Assistant or Associate Professor
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
The Marketing Area at the School of Business, University of Kansas, invites applications for the rank of assistant or associate professor (tenure-track) for the 2025-26 academic year. Individuals with research and teaching interests in sales management, digital marketing, or marketing strategy are encouraged to apply. Primary teaching responsibilities may be in, although not limited to, sales management, digital marketing, or marketing strategy.
All applicants must have a Ph.D. degree (or anticipate completion by August 18, 2026) in academic marketing.
Duties:
40% Conduct and publish research on marketing topics in leading journals.
40% Teach a combination of required and elective courses in marketing at the undergraduate, master’s and/or doctoral levels.
20% Engage in school, university, and professional service activities.
Required Qualifications:
- A Ph.D. or D.B.A. degree in marketing (must have completed or have reasonable expectation of completing the degree by August 18, 2026).
- Demonstrated (or high potential for) excellent scholarship as shown through publications and working papers.
- Demonstrated (or high potential for) teaching excellence in marketing.
- Candidates at the Associate Professor level must meet the requirements for Promotion and Tenure at that level for the School of Business at the University of Kanas.
Questions: Procedural queries may be directed to Amy McCurdy, Administrative Associate, (785) 864-2265 or [email protected]; general questions about the position may be directed to Professor Kissan Joseph, Recruiting Committee Chair, at (785) 864-7535 or [email protected] .
Salary: Competitive.
Application procedures: Submit an application, curriculum vitae, evidence of research activity and teaching effectiveness online at http://employment.ku.edu/academic/30897BR. Three letters of reference may be included in the online application packet or submitted to Amy McCurdy at [email protected]. Review of applications will begin August 4, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to submit materials prior to August 4, 2025 to ensure highest consideration.
The University of Kansas and Lawrence, Kansas
The University of Kansas is one of the leading research universities in the United States and is known for its strong tradition of academic excellence. Since 1909, the University of Kansas has been a member of the Association of American Universities, the premier consortium of research institutions in North America.
The University of Kansas School of Business offers undergraduate, master’s (full-time, part-time, and online) and doctoral programs. In recent years, the school has experienced remarkable growth and currently enrolls more than 3,600 undergraduate students. Within the School, the marketing major has demonstrated consistent growth and is now the second-largest major at the undergraduate level. Recently, the School added a program in professional selling which provides all undergraduate students with the option of obtaining a certificate in professional selling.
The School of Business is housed at KU’s main campus in Lawrence. In May 2016, the School of Business moved into its new $70.5 million home, Capitol Federal Hall. The school also offers programs at KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City. Lawrence is located 35 miles west of Kansas City atop Mount Oread in the Kansas River valley. It has a population of about 100,000, with a large student population and a small-town, friendly atmosphere with many major-city lifestyle amenities. Lawrence boasts a nationally recognized live music scene and a historic downtown area full of small businesses, art galleries, microbreweries, bars, restaurants and more. Museums in town and on campus offer exhibits of classic and contemporary art, natural history and anthropology. In addition, the KU Lied Center is a major performing arts venue and hosts a wide variety of events including musical performances, theatrical productions, dance recitals, academic lectures, and student functions. The center features a main auditorium with over 1,900 seats and smaller, more flexible pavilion space.
Residents can take advantage of the many walking and bike trails along the Kansas River and around the town’s perimeter. A few minutes outside the wooded city of Lawrence is Clinton State Park and Reservoir, with over 1,400 acres of public land and water. With only a short drive, one can wander through the gently rolling Flint Hills or explore the numerous historic sites and state parks of north-eastern Kansas.
Kansas City, Kansas, home to the University of Kansas Medical Center, is a 40-minute drive from Lawrence. The Kansas City metropolitan area has a population in excess of two million and offers many fine restaurants, superb shopping and an extensive choice of professional, cultural and sporting events. The Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is less than an hour’s drive from Lawrence and boasts a modern terminal. It offers flights to all major U.S. cities and is known for low flight delays.
