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Assistant Professor of Marketing - 525451

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Tenure / Tenure-Track Faculty

Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible)

Closing at : Aug 1 2025 - 22 : 55 CDT

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Department / Organization206301 - Marketing

RankAssistant Professor

Position SummaryResponsibilities include conducting and publishing academic research in high quality journals, generating external research funding, teaching courses in the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs and engaging in service at a level commensurate with the level of faculty appointment.

Detailed Position InformationThe Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama is seeking candidates for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the Department of Marketing. Primary duties include teaching marketing at the graduate and undergraduate levels, engaging in a research program that results in articles in outstanding scholarly publications, and performing service as assigned by the Department, College, and University. The position will start August 16, 2025.

Minimum QualificationsApplications are invited from candidates who have completed their doctorate (or expect to complete their doctorate by August 16, 2025) in marketing or a related field from an AACSB accredited University. In addition, all applicants should have research and teaching experience commensurate with appointment as an assistant professor of marketing at a state flagship university.

Preferred QualificationsFor one position, only applicants with a strong interest in consumer behavior / behavioral research will be considered. The other position is open to faculty with research interests in any topic in marketing (i.e., strategy, behavioral, quantitative). While a broad range of teaching interests can be accommodated, candidates who have teaching expertise and / or interest in the area of social & digital marketing are particularly encouraged to apply.

Instructions and Required Materials for ApplicationCandidates must apply online at . A single application will allow applicants to be considered for both positions. Please attach the following required documents : 1. A cover letter, 2. A curriculum vita that includes a list of three references, and 3. A brief description of your research areas / stream, areas of teaching interests, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. (Upload document #3 to the 'Additional Document' tab. Applications received on or before January 15, 2025 will receive full consideration. Review of applications will begin in mid- to late-January with initial interviews closely following.. The posting is expected to remain open until the position is filled. The candidate selected for this position will be required to submit a disclosure and consent form authorizing a background investigation.

About the Division / College / SchoolThe Culverhouse College of Business is home to an inclusive community, committed to personal engagement, and dedicated to shaping the future of business through excellence in teaching, research, and service.

Continuously accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1929, Culverhouse is among the leading public business schools in the country.

The College offers degree programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels distributed across five academic departments and the Manderson Graduate School of Business.

Some of its many distinctive programs and labs include the STEM and CREATE Path to the MBA, a value investing library and trading room, a behavioral research lab, and a center focused on data analytics.

About the UniversityThe University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, named one of Travel + Leisure's 25 Best College Towns and Cities in the U.S. As one of the nation's premier universities, UA offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With more than 1,400 acres of tree-lined academic core campus and over 300 state-of-the art facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most impressive college campuses in the South, in the state of Alabama and in the nation.

In Fall 2023, the Capstone set a new enrollment record with more than 39,000 students, including more than 8,200 in the freshman class. The current enrollment includes students from every county in Alabama, every state in the nation and 92 countries around the world. More than 1,100 National Merit Scholars are currently enrolled, making UA one of the largest enrolling institutions of the scholars in the country.

UA was recently recognized as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. students for the seventh time in nine years, as well as a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the first time. UA is one of only 12 universities in the nation to receive both honors.

For reasons like this, the University made Forbes list of America's Top Colleges for 2023 and Time magazine's list of Top 50 Best Colleges for Future Leaders. It also made Princeton Review's list of Top Value Colleges.

UA is also designated among the top doctoral research universities in the United States in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. One of the fastest growing major research institutions in the nation, UA saw a 21% increase in sponsored awards in the 2023 fiscal year.

Since 2015, UA has invested over $1.1 billion in the physical campus, adding more than 2.55 million gross square feet of space, over 150 new research-intensive faculty, signature research areas (e.g., "The Alabama Research Institutes"), and a growing number of partnerships with industry and with state and federal agencies.

The University employs nearly 2,100 faculty and over 4,500 staff, with 52 UA researchers included in the National Academy of Inventors. An additional 40 current faculty have received the NSF CAREER Award, the nation's most prestigious recognition of top performing young scientists in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences.

Background Investigation and EEO StatementPrior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment / Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law"