Faculty - Professional in Residence: Real Estate

Utah Valley University•Main Campus - Orem, UT

About The Position

This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership for a growing Real Estate program at a pivotal stage in its development. As the program's first dedicated coordinator, the successful candidate will build on an established curriculum while helping shape its future direction, strengthen industry partnerships, and create meaningful learning experiences for students. The candidate's expertise will influence the program's growth and its connection to the evolving real estate profession. The role is suited to an experienced real estate professional who enjoys teaching, mentoring, and industry engagement, and who wants to share practical knowledge, support student success, and help prepare future real estate professionals. The position is part of a collaborative academic community while maintaining strong ties to the real estate field. The position evaluates and draws on professional real estate experience and industry relationships to create student internships, mentorships, networking events, and career pathways. It includes teaching and mentoring, supporting student development, providing leadership and continuity to the academic program, developing curriculum, and collaborating with academic and industry stakeholders. The faculty member will teach across face-to-face, hybrid, livestream, and online modalities; assess student performance; translate employer needs into curriculum and applied learning; and support program outreach, events, industry engagement, student recruitment, and enrollment growth.

Requirements

Master's degree in a related field, such as Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration, Urban Planning, or a similar field.
At least ten years of professional experience in real estate development, investment, brokerage, finance, or a closely related area.
Demonstrated network of industry contacts and ability to bring those relationships to benefit the program.
Strong communication skills and ability to engage students, faculty, and industry professionals.
Experience organizing events, workshops, or professional development activities.
Genuine interest in teaching, mentoring, and strengthening an academic program.
Subject-matter knowledge of real estate principles, finance, investment, development, brokerage, market analysis, valuation, and law, as well as current market conditions, tools, regulatory frameworks, and trends.
Knowledge of effective instructional strategies and current trends in higher education, student engagement, classroom management, and learning evaluation.
Core real estate competencies including financial and investment analysis, market and feasibility analysis, deal structuring, valuation, and transaction processes.
Ability to teach across face-to-face, hybrid, livestream, and online modalities; assess student performance fairly; organize and grow an academic program; collaborate with stakeholders; and maintain professional currency.

Nice To Haves

Prior teaching or training experience in a university or corporate training setting.
Professional designations relevant to the field, such as CCIM or CRE.
Experience developing new courses or curricula.
A track record of connecting students or early-career professionals with industry opportunities.
Active real estate license and/or professional designations.
Familiarity with common real estate tools and workflows, such as Excel/ARGUS financial modeling, CoStar, and market-data platforms.
Ability to use and teach AI-enabled tools responsibly.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and coordination for the growing Real Estate program, helping shape its direction and provide continuity.
Build on and develop the program's curriculum, including creating courses and aligning assessments with measurable learning outcomes.
Leverage professional relationships to create internships, mentorship opportunities, networking events, career pathways, and other industry connections for students.
Teach and communicate real estate concepts effectively across face-to-face, hybrid, livestream, and online modalities.
Mentor and advise students, support their career development, and prepare them for careers in real estate.
Evaluate student performance fairly and consistently using clear criteria.
Organize events, workshops, and professional development activities and engage with industry partners.
Support student recruitment and growth in program enrollment, visibility, and reputation.
Translate employer needs and real estate roles into curriculum and applied-learning opportunities.
Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, industry professionals, and other external partners.
Maintain active professional currency in the real estate field.