Part-Time Faculty - Accounting

Tennessee Board of Regents; New York (NY); On-site; USD 661,000 - 882,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking a Part-Time Faculty member to teach Accounting at Columbia and Williamson campuses, with classes across five campuses and off-campus sites. This pool position supports the department on a semester-to-semester basis, typically teaching up to nine credit hours per semester.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in Accounting (or CPA with a BS in Accounting).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Accounting (or CPA with BS in Accounting)

Responsibilities

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participation and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment

Skills

Teaching experience

Education

Master’s degree in Accounting

CPA with BS in Accounting

Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty – Accounting

Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty

Institution:Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Columbia and Williamson Campus

Job Summary

Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off-campus locations and clinical sites.

This position

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Accounting (or a related field with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in Accounting or CPA with BS in Accounting).

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching Experience
• Higher Education Experience

Special Instruction to Applicants

You must submit a transcript and a resume/CV to be considered for a Part-Time Faculty position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Applicants may be subject to a background check. Please note the closing date for pool postings. If you are still interested, you must re-apply each calendar year.

Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment

Salary is $560 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.

Advertised: 27 Feb 2026 Central Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Central Daylight Time