Title:    Accounting Instructor

The Accounting program is offered through UC San Diego Extension’s Business Department.  Courses within the Accounting program offer students the opportunity to learn from highly qualified practitioners who are passionate about teaching and can impart the knowledge necessary to be successful in the accounting profession.  Students participating in the program are typically mid-level professionals who want to upgrade their skills and knowledge or who are pursuing new careers in accounting.  Many students within our Accounting Certificate program are pursuing their CPA Licenses.

Applications for instructors are accepted throughout the year in order to fill immediate program needs and to increase our depth of experts in this area of study.  

Applicants possessing current knowledge in the following areas are encouraged to apply:

• Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Auditing
• Ethics and Fraud
• Individual and Corporate Taxation
• Consolidations
• Government and Nonprofit-entity Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• Accounting Software
• Business Analysis

The curriculum is continually updated and tailored to provide students with the background and techniques to become responsible and effective Accounting professionals. Taught by qualified practitioners, our courses feature practical applications, underlying rationale, and current issues, all of which can be immediately utilized in and applied to students’ work environments.

For more information about our program, please visit our website.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTING INSTRUCTOR DUTIES

• Design syllabus and curriculum as assigned
• Communicate expectations to students
• Prepare and deliver course materials:  face-to-face, online, and/or in combination
• Evaluate student learning and assign grades
• Use subject-matter expertise to impart knowledge to students
• Communicate with Program Manager and Instructor Services Team on a timely basis
• Stay current regarding the professional body of knowledge in field of practice
• Respond to student needs and questions
• Handle mechanics of position according to deadlines (LOAs, texts, A/V, grade submission, etc.)
• Employ cultural competencies to reach any international students in assigned classes

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree from an accredited institution
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information
• Highly effective interpersonal skills
• Confidence in the use of instructional technology
• Current knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in subject area
• Skill in developing and revising course content applicable to public and private accounting
• Proficiency in (or willingness to learn) the use of online teaching tools
• Current participation in industry-related professional associations
• Recognized leadership or authority on the subject matter
• PREFERRED:  university-level teaching experience (or the corporate equivalent)
• PREFERRED:  experience designing curriculum and measuring student performance

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Because Extension is a division within UC San Diego, all Extension Program instructors and courses must be formally approved according to the regulations of the Academic Senate of the University of California.  Eligibility to teach a course is contingent upon this formal academic approval. Once approved, teaching assignments are “by agreement.”  The instructor’s Letter of Agreement outlines the deliverables for the course, the course schedule, and the compensation terms, subject to Extension policies and procedures.  UC San Diego Extension makes no commitment to hire an instructor until it has sent and received a signed instructor Letter of Agreement.  Should the course section an instructor plans to teach be cancelled for any reason, the instructor agreement, including rights to compensation for future section meetings, is voided.  Remuneration is for classroom hours only and does not include time spent for course preparation or other events.