Assistant/Associate Professor of Marketing - 530151
The University of Alabama· Aug 3, 2026 · 3mo agoPosted 85 days ago
Alabama · Alabama
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$120K–$160K est.
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Department/Organization
206301 - Marketing
Rank
Assistant/Associate Professor
Position Summary
Responsibilities include conducting and publishing academic research in high quality scholarly journals, teaching undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral courses, and engaging in service consistent with rank.
Detailed Position Information
The Culverhouse College of Business at the University of Alabama is seeking candidates for two tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor positions in the Department of Marketing. Primary duties include teaching courses in marketing across undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs, maintaining an active research agenda that results in articles in outstanding scholarly publications, and performing service as assigned by the Department, College, and University.
The Culverhouse College of Business is AACSB accredited, and the Department of Marketing values collaborative research, innovative teaching, and strong doctoral training. Faculty benefit from an active PhD program and a supportive research environment with summer research funding opportunities and access to college-level research support resources, including an extensive alumni network.
The positions will start August 16, 2027.
Minimum Qualifications
Applications are invited from candidates who have completed their Ph.D., or will complete it prior to August 16, 2027, in Marketing or a closely related field and have research and teaching experience commensurate with appointment as either an Assistant or Associate Professor of Marketing at a state flagship university.
Preferred Qualifications
Established record of publishing in top-tier journals (e.g., Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Marketing Science, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and Journal of Consumer Psychology) and/or with a significant pipeline indicating future success at that level. Candidates should have a history of working with or desire to work with doctoral students. The Department of Marketing encourages collaborative research and excellence in teaching at all levels. Ideal candidates will demonstrate an ability to contribute to the mission and culture of the Department and College.
Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Candidates must apply online at careers.ua.edu and submit: 1) a cover letter 2) a curriculum vitae that includes a list of three references 3) at least one current working paper Review of applicants will begin immediately with priority given to applications received by August 28th. Salary is commensurate with experience and rank. Please direct questions and inquiries to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Tom Baker (tlbaker1@ua.edu) or the Department Head Dr. Mike Wittmann (cmwittmann@ua.edu).
About the Division/College/School
The Culverhouse College of Business is home to a supportive 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 University
The 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 Statement
Background Investigation Statement: Prior 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace (eeoc.gov) discrimination is illegal poster.
The University of Alabama affirms its longstanding commitment to institutional neutrality, free speech, and academic freedom.
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