Proudly standing as the nation's oldest HBCU, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania has been a stalwart and highly respected institution of higher education since our founding in 1837. For over 185 years our alumni have emerged as leaders and left their mark on the social, economic, and political history of Philadelphia, the surrounding region, the nation, and the world. Building on this legacy, the vision for Cheyney University is to become the premier model for academic excellence, character development, and social responsibility. Here at Cheyney, we value scholarship, diversity, integrity, respect, and service. We are committed to maintaining a vibrant educational community that is dedicated to promoting scholarship and lifelong learning for its students, offering wide student access to resources to ensure an opportunity for all to acquire an education, encouraging freedom of thought and freedom from discrimination by ensuring a respectful environment, and provide outreach and service to external and constituent communities, demonstrating their understanding of the importance and value of service. We're looking for exceptional individuals who share our values, embrace our mission, recognize our potential, and covet the opportunity to continue to move our historic University forward. CU proudly offers a positive and purposeful work environment; comprehensive employee benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance along with many wellness programs; generous retirement plans; a commitment to work-life balance including generous paid vacation, paid sick time, military leave and paid time off for most major holidays; and a University mission to support employee personal and professional growth including a tuition waiver for self and family members, training and development, and advancement opportunities. The Department of Business, Education and Professional Department at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania a member of the ACBSP Business Education Alliance, is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor of Business position beginning January 2027. Faculty members teach four, 3-credit hour courses per semester, advise program majors, supervise, and fulfill departmental and college-level service responsibilities. Every faculty member is expected to contribute to the college-wide core curriculum as well as to their departmental curriculum. Faculty are expected to teach in-person classes supported on methodologies that promote students' engagement. Preference will be given to faculty with teaching, research, consulting, or corporate experience in accounting, financial management, corporate finance, or financial technology. An interest in attracting and retaining students from underrepresented groups is a plus. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is an institution that recognizes the value of individual and group differences, and the university encourages applications from candidates who will contribute to our cultural and ethnic diversity.

Requirements Qualifications:

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Accounting or a Ph. D. or DBA in a business discipline and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Master's Degree in Accounting at time of application (or if degree completion by August 2026 is certain). Candidate must have college-level teaching experience, and a record of -- or demonstrating promise of -- high quality intellectual contributions. Candidates must be able to design and deliver courses on Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting and Auditing. Instructions for Applying Application materials should include cover letter (within the cover letter, applicants are requested to speak to ways in which their teaching will contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity), curriculum vitae (include e-mail address), statement of research interests, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (student teaching evaluations if available), three professional references (rather than letters of recommendation) at the time of application.