Job Type/Hours per Week
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.
- Please do not upload documents to “Cover Letter” or “References”.
If the required application materials were not uploaded at the “resume” prompt, please withdraw your application, and re-apply to 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 Department is looking for an emerging or accomplished scholar to help achieve its vision to be the program of choice for students, practitioners, executives, and/or educators who are seeking a corporate and/or academic career in human resource development. The department currently offers bachelor’s (BS), master’s (MS), and doctorate (PhD) degrees in Human Resource Development (HRD). Department faculty have led the field through teaching, scholarship, and service including as leaders in the Academy of Human Resource Development and editors for HRD journals.
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.
The salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
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.
Other Information
About The University of Texas at Tyler
The University of Texas at Tyler is part of the prestigious University of Texas System that includes 14 institutions located throughout the state. Founded in 1971, UT Tyler today enrolls 10,000 students and consists of six colleges.
Designated an R2 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, UT Tyler supports our surrounding region through innovation intended to uplift communities, spearhead sustainability initiatives, preserve ecosystems and support entrepreneurship. UT Tyler has the highest Carnegie classification in East Texas.
Our beautiful Tyler campus features more than 200 acres nestled along a lake and surrounded by thick pine and oak forests, providing a picturesque location for study and recreation. We also offer instructional sites at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and in Palestine, Longview, and Houston.
With more than 80 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs offered, UT Tyler provides a wealth of learning opportunities and dynamic programs.
For more information, please visit https://www.uttyler.edu/about/
Additional Information
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code Section 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.
For more information regarding benefits offered by UT Tyler, please visit https://www.uttyler.edu/offices/human-resources/employees/benefits .
EEO Statement
The University of Texas at Tyler is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.