"VCU School of Business, Assistant Professor, Marketing"

Job Details

Unit: School Of Business MBU

Department: Marketing

Department Summary: The Department of Marketing in the School of Business has nine full-time faculty who are active researchers and/or engaged teachers. The Department Marketing faculty have publications in a wide selection of leading journals including the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Product Innovation Management, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of Service Research, Journal of Advertising, Industrial Marketing Management, and Strategic Management Journal.

The Department of Marketing offers an undergraduate major in Marketing with concentrations in marketing communication and analytics, product and brand management, and general marketing. It also offers minors in marketing insights and in sales. The minor in sales is open to marketing students and students across the campus. At the graduate level, the department offers a Master of Science concentration in Marketing Management and a Master of Decision Analytics concentration in Marketing Analytics. Additionally, Marketing faculty teach in the MBA, Executive MBA, online MBA, and Ph.D. in Business programs.

The Department also houses RVA Views, a research center that operates a participant panel available for surveys and interviews as well as an eye-tracking lab; the Center for International Business Advancement, which connects students and faculty interested in the global business through research and the International Business Forum; and the VCU Center for Professional Selling, which is central Virginia’s academic incubator for developing professional sales talent. These centers, often funded by corporate community partners, support our faculty in their research and teaching goals.

The School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is fully accredited by the AACSB and is housed in a state-of-the-art facility, Snead Hall. Since its founding in 1937, the School of Business has built strong ties with the Richmond community and beyond. Offering 13 bachelor’s and 19 master’s degrees, as well as the Ph.D. in Business, we welcome nearly 4,000 students each year. Our programs develop skills that result in highly sought-after graduates with many national corporations identifying VCU’s School of Business as a target school for recruitment.

The Department of Marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia, invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank with research interests in branding/brand activism and teaching interest in marketing analytics/research. The candidate will establish a research agenda and show a record or potential for high-quality scholarly research in marketing. They will conduct scholarly research where the output of such research is published in high-caliber peer-reviewed journals; teach engaging courses in marketing management and strategy or marketing analytics topics; advise students; and provide service to the department, school, university, and academic community.

Duties & Responsibilities: The Department of Marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, Virginia, invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank with research interests in branding/brand activism and teaching interest in marketing analytics/research.

The candidate will establish a research agenda and show a record or potential for high-quality scholarly research in marketing. They will conduct scholarly research where the output of such research is published in high-caliber peer-reviewed journals; teach engaging courses in marketing management and strategy or marketing analytics topics; advise students; and provide service to the department, school, university, and academic community. The candidate will work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences as a faculty member at VCU.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a Ph.D. in Marketing, Business Administration with a concentration or focus in Marketing, or closely related discipline
• Four months of postsecondary teaching experience in marketing research or marketing analytics. The four months of experience reflects responsibility for at least one semester-long course, and experience may have been earned either before or after receiving a Ph.D. and on either a full or part time basis.

Application Process: Candidates should upload their application with all required materials (e.g., a cover letter and curriculum vitae), optional supporting documents (e.g., copies of research papers, research and teaching statements, and course evaluations), and the names and e-mail addresses of three references. Reference letters will be requested by the search committee only for the short-listed candidates. Only complete applications that meet the required qualifications will be considered. Review of applications will start immediately, and will continue until filled.

Salary Range: $145,000 -184,000

Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Restricted Position: No

ORP Eligible: Yes

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

University Job Title: Assistant Professor, Marketing

Rank: Assistant Professor

Tenure: Tenure Track

Months: 9/10 month faculty

Contact Information: Contact Name: Bruce Huhmann Contact Email: bahuhmann@vcu.edu