Associate Professor or Professor in The Department of Management

About the role

The Department of Management at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business (https://eccles.utah.edu) seeks to hire a senior scholar in Management/Organizational Behavior – either a Full Professor or a senior Associate Professor – to fill a tenured position at the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The position is based 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 Adobe, eBay, Intel, Micron, and DOMO). The university is within a day's drive of five national parks and nine ski and snowboard resorts; Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 2002 and will host again in 2034. Utah was named the number‑one pro‑business state by the American Economic Development Institute. The University of Utah is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The department’s tenure‑track faculty includes Bailey Bigelow, Bryan Bonner, Kristina Diekmann, Jesse Graham, Glen Kreiner, Kylie Rochford, Amelia Stillwell, David Tannenbaum, and Elizabeth Tenney. Their shared interest in organizational life drives research using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods on topics such as ethical decision making, individual and group decision making, intergroup conflict and inequality, negotiations, status and hierarchy, stigma, workplace relationships, mental health, moral judgment, organizational justice, workplace mistreatment, and identity processes, published in top‑tier outlets. The department values open science as appropriate to a wide variety of research methods. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality research published predominantly in top-tier Management journals.
• Maintain an active research pipeline indicating continued productivity in top-tier outlets.
• Develop and sustain a research program that enhances and expands the intellectual environment of the Department and School.
• Teach EMBA and MBA courses with demonstrated excellence.
• Provide effective leadership and service at the department, college, and/or university levels.
• Build positive, collaborative relationships within and across departments.
• Engage in professional and constructive interactions with colleagues.

Qualifications

• PhD in Management or Organizational Behavior, or a closely related field.
• Established scholarly and professional identity in Management/Organizational Behavior.
• Established and sustained record of high-quality scholarship published predominantly in top-tier Management journals.
• Recent record of research productivity and a strong