会计系教师职位

Overview

School: International Business School Suzhou (IBSS)

Department: Department of Accounting

Position: Faculty in Accounting (All Ranks)

Location:Suzhou, China

Contract Type: Fixed-term, renewable. 3rd contract is open-ended

Open Date: Oct. 14, 2023

Close Date:Open until filled

ABOUTXJTLU

In 2006 Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) was created by the University of Liverpool andXi’an Jiaotong University – a top ten university in China. Offering a unique international education experience, XJTLU bringstogether excellent research practice and expertise from both institutions and gives students the skills and knowledge they need to securecareers in a global marketplace. XJTLU now has over 25,000 enrolled students in both Suzhou and Liverpool in the UK, with plans to grow toabout 28,000 students by 2025. There are currently about 2,000 staff, among which about 1,000 academic staff, with an almost even splitbetween citizens of the People’s Republic of China and international passport holders. XJTLU offers our undergraduates andpostgraduates over 100 programmes with a diverse spectrum of courses.

XJTLU is entering a new and exciting phase of its developmentas part of its strategic priorities for the next ten years. Adopting a new higher education model based on the concept of SyntegrativeEducation (SE), XJTLU is currently opening a new Entrepreneurial Education site in Taicang, part of wider Suzhou, where the EntrepreneurCollege (Taicang) is located. The Taicang site will be a pioneer of, and educational model for, the future campus in addressing challengesarising from the 4th Industrial Revolution. Other new initiatives include new working partnerships with Xi’an Jiaotong University, thecontinued development of the four new Academies, and exploration of further potential locations to develop the SE model.

With a focuson innovative learning and teaching, and research, XJTLU draws on the strengths of its parent universities, and plays a pivotal role infacilitating access to China for UK and other institutional partners. At same time, XJTLU is exploring future education by blending theeducational theory, best practice and culture from west and east.

For detailed information about the university, please visit www.xjtlu.edu.cn.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOLSUZHOU (IBSS)

International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is growing in size andinfluence in pursuit of its vision to be a leading international business school. The school is based on strong principles ofinternationalism, innovation, inspiration and integrity, which together ensure that we have a positive impact on society through ourteaching, research and business engagement. In that pursuit, IBSS became the youngest business school to be accredited by the Association toAdvance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 2016, and again, the youngest School to receive EQUIS accreditation in 2018. Receivingjoint accreditation of AMBA and BGA in 2020, IBSS became the world’s 103rd triple accredited business school.

The fivedepartments of IBSS are Accounting, Economics, Finance, Intelligent Operations and Marketing, and Strategic Management and Organizationswith over 150 faculty members and more than 5,500 students from over 60 different countries. IBSS delivers a range of undergraduate,postgraduate, MBA, PhD and Executive Education programmes across all major business disciplines.The Department of Accounting becomes anindependent academic unit with the beginning of the 2020/21 academic year, as a result of splitting the original Department of Accountingand Finance. At present, the Accounting Department has a team of 26 academic staff, publishing in high-quality international accountingjournals and also maintaining a balance of academic research and professional engagement. More than 90% of our accounting faculty membersare affiliated with at least one of the professional accounting bodies as follows: AICPA, UK CIMA/ICAEW/ACCA, CA/CPA Australia,CICPA/HKICPA. Members of the department mainly teach BA Accounting programme and MSc Professional Accounting programme, and also supportwidely many other business-related programmes. Our MSc Professional Accounting programme has received professional accreditation from ICAEW.BA Accounting programme has received professional accreditations from the ACCA, CIMA, CPA Australia and ICAEW. In addition, our BAAccounting students have been performing well in national/international competitions organized by professional accounting bodies: forexample, our students won 2nd place and 4th place (2020) in China’s ICAEW BC competition, and championship (2020) in CIMA GBCcompetition in North Asia region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATION

XJTLU is a research-leduniversity. In this context, even though the workload of faculty in IBSS is generally shared between teaching, research, and service,early-career faculty members are expected to spend the majority of their time on research, followed by teaching, then service. Researchactivities include the publication of research articles, attendance of international conferences, and applications for research funding.Research performance in the School is benchmarked on internationally recognized lists of journal quality such as the Academic Journal Guide(UK) – a.k.a. the ABS list – and the ABDC list (Australia). The target levels on those lists are ABS3/ABDC-A or above.

Essential Qualifications/Experience Successful applicants to the position of Assistant/Associate Professorare expected to have:

• A PhD degree in Accounting or a related field,

• Teaching experience in highereducation,

• A proven record of academic publications in good journals, or alternatively, for early-career academics, a strongpipeline of promising research.

Successful applicants to the position of Teaching Fellow are expected tohave: 

• A MSc degree in accounting or a related field,

• A recognized professional accountingqualification (ACCA/CIMA/CPA etc.),

• 7-year public accounting work experience.

DesirableQualifications/Experience

• Curriculum design and programme development experience.

‚Ä¢ Engagement withprofessional community. 

CITIZENSHIP AND VISA REGULATIONS

Employment at Xi’anJiaotong-Liverpool University is regulated by Chinese Labour Laws, and must comply with the regulations of the provincial government. Theseregulations stipulate who is eligible for legal employment with regard to obtaining work permits and visas. Please be advised candidatesover 65 may be not eligible for a work visa in the P.R. China.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

1. Clear careerdevelopment path with annual review.

2. Professional development trainings are provided.

COMPENSATION &BENEFITS

SALARY: Competitive salary in the market

BENEFITS

1.Allowance: XJTLU provide various month/annual/one-off allowances as 

• Housing allowance
• Travel allowance
• Kids‚Äô education allowance
• Relocation allowance
• Etc.

2. Commercial insurance: internationalinsurance plans customized for XJTLU staff and family members. (details refer to the University Policy)

3. Paid holidays: 

• Statutory Holidays (11 days)
• Annual Leave (36 days)
• Family Matters Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Marriage Leave
• Paternity Leave
• Parental leave
• Etc.

4. Working visa and residence permit inChina: XJTLU sponsors working visa and residence permit in China for the staff.

RESEARCH FUNDING SUPPORT

The university provides every new faculty members with Research Development Fund to encourage them to initiate research projects, andResearch Engagement Fund provided to support their continuous research activities.

The university will also support all facultymembers to apply for national, province and city level programs. These programs aim to support excellent scientists, both Chinese andnon-Chinese-citizen, to work and carry out research in China.

Some of the programs are listed in the table below. Successfulapplications are based on the applicant’s educational background, academic/research field, research achievements, working experience,etc. The university will provide full support on the applications.

Talent/Research Program Fund

Outstanding Youth Science Foundation Project (Overseas) RMB 1-3 Million

Innovation Leading Talent up to RMB 2Million

Outstanding Leading Talent of International Discipline 50% of Annual Package

Young Leading Talent of InternationalDiscipline 50% of Annual Package

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your application on our universitywebsite https://career15.sapsf.cn/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=1883&company=xjtlu. Applications must besubmitted in a single pdf file that includes 4 parts in the order of:

• A cover letter 
• A current CV, includingdate of birth, country of citizenship, and highest degree level
• Contact Details for Three References 
• TeachingEvaluation

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Head of the department of Accounting Dr. Peng Cheng at Peng.Cheng@xjtlu.edu.cn or HRBP of IBSS Ms. Mingwei.Sun at Mingwei.Sun@xjtlu.edu.cn. Please quote the position and job ID in your enquiry.