Assistant/Associate/Professor (Lecturer) in Operations & Information Systems Department
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Proposed Faculty Rank
Assistant/Associate/Professor (Lecturer)
Department
01286 - OIS Operations & Info Systems
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Track
Non Tenure Track
New Position to Begin
07/01/2027
Details
The Operations and Information Systems (OIS) department in the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah seeks candidates for a full-time career-line faculty (lecturer) position in Operations and Supply Chain Management. Depending on education and experience, lecturers can hold the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor. A graduate degree is required for the position, and a PhD is preferred, but may be substituted by relevant work experience. Areas where expertise is desired include (but are not limited to) operations management, supply chain management, service operations, product management, and healthcare management.
The primary responsibilities of this position will be to design and teach courses in OSC or related fields at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The ideal candidate will also strengthen experiential learning by connecting classroom teaching with industry practice, including through industry-sponsored projects and capstone experiences. Additional service responsibilities can include mentoring student clubs, managing OSC-related competitions, and organizing events to promote the OSC major. Over time, the role may evolve to include leadership responsibilities in OSC programs. Depending on experience and education level, the candidate may also be expected to serve on various departmental and college committees.
Interested individuals should upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and a list of 3 references. Applicants with prior teaching experience are strongly encouraged to upload teaching evaluations. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, please submit your application material by January 10, 2027. Please email Varun Gupta (varun.gupta@eccles.utah.edu) for any queries.
The David Eccles School of Business is a world-class business school with a rich history of excellence in education and research. The OIS department is home to faculty in Operations and Supply Chain (OSC), Information Systems (IS), Healthcare Administration (HA), Business Analytics, and Cybersecurity. The Department currently offers a bachelor’s and a master’s degrees in IS, a bachelor’s with a minor in AI, a bachelor’s and a graduate certificate in OSC, a Master’s in Healthcare Administration (MHA), a Master’s in Business Analytics (MSBA, jointly with Marketing), and a Master’s in Cybersecurity Management (MSCM). OIS faculty are highly research active and maintain strong connections with academia and industry. In addition to an active seminar series, each winter the department hosts two research conferences that attract scholars from around the world.
The department welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and makes every attempt to support their academic, professional, and personal success while they are here. This institution offers benefits to spouses. This institution offers benefits to same-sex and to different sex domestic partners.
The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah which is the fastest-growing tech state in the U.S. and home to the “Silicon Slopes” agglomeration of technology companies, including significant operations for Adobe, eBay, Intel, Micron, DOMO, Goldman Sachs, and Qualtrics. The University is within a day’s drive of a dozen national parks. Nine ski and snowboard resorts are nestled in the mountains above Salt Lake City, which hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2002 and has been selected to host the Olympic Games again in 2034. The American Economic Development Institute named Utah the number one pro-business state in the country, the first state west of the Mississippi River to earn this recognition, and noted the state’s leadership in economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
The University of Utah is a member of the Association of American Universities, a prestigious, invitation-only group of 71 leading research institutions marked by excellence in academic expertise and research impact, student success, and the ability to secure resources in support of their core missions. The University is on the rise, as measured by nearly every key indicator, from graduation rates to research funding, to support from private and public partners. The Eccles School of Business has made similar significant gains. As the University aspires to become a top-10 public university, senior faculty in the Eccles School will play a key role in shaping the future contributions of the Business School in support of this mission.
EEO/Non-Discrimination Information
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Notice
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Open Date
10/23/2026
Open Until Filled
Yes
Requisition Number
PRN01613CF
Type
Faculty
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching Statement
- List of References
Optional Documents
- Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Description for More Information – Appropriate discharge document (such as DD-2214) – Veteran Only
- Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Document Description for More Information – Addendum to the University of Utah – Veteran Only
- Teaching Evaluations
