Teaching Assistant Professor of Marketing

University of Colorado • Denver, CO

20d • $110,000 - $125,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Millions of moments start at CU Denver, a place where innovation, research, and learning meet in the heart of a global city. We’re the state’s premier public urban research university with more than 100 in-demand, top ranked bachelors, master’s, and doctoral degree programs. We partner with diverse learners—at any stage of their life and career—for transformative educational experiences. Across seven schools and colleges, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges and produce impactful creative work. As part of the state’s largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and an annual economic impact of $800 million.

The Marketing area of the Business School of the University of Colorado Denver invites applications for non-tenure-track faculty at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Track. An individual in this position will develop and teach courses in Marketing, further develop new programs and/or curricula, maintain AACSB professional or scholarly qualifications in their area of expertise, and perform service activities. A successful candidate hired at the Assistant Professor, Teaching Track, level can expect a distribution of 60% teaching (6 courses annually), 15% service, and 25% research for faculty who produce two or more academic peer-reviewed publications every five years. The Assistant Professor, Teaching Track, role has research/scholarship responsibilities that include applied or pedagogical scholarship disseminated in refereed academic outlets. Faculty are expected to demonstrate continued professional growth in their fields. Successful candidates will be an integral part of programs and instruction for the Marketing area. They should feel comfortable teaching undergraduate and graduate students (BSBA with Marketing Major, MBA or MS Marketing). Candidates may be tasked with teaching and/or developing courses related to some of the following topics: marketing management, product management, marketing research, customer relationship management, applied marketing analytics, digital marketing and media, sales and salesforce management, sports/entertainment marketing and business, media, and services. The teaching assignments are based on evolving department needs and made by the Director. The faculty member must teach up to 7 different topics or preps each year (based on department needs) and these may change from year to year. The faculty member must also teach courses that are: undergraduate, graduate, online, in person, hybrid, various lengths, and in formats that are assigned. The faculty member must also develop the syllabus, course content, assignments, and materials.

Requirements

• Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
• Applicants must meet the CU Denver Business School definition of Assistant Professor, Teaching Tenure Track: Business School definition: Assistant Professors, CTT hold a terminal degree in a relevant field and have deep experience in their teaching area. There must be evidence of teaching effectiveness at the university level as well as the potential for service and research/scholarship that supports the program and the School. They must demonstrate ongoing relevance through intellectual contributions in research/scholarship or be within five years of receiving terminal degrees.
• A Ph.D. or DBA in Marketing, or a terminal degree in a field closely related to Marketing from an accredited (or equivalent) University satisfies a terminal degree requirement in a relevant field.
• The applicant must show significant experience in Marketing or closely related fields. This can be shown through some combination of the following: (i) courses developed and/or taught in Marketing or closely related areas, (ii) publications in peer-reviewed journals in Marketing or closely related areas, and/or (iii) non-academic work experience related to Marketing.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level, as supported by teaching evaluations and at least four semesters or six quarters of experience teaching in Marketing or a closely related field. Instructional experiences while a student (e.g., a teaching assistantship) can demonstrate teaching effectiveness only when the applicant was serving as the primary Instructor for the course. Serving as a tutor, grader, periodic guest lecturer, or similar roles cannot be used to demonstrate teaching effectiveness.
• The applicant must show potential for teaching effectiveness. Typical indicators include past teaching/course evaluations, a documented history of developed courses/curricula, and/or pedagogical training.
• The applicant should show recent intellectual contributions in research/scholarship or should be within 5 years of receiving their terminal degree. Some indicators satisfying this requirement may include: A premier journal publication (e.g., A rated on the ADBC list), or Two high-quality journal articles (e.g., A-rated on the ADBC list), or At least three academic refereed journal articles, or scholarly books, or A mixture of at least four refereed academic articles, scholarly books or papers, research grants, industry white papers, and other peer-reviewed research.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in online or hybrid delivery.
• Experience with case teaching, experiential learning methodologies, or other modern pedagogy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach courses in Marketing
• Further develop new programs and/or curricula
• Maintain AACSB professional or scholarly qualifications in their area of expertise
• Perform service activities
• Teach undergraduate and graduate students (BSBA with Marketing Major, MBA or MS Marketing)
• Teaching and/or developing courses related to some of the following topics: marketing management, product management, marketing research, customer relationship management, applied marketing analytics, digital marketing and media, sales and salesforce management, sports/entertainment marketing and business, media, and services
• Develop the syllabus, course content, assignments, and materials

What This Job Offers

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