Assistant Professor of Instruction or Lecturer: Accounting

Department: WCAS Kapnick Business Inst

Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Instruction: Accounting

Position Summary
The Harvey Kapnick Center for Business Institutions in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time continuing non-tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Instruction beginning September 1, 2026.

Duties and Responsibilities
The position requires teaching six sections per year of an introductory financial and managerial accounting course (two sections per quarter over a three-quarter academic year), undergraduate advising and departmental service. The introductory accounting course is a required course for all students enrolled in the Business Institutions Minor offered by the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and is also open to other Northwestern undergraduates. See https://businessinstitutions.northwestern.edu/about/ for more details about the Kapnick Center for Business Institutions and the Minor in Business Institutions.

Qualifications
A graduate degree in a related field is required. Preferred qualifications include a PhD or DBA in a related field, CPA certification, relevant work experience as a professional accountant and relevant teaching experience.

Rank of Appointment
A PhD is required for appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of Instruction. Candidates without a PhD would be appointed at the rank of Lecturer.

Application Procedure
To apply, applicants should submit materials through the application link at

Applications should include
Cover Letter
Teaching Statement
Curriculum Vita
Unofficial Graduate Transcript(s)
Teaching Evaluations (if available)
Names and contact information for at least three references

For full consideration completed applications including letters of reference should be submitted no later than January 30, 2026; however, review will continue until position is filled.

For Further Questions:

For further questions contact
Patty FitzGibbons
Associate Director, Harvey Kapnick Center for Business Institutions
fitzgibbons@northwestern.edu

Salary

The expected base pay range for this position is $125,000 - $150,000.

This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.

Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:

• Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
• Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted.
• Please also prepare a list of names and email addresses for your external academic references; your references will be contacted directly by the online system and invited to upload their letters on your behalf.
• All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the "Submit" button.
• Be aware that incomplete applications cannot be saved.

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Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern's non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.