, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, and the discipline; and develop an appropriate independent research program necessary to achieve and maintain AACSB qualification as a Scholarly Academic. The successful candidate will be able to teach courses covering topics in financial accounting, tax, auditing, or data analytics. Preference will be given to candidates who are qualified to teach courses related to financial accounting, tax and data analytics.

• Teaching Professor teaching in our undergraduate and graduate programs (60%)
• research to maintain scholarly academic status (20%)
• services to the Accounting group, DMSB and the University (20%)

Qualifications

Candidates for Teaching Professor must have a doctorate in accounting or a closely related field by the appointment start date. Candidates for appointment at ranks above the entry-level must have at least 4 years of college teaching and/or professional experience. Candidates must be committed to excellence in teaching and research, and fostering an environment of belonging for our student population.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Aff…

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.

Applicants should submit materials including a letter of interest, vita, recent working papers, and teaching evaluations. Letters of reference will be requested at a later stage. Inquiries may be directed to Kim Moreno, Accounting Group Chair, [e-mail].

Position Type Academic Additional Information Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Pay Range: Assistant Teaching Professor: $140,000.00 - $168,000.00 | Associate Teaching Professor: $153,000.00 - $183,000.00 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.