Associate Professor/Professor, Accounting

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Courses in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance provide students with an intellectually stimulating learning experience and offer a learning environment characterised by high-quality, innovative teaching practices informed by cutting edge research.  Our strong connections with industry ensure our programs are continuously refined to respond to market needs.

The School is seeking to enhance capacity and leadership within our Accounting discipline through the appointment of an experienced Associate Professor/Professor, undertaking both teaching and research.  

The successful applicant will be expected to commence no later than January 2023.

Your new role

• Deliver high quality and innovative teaching to undergraduate, honours and postgraduate Accounting students across a range of modes.
• Foster a culture of teaching excellence in Accounting units.
• Lead major curriculum initiatives and/or pedagogical developments.
• Undertake nationally and internationally competitive and high quality research in accounting
• Disseminate research findings through publications in high quality peer-reviewed international journals and through seminars, workshops, and conferences.
• Initiate and lead research projects with industry, government, and university partners.
• Work in partnership with industry and government to translate research findings into real-world impact and commercialisation opportunities.
• Significantly contribute to and provide leadership within the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance to meet strategic objectives.
• Significantly contribute to and provide leadership in external activities relevant to the accounting discipline/profession and community engagement.

• Doctoral qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated record of achievement in and commitment to excellence in teaching.
• Demonstrated achievement in the discipline through the scholarly development and delivery of high quality educational courses.
• Established record of highly productive research outputs, consistent with a national and growing international reputation in the field.
• Significant record of securing research revenue, including nationally competitive research grants and/or fellowships.
• Demonstrated academic leadership experience in the discipline/profession and in community engagement.
• Significant experience and record of providing supervision to higher degree by research students.
• Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster the development of a collegial and supportive working environment and the ability to interact with students and staff with cross cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated commitment to applying relevant and applicable policies, procedures and legislation in the day-to-day performance of this position’s functions.

• Prior to appointment, the recommended applicant will need to complete a current criminal record check in accordance with the University's National Police Certificate Assessment Procedures.

Curtin University has implemented COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and Procedures which cover all staff, students, visitors, campuses and activities, effective 21 February 2022.

If you are invited to attend the next stage of assessments, you may be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination status, including your booster if eligible, or formally granted exemption upon arrival, and if you are offered a position at Curtin, you will be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination or exemption status prior to commencing employment.

Why choose Curtin?

• State of the art offices and agile working environment.
• Gym, childcare, wellness programs, and medical and counselling services.
• Wellness is part of our culture, and we encourage positive lifestyle choices through a range of activities and initiatives.
• Opportunity for ongoing career development and to present at national and international conferences.
• Vibrant campus with an array of food outlets
• Work has commenced on an extension to Curtin’s facilities. The new Curtin Exchange is intended to be an industry-connected innovation precinct.
• Easily accessible location with great parking, bus station and end of trip facilities.
• A major global player, with well integrated campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius and Dubai.
• A flexible benefits package with excellent superannuation provisions.

For further information on Curtin and all our employee benefits visit https://about.curtin.edu.au/jobs/

To 

please complete the online application form via the link below, noting we cannot accept resumes sent to the below email address.

Please include a cover letter, resume and separate document addressing the selection criteria (outlined above) to enable us to assess your suitability for the role.
To view a copy of the Academic Role Statement for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser:
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Applications close: 10pm AWST Thursday 26 May 2022

Contact details

If you have any queries regarding the requirements of the role, please contact the Head of School, Professor Therese Jefferson at [email protected] or School Business Manager, Sian Flynne at [email protected].

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact our Careers Team at [email protected].

Inclusion and Diversity at Curtin

We are committed to ensuring that Curtin has an inclusive environment, free from harassment, in which all students, staff and the community feel respected, valued and welcome.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and are committed to making reasonable adjustments to enable people with disability to participate fully in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

We have received recognition in this area:

• Voted one of Australia’s Inclusive Employers for 2019-2020 (Diversity Council of Australia).
• One of the first Universities to receive accreditation for an Elevated Reconciliation Action Plan.
• Achieved Athena Swan Bronze Accreditation (2018-2022).
• Voted 16th best workplace for new dads in Australia (HBF - Direct Advice for Dads, 2019).

Curtin reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time.  We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the advert’s closing date.