Standing and Visiting Positions

Openings are available in the School of Accountancy within the Standing Faculty ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. Faculties interested in visiting appointments are encouraged to lodge their curriculum vitae.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Appointments will be made in these areas of accountancy: financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, and accounting information systems. All streams of accounting research may be accommodated. Candidates with a PhD and experience in the United States professional and higher education sectors are encouraged to apply. Knowledge of Singapore's regulatory environment and/or a CPA is an advantage. The successful candidate should have an established record of high quality research and teaching; or be able to demonstrate excellent potential to do so.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND SMU:
SMU was incorporated in January 2000 and officially inaugurated in July 2000. SMU is the first privately run university in Singapore with government funding. SMU participates with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in a number of collaboration agreements. One of the most notable collaborations is the Wharton-SMU Research Center.

The School of Accountancy commenced with its first intake of undergraduate students in August 2001. It currently has 29 full-time faculty from universities, such as University of California at Berkeley, University of Chicago, Duke University, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Texas at Austin , and Washington University at St Louis. The School aims to further strengthen its talent pool by recruiting top class faculty from around the world.

LIVING IN SINGAPORE:
If you are not familiar with living and working in Singapore, you may be interested to view the following useful links:

www.contactsingapore.org.sg
www.aasingapore.com
www.gov.sg
www.expatsingapore.com

Singapore school systems are among the best in the world. There are a surprising number of career opportunities in Singapore for accompanying spouses.

Primary language in Singapore for commerce and education is English; however the four official mother tongue languages of English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil are recognised.

Personal tax rates in Singapore are low.

RENUMERATION AND BENEFITS:
SMU offers internationally competitive remuneration, and assistance to international faculty to help them take up their appointments in Singapore. Details of remuneration and compensation are provided to candidates during the recruitment process, however the following may provide a guide.

• 9-month academic year
• research support
• funding to attend international conferences
• reduced teaching loads for research active and productive faculty
• in the case where no conflict of interest arises, faculty may take advantage of extramural professional or consulting opportunities
• relocation assistance and support (for international faculty)
• housing subsidy (for international faculty)
• schooling subsidy (for children of international faculty)
• provident fund contributions, or service gratuity for non-Singapore citizens or permanent residents
• medical insurance

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work to:

Website
http://www.smu.edu.sg/

Information about SMU and application procedures are outlined at: http://www.smu.edu.sg/faculty/recruitment/index.asp