Salary: $90,000.00 - $119,000.00 Annually
Location : Cedar City, UT
Job Type: Full-time Faculty
Job Number: 202400065
Division: Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business
Department: Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sales, and Analytics
Opening Date: 01/30/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt
Position Summary
The Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sales and Analytics in the Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business at Southern Utah University seeks applicants for an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Business Analytics.
This is a permanent, full-time, nine-month faculty position to begin August 16, 2025, or at a mutually agreeable date. The Assistant Professor and Associate Professor are tenure-track positions. Rank will be dependent upon qualifications and experience. Salary and benefits are competitive and are also commensurate with qualifications and experience.
We are looking for applicants with a PhD or master's degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field with significant business analytics experience, who will provide excellent teaching and student mentoring, while maintaining scholarly or professional engagement requirements per AACSB standards. Service to the department, school and university is also expected.
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First consideration date: 03/07/2025
Essential Functions

• Provide excellent instruction in graduate and undergraduate courses in Business Analytics, both on-campus and online. The anticipated teaching load for Assistant and Associate Professors is generally 3 to 4 courses courses per semester, depending on faculty qualifications. Summer courses may be available to teach for additional compensation.
• Meet scholarly and/or professional engagement requirements to maintain faculty qualification in the appropriate AACSB category. (Please see Business Faculty/Staff Resources | SUU for a copy of the Leavitt School of Business Faculty Qualifications policy.)
• Engage and mentor students in the exploration of career opportunities and job placement in alignment with the mission and vision of the Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business and Southern Utah University.
• Work in a team-based environment and provide service to the department, school and university. Interact positively with students, faculty and staff.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Education & Experience
Minimum Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate or master's degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or in a related field with significant business analytics experience is required.
• Applicants must meet the Leavitt School of Business faculty qualifications standards for the appropriate AACSB classification.
• Applicants with a PhD must meet the academic requirements to be qualified in the Scholarly Academic (SA) category or the academic and professional requirements to be qualified in the Practice Academic (PA) category. Applicants with a master's degree must meet the academic and professional requirements to be qualified in the Scholarly Practitioner (SP) category or the professional requirements to be qualified in the Instructional Practitioner (IP) category. Please see
  Business Faculty/Staff Resources | SUU for a copy of the Leavitt School of Business Faculty Qualifications policy.
• Applicants who will classify as an AACSB Scholarly Academic (SA) or Practice Academic (PA) must have an active research agenda in areas relevant to their teaching assignment.
• Applicants must demonstrate an abilty to provide an excellent educational experience for students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant teaching experience at the university level.
• Experience engaging and mentoring students in co- and extra-curricular activities, and in the exploration of career opportunities and job placement within the discipline.
• Experience with online course development and teaching.
• Relevant professional experience.

Supplemental Information
Contingent on funding.
Salary is commensurate on Rank and experience.
In accordance with Utah State Code 53B-1-110, appointment to this position is contingent upon the successful passing of a background check.
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees including:

• High Deductible Health Plans
  • Health Savings Account
• Traditional Health Plans
  • Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
  • Basic
  • Supplemental
  • Long-term Disability

Retirement Options:

• TIAA (14.2% Contribution)
• Fidelity (14.2% Contribution)
• URS- if eligible (10% Contribution)

Tuition Waivers

Paid Parental Leave

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