Associate/ Assistant Professor

Job Details

Associate/ Assistant Professor

Full-Time/40 hours

Salary
Commensurate with Experience

Hiring Department
Human Resource Development

Location
UT Tyler Campus; Tyler, Texas

Required Application Materials
A single PDF or Word document containing a CV, letter of interest, and a list of three (3) professional references is required to apply. Please submit a letter of application outlining qualifications; curriculum vitae; evidence of teaching effectiveness; and the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email address of three professional references.

Important Instructions:
When prompted to upload your "resume", upload your combined documents as one file.

Job Summary
The Soules College of Business at The University of Texas at Tyler invites qualified individuals to apply for the position of Assistant/Associate Professor of Human Resource Development. The position begins August 2026 and is an academic year appointment with the potential for summer teaching.

Priority application deadline is Friday, January 15, 2026 but review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching: Develop and teach undergraduate and/or graduates courses in HRD, with a particular focus on talent development and organizational development. Supervise dissertation research.
• Scholarship: Maintain an active research agenda in HRD or closely related field resulting in publications in top tier referred journals. Develop or maintain a record of external funding.
• Service: Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with professionals in public and private sector organizations; contribute to relevant professional organizations; service on departmental, college, and university committees. Advise/mentor undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Maintain regular on-campus presence.

Required Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in HRD, industrial organizational psychology, or a closely related field
• Demonstrated record of, or potential for scholarly productivity
• Minimum of five years of work experience in business, industry, government, or a nonprofit organization as a practitioner in the field of human resource development, or as an internal or external performance consultant.
• Delivering online instruction
• Knowledge of quantitative methodologies and advanced statistics
• Experience in publishing research through refereed publications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching and supervising students preparing for role in human resource development including passing industry certification exams such as the APTD, CPLP, CPT, CFT, and CDT.
• Experience in advising undergraduate and graduate students
• Experience in writing and directing grants and contracts
• Experience in supervising doctoral dissertation research
• Record of leadership with relevant agencies and/or organizations.