OR Prof of Mrkt NTT, Analytics, AI & the Futu

Merrimack College • North Andover, MA

33d • $80,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Girard School of Business at Merrimack College is seeking a full-time, open-rank, Non-Tenure Track (NTT) faculty member in Marketing, starting Fall 2027. This role is part of a strategic investment to build a distinctive business education model focused on the intersection of marketing, analytics, artificial intelligence, technology, and the future of work. The ideal candidate will possess significant professional or industry experience combined with a strong commitment to teaching, scholarship, and external engagement. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing the School's emerging Center for the Future of Work, an interdisciplinary platform dedicated to understanding how various forces are reshaping work and organizations. The School aims to leverage the Merrimack Valley region's corporate landscape for applied inquiry and partnerships, extending these relationships nationally and globally. The Center will facilitate collaboration between academia and industry, addressing consequential challenges through applied research, student engagement in real-world problem-solving, and translating insights into scholarship, teaching, and thought leadership. This will be complemented by Applied Industry Labs designed to bring faculty, students, and industry partners together.

Requirements

• A doctorate or appropriate terminal degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Analytics, or a closely related field by the time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Evidence of an active or emerging scholarly agenda, appropriate to the candidate's career stage, with an interest in producing applied scholarship that addresses consequential organizational, market, or industry challenges.
• Demonstrated interest in engaging organizations and translating real-world challenges into scholarship and/or student learning.

Nice To Haves

• Significant professional or industry experience in marketing, analytics, consumer insights, technology, consulting, digital strategy, or related areas.
• Experience applying analytics, artificial intelligence, or marketing technologies to organizational problems and decision-making.
• A record of applied research, thought leadership, industry presentations, or other work that bridges scholarship and practice.
• Experience developing relationships across industry, academia, or regional economic ecosystems.
• Interest in building new programs, research initiatives, partnerships, or experiential-learning models.
• Evidence of the ability to engage students from varied academic and professional backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate Marketing courses aligned with the candidate's expertise and the School's needs, including those in marketing analytics and emerging technologies.
• Maintain an active program of applied scholarship and thought leadership addressing significant organizational and industry challenges, with outputs such as applied research, white papers, industry reports, case studies, conference presentations, and practitioner publications.
• Develop relationships with companies and external organizations to support research, experiential learning, and student engagement.
• Translate industry challenges and organizational data into opportunities for faculty research, student projects, cases, simulations, and other applied learning initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of the Center for the Future of Work, related Applied Industry Labs, and the Girard School's broader capabilities in analytics and data-informed decision-making.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and engage them meaningfully in research and applied projects.
• Contribute to the intellectual life, service, and strategic development of the Girard School and Merrimack College.

Benefits

• The expected 9-month base salary range for the Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor of Practice rank is $80,000-$110,000.
• The expected 9-month base salary range for the Associate Professor or Associate Professor of Practice rank is $110,000,000-$130,000.
• The expected 9-month base salary range for the Professor or Professor of Practice rank is $130,000-$150,000.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree