Instructor/Assistant Professor, Accounting - Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation (AAWDC)

Are you an educator who believes education serves the greater good by providing all students with access to a better life? Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) may be the place for you.

With learning as its central mission, AACC – located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland near historic Annapolis – has responded to the needs of a diverse community for more than 60 years by offering high-quality, affordable and accessible learning opportunities. Established in 1961, AACC is a fully accredited, public, two-year institution that offers national and regional studies leading to a degree or certificate, industry credential or transfer to a four-year institution. AACC also offers opportunities for career enhancement, personal enrichment and lifelong learning.

The successful applicant embraces the idea of helping students achieve their goals and approaches academic and inclusive excellence as moral imperatives, as evidenced by a strong commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity and inclusion. We also welcome those who are energized by supporting a diverse set of learners and those who embrace the notion of lifelong learning and continuous improvement.

AACC is a tenure-granting institution. Any candidate hired as a full-time faculty member may be eligible to apply for tenure in the future based on institutional eligibility requirements. AACC offers daytime, evening, weekend, hybrid and online classes. Full-time faculty contracts begin Aug. 16 and end June 15

Pay dates occur on the 7th and 22nd of each month. If those dates fall on a weekend, the pay date occurs on the Friday prior to the 7th and 22nd. As an employee of the college, you are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administrators, and staff members. The college seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, embrace concepts of equity and inclusiveness, and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.

While we appreciate your interest in employment with Anne Arundel Community College, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for any position.

In the best interest of the College, only individuals who are residents of Maryland or one of the following states will be eligible for employment at the college: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. The college will annually review this restriction and, if appropriate, expand the list of states of employment eligibility.

The ideal candidate is committed to the ideals of community college education and has a proven ability to teach college-level accounting and finance courses. Excellence in oral, written and interpersonal communication skills is required.

The required teaching load will be 15 faculty load hours per semester to primarily include face to face and online courses in financial and managerial accounting at our main campus in Arnold, MD. Additionally, the candidate will be required to teach at least one course per semester in upper-level accounting (intermediate, tax, audit, accounting information systems), bookkeeping, or small business accounting (QuickBooks®).

In addition to instructional responsibilities, the faculty member will participate in curriculum development, assessment strategies, outcomes measurement, department and college committees, special events, partnerships, academic advising, on-going professional development and meeting with students during regular office hours. Rank and salary are dependent on experience and credentials.

 • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business or related field with an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license OR a master’s degree in accounting, business or related field with a minimum of 18 college credits in accounting.

• Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings as needed.

• Ability to work at our 3 campuses and other college-authorized locations around the county to include local high schools.

• Two to three years of experience teaching accounting at the college level and/or conducting professional development or non-credit training courses in accounting

• Demonstrated experience in delivering instruction online using a learning management system

• Demonstrated ability to teach upper-level accounting courses such as accounting information systems, tax, auditing or corporate finance

• Experience in assessment, curriculum or program development and/or curriculum or program design

• Intermediate computer skills using Microsoft Excel and Intuit QuickBooks®

• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in Spanish or another language

• Experience preparing income tax returns for clients