Open Rank Professor of Accounting (Non-Tenure Track) — Analytics, Technology & Advisory

Merrimack College; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Merrimack College invites applications for a full-time, open-rank faculty position in Accounting in the Girard School of Business beginning Fall 2027. The role emphasizes analytics, AI, automation, advisory services, and industry engagement, blending teaching with applied scholarship.

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and MS in Accounting education, develop external partnerships, and mentor students through research and applied projects, while extending the school’s

Qualifications

• Doctorate by appointment in Accounting, Business Admin, or related field.
• Proven ability to teach at undergrad and grad levels.
• Active scholarly agenda addressing practical challenges.
• Engagement with professional organizations and translating practice into scholarship.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergrad and grad Accounting courses aligned with expertise and program needs.
• Advance MS in Accounting with emphasis on advisory services and analytics.
• Keep curricula aligned with changes in practice and technology.
• Maintain applied scholarship and share outputs with practitioners.
• Build relationships with firms and industry partners for experiential learning.
• Translate industry challenges into research, cases, or student projects.
• Mentor students and involve them in research and applied work.
• Contribute to School and College strategic initiatives.

Skills

Teaching

Scholarly agenda

Industry experience

Education

Doctorate in Accounting or related field

Job description

Open Rank Professor of Accounting (Non-Tenure Track) — Analytics, Technology & Advisory

Open Rank Professor of Accounting (Non-Tenure Track) — Analytics, Technology & Advisory

Posted: October 8, 2026

Position Code: 3005

Position Overview:
The Girard School of Business at Merrimack College invites applications for a full-time, open-rank faculty position in Accounting beginning in Fall 2027.

The Girard School is seeking a faculty member who can help shape the future of accounting education and applied scholarship as artificial intelligence, analytics, automation, and evolving professional practices change both the work accountants perform and the value they provide to organizations. We are particularly interested in candidates who combine meaningful professional or industry experience with a strong commitment to teaching, scholarship, and external engagement.

This position is part of a broader strategic investment in faculty, academic programs, research, experiential learning, and industry engagement within the Girard School. The successful candidate will have a significant opportunity to help shape the continued evolution and differentiation of the School’s M.S. in Accounting, while contributing to undergraduate Accounting education and the School’s growing network of experiential and industry partnerships.

The Girard School believes the next generation of accounting education must extend beyond technical preparation alone. As technology assumes a greater role in routine accounting, analysis, and compliance activities—and as pathways to CPA licensure continue to evolve—graduate accounting education has an opportunity to prepare professionals for increasingly important roles in advisory services, analytics, risk, technology, strategic decision support, and organizational leadership. The successful candidate will help Merrimack explore and develop this next generation of accounting education while maintaining the strong technical foundation essential to the profession.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate Accounting courses consistent with the candidate’s expertise and the needs of the Girard School;
• Play a meaningful role in the continued development and differentiation of the M.S. in Accounting, including opportunities to expand graduate education in advisory services, analytics, artificial intelligence, technology, risk, and strategic decision support;
• Help ensure that Accounting curricula remain responsive to changes in professional practice, technology, employer needs, and pathways into the profession;
• Maintain an active program of applied scholarship and thought leadership focused on consequential problems facing organizations and industries. Relevant outputs may include applied research, white papers, industry reports, case studies, conference presentations, practitioner publications, and other scholarly or professional work that advances knowledge and informs practice;
• Develop and sustain relationships with accounting firms, corporate accounting and finance functions, advisory organizations, and other external partners that can support research, experiential learning, cooperative education, and student engagement;
• Translate challenges emerging from professional practice into opportunities for faculty research, student projects, cases, simulations, and other forms of applied learning;
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and engage students meaningfully in research and applied projects;
• Contribute to the intellectual life, service, and strategic development of the Girard School and Merrimack College;
• Where appropriate to the candidate’s scholarly and professional interests, contribute to the developing Center for the Future of Work and related Applied Industry Labs.

Qualifications
We are especially interested in candidates who are comfortable operating across academic and professional environments—individuals who understand the changing accounting profession, can identify important questions emerging from practice, study those questions rigorously, and translate their expertise into relevant teaching and student experiences.

The Girard School welcomes candidates whose careers have crossed traditional boundaries between industry and academia, including accomplished accounting professionals, executives, consultants, and senior practitioners who have developed or are developing a substantive scholarly and teaching agenda.

Relevant areas of scholarly and professional interest may include, but are not limited to:

• accounting analytics and data-driven decision-making;
• artificial intelligence and automation in accounting;
• advisory and consulting services;
• accounting technology and digital transformation;
• strategic decision support;
• risk management and internal controls;
• assurance and emerging forms of assurance;
• technology governance and responsible use of AI;
• financial analysis and organizational performance;
• the changing role and skills of accounting professionals; and
• taxation, particularly where it intersects with technology, analytics, advisory services, or organizational decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• A doctorate or appropriate terminal degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Evidence of an active or emerging scholarly agenda, appropriate to the candidate’s career stage, with interest in producing applied scholarship that addresses consequential organizational, market, or industry challenges.
• Demonstrated interest in engaging professional organizations and translating real-world challenges into scholarship and/or student learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in public accounting, advisory or consulting services, corporate accounting, controllership, accounting technology, risk, assurance, taxation, or related areas.
• Experience applying analytics, artificial intelligence, automation, or emerging technologies to accounting and organizational problems.
• Experience in advisory, consulting, or other roles requiring accountants to translate financial and nonfinancial information into organizational decisions.
• Experience contributing to the development, redesign, or delivery of graduate or professional education.
• CPA or other relevant professional certification.
• A record of applied research, thought leadership, professional presentations, or other work that bridges scholarship and practice.
• Experience developing relationships across professional practice, industry, and academia.
• Interest in building new programs, research initiatives, partnerships, or experiential-learning models.

Application Materials Should Include:

• Cover letter stating motivation and interest in the position, citing experience relevant to the qualifications and experience associated with key responsibilities for the position including teaching philosophy and evaluations.
• Contact information for three professional references (name, title, address, phone number, email address). References will be contacted only at a later stage of the search process.

Compensation
The expected 9-month base salary range for the Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor of Practice rank is $100,000-$125,000; for the Associate Professor or Associate Professor of Practice $125,000,000-$140,000; for the Professor or Professor of Practice $140,000-$160,000. The actual pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, candidate qualifications and prior experience, scope of responsibilities, internal equity, and market considerations.

Work Location
This is an on-campus position as employees are essential in order to provide a fully on-campus, residential college experience for our students and the community.

This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Statement on Our Mission
Merrimack College is a Catholic Augustinian institution of higher education committed to building an accepting and respectful community. Our mission is to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives and is inspired by our Catholic faith and the Augustinian tradition of seeking truth through inquiry and dialogue.

Merrimack College seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to Merrimack’s Catholic and Augustinian mission. All candidates should describe in their application how they will foster a culture that supports our mission.

About Merrimack College
The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,100 undergraduate, 2,500 graduate students and 50 doctoral students from 48 states and 63 countries. The College features more than 160 career-focused undergraduate, professional and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success. The College has six schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy, the Girard school of business and the graduate school of counseling and social work. The College’s suburban 220-acre campus is just north of Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts. Merrimack is a Master’s Colleges and Universities/Larger Programs (M1) institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Merrimack is one of the fastest growing educational institutions in the country and has steadily climbed up in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best Colleges, ranking 38th in the Regional Universities North category in 2026. Merrimack is a NCAA Division I athletic institution.

Merrimack College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.