Faculty Position in Marketing

The College of Business (Seoul Campus) at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) invites applications for tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Marketing. We particularly seek scholars in Quantitative Marketing who employ state-of-the-art empirical methods in their research. While we place special emphasis on approaches involving Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, we also welcome applicants using other innovative quantitative approaches in marketing research.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field, or be in the final stage of their dissertation.
• Evidence of, or strong potential for, high-quality research publications in leading marketing and management journals.
• Ability to teach marketing courses at the MBA, Master’s, and Ph.D. levels.
• Candidates applying at the Associate Professor rank should demonstrate an outstanding record of research productivity and teaching excellence.

SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT:

KAIST College of Business was included in the Top 100 Global MBA ranking and ranked 19th in the 2025 Executive Education Ranking by the Financial Times. Located in Seoul, Korea, it is an AACSB-accredited institution with leading MBA and Executive Programs as well as academically oriented Master and Ph.D. programs. Our faculty members and Ph.D. students pursue high-quality research, with recent publications in journals such as Marketing Science, Journal of Marketing Research, Management Science, Journal of Marketing, and related top outlets. We provide an excellent research environment that includes:

• Low teaching load (6 credit hours per year for the first 3 years, and then 6–9 credit hours per year depending on individual preference)
• One-year sabbatical leave after every 4 years of service (compared to the typical 6 years at most universities)
• Active seminar series and strong research support
• Comprehensive benefits package, including faculty housing (free for the first two years and at a below-market rent for the following three years) and generous start-up research funds, which may partly cover relocation expenses.

For more information, visit our website: http://www.business.kaist.edu/

We also encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration with KAIST’s world-class faculty in science, engineering, and technology at the Daejeon main campus (http://www.kaist.edu). A new marketing faculty member will be jointly appointed both at the College of Business and at a department of his/her choice in engineering or science and technology.