Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Marketing

POSITION OVERVIEW

School: International Business School Suzhou (IBSS)
Department: Department of Intelligent Operations and Marketing (IOM)
Contract Type: Fixed-term, renewable. 3rd contract is open-ended
Latest start: September 2026

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Intelligent Operations and Marketing (IOM) is a global team of scholars specializing in operations and supply chains, project management, information systems, and marketing. We deliver innovative undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes with strong foundations in AI and data analytics. Our faculty regularly publish in top journals including Journal of Marketing, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Operations Management, Information Systems Research, Journal of Retailing, and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. We also collaborate with industry leaders such as AstraZeneca, Bosch, Zeekr, and Mondelez to ensure our teaching and research create real-world impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of our growth, including a major modification of our BA Marketing programme, we are seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor in Marketing. The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential for, or have a proven record of, teaching, research, and academic service, appropriate to career stage. They will contribute to the Department’s teaching programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervise undergraduate and masters dissertations and PhD students, and support the Department’s research strategy.

Key teaching areas may include:

• International Marketing
• Data-driven Marketing
• Integrated Marketing Communications and Branding
• Data Visualization
• Marketing Intelligence and Applications

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCES

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• PhD in Marketing or a closely related field (completed by the time of appointment; final-year doctoral candidates will be considered if requirements are fulfilled by 31st July 2026).
• Evidence of high-quality research with publications in reputable, peer-reviewed journals; for early-career academics, a strong pipeline of promising work.
• Strong commitment to excellence in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Clear potential (Assistant Professor) or strong track record (Associate Professor) of supervising dissertations and/or PhD students.
• Capacity and willingness to attract external research funding.
• International teaching, research, or professional experience.
• Excellent organisational, teamwork, and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary and international environments.
• A recognised teaching qualification (e.g., PGCert), or willingness to obtain one.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience:

• Experience of, or willingness to engage in, academic service and leadership roles.
• Research interests that complement or extend existing departmental strengths.
• Strong industry links and/or applied research experience.
• Evidence of innovative pedagogy, including digital learning tools or experiential teaching approaches.
• Evidence of ability to contribute to curriculum design, programme development, and academic innovation.