Assistant Professor of Marketing (Non-Tenure Track)

The Department of Marketing at Boise State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Assistant Professor of Marketing faculty position beginning August 2026. This role carries salary and promotion opportunities similar to a tenure-track position, including advancement to associate and full professor ranks (without tenure). Faculty in this position teach a fixed 3-3 course load, conduct peer reviewed research, and engage in departmental and college service. Faculty also have the potential for additional summer teaching opportunities or competitive summer research funding. Candidates must have earned a PhD or DBA in business or a related field to qualify. 

Position Overview:

This position will carry the title of Clinical or Teaching Assistant Professor of Marketing (non-tenure track). The College of Business and Economics makes the following distinctions between Clinical and Teaching faculty:

• Clinical faculty provide a distinctive connection to practice, engaging industry, and community partners to enrich the educational experience
• Teaching faculty focus primarily on excellence in instruction and departmental/university service, without an explicit expectation of community engagement.

Clinical and Teaching faculty must meet the College of Business and Economics’ minimum research standards to remain AACSB qualified as Scholarly Academic (SA). Either a Clinical or Teaching faculty appointment contributes to student success, curriculum innovation, and the scholarly community. 

The successful candidate will provide evidence of or potential to:

• support departmental initiatives that develop and grow academic programs
• foster a collaborative, professional, and innovative environment with colleagues and students
• help prepare students for the changing landscape of marketing, including advances in AI, digital strategies, and data-driven decision making.

Teaching Responsibilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of or potential to:

• teach a range of undergraduate and/or graduate courses in marketing and sales
•  employ active and experiential learning strategies, such as client projects, service learning, and technology-enhanced instruction
• mentor and provide meaningful feedback to students
• contribute to course and curriculum design that aligns the marketing and sales programs with industry needs and current and emerging marketing trends.

Scholarly and Professional Activity

Consistent with AACSB requirements, the successful candidate will demonstrate a record of or potential to:

• produce scholarly intellectual contributions in peer-reviewed journals sufficient to remain scholarly active as defined by AACSB
• engage with professional associations and industry partners that enhance scholarship and classroom practice.

Department Overview:

Boise State’s Department of Marketing currently offers Marketing Major (BBA) and Minor programs of study and a Certificate in Professional Sales. Students majoring in marketing may choose emphasis areas in Brand and Product Marketing or Marketing Communications. Marketing courses, on average, enroll 34 students per course. Approximately 105 students per year graduate with a Marketing Major.  

Our department stands out as a vibrant and supportive academic community. Joining our department means joining a dedicated faculty team that encourages experiential learning and student engagement, publishes innovative research, and fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment. As a member of our department, you will have opportunities to participate in industry partnerships that connect your expertise to real-world challenges in ways that create lasting impacts in academia and beyond. 

About The College Of Business And Economics

The Boise State University College of Business and Economics is one of 3% of business schools globally accredited by AACSB in both business and accounting. Our mission is to inspire purpose, grow people, create knowledge and power innovation. It is a growing college that serves approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate business students annually. It is dedicated to quality teaching and learning and offers 14 bachelor's degrees and 11 master’s degree programs. The College of Business and Economics graduate programs are highly ranked by U.S. News and Fortune Magazine. Beyond the classroom, the college supports undergraduate learning through an advising center devoted to its students, an innovative internal career services office, the Thompson Family Writing Center, and student organizations and competitions.

The College of Business and Economics creates knowledge through high-quality research with faculty publishing in leading journals in their disciplines as well as serving as editors and reviewers. In addition to powering innovation through faculty and student research and entrepreneurship activities, the college hosts the outward-facing Small Business Development Center Network and TechHelp. These organizations are dedicated to business innovation and economic development in Idaho. 

The college’s academic units are housed in the Micron Business and Economics Building, a world-class facility with state-of-the-art classrooms and offices, a Bloomberg-equipped trading room, faculty collaboration spaces, the Imagination Lab, a student commons, and a cafe. The building is a short distance from the beautiful Boise River. It is both geothermal and solar-assisted. This environment stimulates collaboration and creativity. 

About Boise State University:

Boise State University is a powerhouse of creativity, research, and impact. Our campus sits along the Boise River and reaches into the heart of Idaho’s capital – a vibrant hub for innovation, culture, and outdoor adventure. We’re nationally recognized for trailblazing research, student success, and community impact.

Our faculty are scholars, mentors, and changemakers who advance ideas, discoveries, and the next generation of leaders. Boise offers the perfect backdrop – a welcoming city with a thriving arts scene, growing tech sector, and mountains on the horizon. Join us and help shape a bold, collaborative academic community.

Learn more about faculty careers at Boise State and the City of Boise.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate (PhD or DBA) in marketing or related discipline awarded by a university accredited by AACSB/EQUIS/AMBA or an equivalent governmental accreditation body on or before August 2026.
• Demonstrated potential to remain scholarly active consistent with AACSB standards
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A record of applied, pedagogical, or practice-oriented scholarship (conference presentations, practitioner publications, instructional innovation).
• Experience teaching a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels 
• Demonstrated use of experiential teaching methods.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills and the ability to contribute to a collaborative, professional, and innovative departmental culture.

Required Application Materials:

• Cover Letter

• Resume Or Cv

• Teaching Philosophy Statement

• Research Statement

• Contact information for three professional references

Closing Date:

Position will remain open until filled, with review to begin on October 13, 2025.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Anne Hamby, annehamby@boisestate.edu

Salary And Benefits:

The starting salary is $136,500, which is competitive with AACSB median salaries for public research institutions.

Our standard faculty contract is a 9-month contract (unless otherwise noted) with pay and benefits spread over 12 months. This is a yearly, renewable contract, unless noted that the position is temporary. More information about faculty contract and work days is available here. 

Boise State University provides a best-in-class benefits package, including (but not limited to):

• 10.76% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees)
• Excellent medical, dental and other health-related insurance coverages
• Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents
• Dual Career Assistance Support for spouses and partners.
• See our full benefits page for more information

Continued growth in student enrollment at Boise State has allowed us to open two faculty positions. The Department of Marketing is also hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Marketing. We encourage you to view and share that opportunity with colleagues and networks who may be interested.