Assistant or Associate Professor Faculty Position in World Languages/Asian Humanities
Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Job Title: Assistant or Associate Professor Faculty Position in World Languages/Asian Humanities
Faculty Unit: Faculty of Culture, Language and Performing Arts
Program: Integrated Humanities & World Languages
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: November 9, 2026
About BYU–Hawaii
- BYU–Hawaii is an undergraduate teaching institution with a strong emphasis on excellence in teaching and student learning.
- Its distinctive student body provides faculty an exceptional opportunity to teach and mentor students who will serve and lead throughout Oceania, the Asian Rim, the United States, and other parts of the world.
- Candidates should be academically, professionally, and intellectually prepared to excel in their discipline and deeply committed to advancing the mission of BYU–Hawaii through their teaching, scholarship, mentoring, service, and example.
Key Responsibilities
- Teach one of the modern languages currently offered on campus.
- Contribute to the study of Asian humanities, including language, culture, history, and/or related humanistic traditions.
- Ability to contribute to the university’s Integrated Humanities core is desirable.
- Teaching requirement: Typically 30 semester credit hours per year over three semesters.
- Teach one of the World Languages offered at BYUH (Japanese or Chinese highly preferred).
- Serve as language coordinator.
- Offer language pedagogy workshops to language adjuncts.
- Contribute to Asian Studies.
- Scholarship: Remain professionally and academically engaged through research or creative endeavors and on-going professional development.
- Citizenship: Contribute actively to the university community and their profession.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- None explicitly stated beyond general academic and professional engagement.
Qualifications
- An earned PhD in an Asian humanities discipline is required.
- Foreign equivalent degree from a nationally accredited institution accepted.
- Specializing in one or more of the Asian humanities disciplines including but not limited to: language, literary studies, visual studies, history, arts, and cultural studies.
Benefits
- Salary range: 121K-131K, depending on credentials, rank, and experience.
- Housing stipend.
- Relocation expense package.
- Annually renewable contract eligible for Continuing Faculty Status (BYU-H equivalent of “tenure-track”).
- Standard BYU-Hawaii benefits package for regular full-time employees.
Application Procedures
- Official BYU-Hawaii online application.
- A letter of application and current curriculum vitae.
- The “Fit Statement” (separate statement responding to: “Why do you consider yourself to be a good fit for BYU-Hawaii?”).
- Three letters of recommendation written specifically for this position.
- Official transcript from the institution(s) where graduate degree(s) were received.
- Optional: A link to a 10-minute (minimum) teaching video.
Starting Date: Fall Semester 2027