Job Description

Experience:

The Information Systems department at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, invites applications for two professorial faculty positions to begin Fall Semester 2027. Qualifications include a doctoral degree in Information Systems, experience publishing in, or demonstrated strong potential to publish in, top-tier Information Systems academic journals, and a clear commitment to teaching excellence. Applicants should include their teaching evaluations for all semesters taught as well as a table summarizing their scores by semester and class. Our teaching needs include all areas of Information Systems. Versatility in the ability to teach a wide range of classes is desirable. Both recently graduated PhDs and experienced candidates are encouraged to apply.

Duties/Expectations:

Candidates must be available to begin full-time employment in Fall Semester 2027. The standard teaching expectation is four sections per academic year. Successful applicants will be expected to provide excellent teaching and scholarly research, collaboration with department faculty colleagues, mentorship of students, and participation in various forms of service to the department, university, and their research community. Faculty members are expected to publish in high quality, peer-reviewed journals.

Documents Required at the Time of Application:

Online application
Cover letter of intent
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Mission alignment statement (described below)

Note: Failure to attach the required documents may result in your application not being considered.

Mission Alignment Statement

BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it “bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel” (Spencer W. Kimball).

United by our common primary identity as children of God, BYU values equal opportunity. We also value and embrace the variety of individual characteristics, life experiences and circumstances, perspectives, talents, and gifts of each member of the BYU community and the richness and strength they bring in helping create and support an environment of covenant belonging centered in Jesus Christ. Candidates with experience in and commitment to mentoring students from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.