If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
**Qualified, Internal Applicants must apply by to be considered. Please remember to submit an up-to-date resume that highlights your knowledge, skills, and abilities as required for the role and your experience here at WGU to be considered. Information contained within your WD profile does not replace a professional, well-written resume. **Instructor, Business Undergrad Accounting
This is a Full Time position
Job Description
A new kind of U. As a competency-based, student-focused, online, nonprofit university, we do things a bit differently at WGU. From the bottom up, we're designed with students in mind—particularly, the busy, working, adult student who wants to earn a bachelor's or master's degree but for whom a traditional university education simply won't do. As a Course Instructor your primary focus is student learning!
Course Instructors at WGU function in a professorial role as subject matter experts who teach and assist students as they engage specific sections of the WGU curriculum. The type, length, and intensity of instructional methods vary based upon student needs. Course Instructors help students with specific questions that arise and offer specialized instruction on challenging topics. Their primary focus is bringing WGU courses of study to life through one-to-one engagement. Course Instructors do not develop WGU courses, construct tests, or grade assessments independently- but rather wholly focus on student learning and student success. Course Instructor contribution to this team effort reflects the university’s disaggregated model. Their experience and training showcases their subject matter expertise.
Required Experience
• Minimum of 3-5+ years’ experience teaching adults in Higher Education; preferably in an online distance based model
• Master’s degree with 18 graduate hours in accounting and an active accounting professional certification (CPA, CMA, CFE, CIA, etc.)
• Minimum of 3-5 years of industry experience in Accounting
• Interest in teaching financial / managerial / cost accounting (principles, intermediate) and taxation at undergraduate level; Interest in teaching AIS, Auditing a plus
• Experience providing student support and instruction in a one-to-many setting; demonstrated ability to work with struggling or at-risk learners
• Ability to breakdown and disseminate difficult topics in a manner that students will understand and grasp
• Ability to travel for training, Academic Meetings and/ or Commencements (when it is again safe to travel)
• Ability to deliver exceptional customer service (AKA “Student Obsession") to our Students
• Candidate must reside within the continental US
*Ability to work a student-friendly schedule (Typical schedules are Tuesday- Saturday or Sunday – Thursday evenings/weekends).
Up to 10% travel is required
Preferred Experience
• PhD or DBA in accounting or related discipline
• Active or inactive CPA Designation
• Active or inactive CMA Designation
• 5-10 years of online teaching experience
• Extensive professional experience
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
How to apply: apply online
Full-time Regular Positions (FT classification, standard working hours = 40)
This is a full-time, regular position that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
The University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.