Assistant or Associate Professor of Accounting

The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Accounting or a related field, or may be ABD with expected completion of their Ph.D. by August 2026.

Candidates should have an active research program demonstrating capacity for high level research and have an excellent record of classroom instruction. Applicants should have an expectation to publish research in top journals such as TAR, JAR, CAR, AOS, RAST, JAE, or comparable outlets.

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The Von Allmen School of Accountancy at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY is pleased to invite applications for multiple tenure-eligible, Regular Title Series, positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. This is a 9-month position with a start date of August 2026. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Accounting or a related field, or may be ABD with expected completion of their Ph.D. by August 2026. Candidates should have an active research program demonstrating capacity for high level research and have an excellent record of classroom instruction. Applicants should have an expectation to publish research in top journals such as TAR, JAR, CAR, AOS, RAST, JAE, or comparable outlets. The anticipated initial Distribution of Effort will be 30% teaching, 65% research, and 5% service for an assistant professor or 30% teaching, 60% research, and 10% service for an associate professor. This distribution will be reviewed annually.

Applicants should submit the following materials: 1) Letter of application (upload as Cover Letter), 2) Curriculum Vitae, and 3) job market paper (upload as Specific Request 2). In addition, please provide the names and contact information for at least three references when prompted in the academic profile. This information may be utilized to solicit recommendation letters from your references within the employment system.

Applications must be received no later than October 31, 2025, for full consideration, but will be accepted until the positions are filled. We plan to conduct initial interviews shortly after this date, followed by campus visits in late fall 2025 and/or early spring 2026.

For additional questions about this search, please contact Professor Dave Ziebart (dave.ziebart@uky.edu), Interim Director of the Von Allmen School of Accountancy.

The Von Allmen School of Accountancy offers an outstanding research environment with a core of highly productive research-oriented faculty. Our research faculty include both archival and experimental faculty who are actively publishing in the highest quality accounting research journals. The school’s programs consist of the undergraduate program, a Master of Accountancy program, graduate certificate programs in data analytics and taxation, and a PhD program. Salary, research support, and teaching load are competitive with R1 public universities. We encourage you to learn more about the school by visiting the school’s website: https://gatton.uky.edu/faculty-research/departments/von-allmen-school-accountancy.

Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with comprehensive rewards, focusing on your total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration. The university generously contributes to employees’ retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance. In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. To learn more about these benefits, please visit: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/our-benefits.

The Gatton College is nearing its 100th anniversary. Over that time, we have been preparing principled leaders for the global economy, producing high quality, influential research, and supporting economic growth in Kentucky and beyond. Accredited by the AACSB, Gatton proudly offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional business and economics degrees and certificates in both face-to-face and online formats. We are housed in a 220,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility, and are the fastest growing college on UK’s campus, with more than 4,000 students. Through teaching, research, and outreach, the Gatton College has a direct, tangible influence on the lives of Kentucky’s citizens and people around the world. We are looking for faculty who embody the College’s tagline of “Blue Means Business.”

The University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, which is the heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region. Located in central Kentucky, Lexington (pop. 320,000) is widely known as the “horse capital of the world” and is roughly an hour’s drive from Louisville and Cincinnati. Lexington has a number of desirable amenities, a vibrant dining and nightlife, and plenty of outdoor activities and is regularly cited as one of the top places to live in the US. Please consider joining our team.

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