Pay Grade: 03 Date opened: 24 Sep 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
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Job DescriptionThe Department of Marketing in the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, beginning September 1, 2025.Candidates must have a doctoral degree in Sport Business, Marketing, or a closely related field. ABDs will be considered but must complete their doctorate by September 1, 2025. Given the strategic direction of the college, we especially welcome applications whose research and teaching interests are at the intersection of sport business and marketing. The successful candidate is expected to show evidence of active scholarly research agenda and potential for scholarship and teaching excellence in sport business or marketing at the undergraduate and graduate levels.Candidates must demonstrate the potential to conduct scholarly research and publish in high-quality peer-reviewed academic journals in areas related to sport business or marketing and the ability to teach in these areas.Responsibilities include maintaining a research program leading to publications in high-quality journals, teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in on-campus and online modalities, and providing service to the department, college, university, and the profession.
Application ProcedurePlease apply online with a current curriculum vitae, cover letter or statement of interest, sample publications, evidence of teaching ability, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
About the OrganizationThe College of Management is AACSB-accredited and is the only public Business School in Boston. The College's mission is to cultivate the next generation of business and community leaders by providing accessible and exceptional learning experiences, backed by cutting-edge intellectual contributions and professional engagement. The College offers two bachelor's degrees, five master's degrees that can be completed on campus, online, or in a combination, and a PhD in Business Administration which consists of the Finance track, the Organizations and Social Change (OSC) track, and the Information Systems for Data Science and Management track. Total enrollment in the College has grown rapidly to about 2,500 students. The College has a Center for Collaborative Leadership, a Digital Media Lab, and a Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness and participates in cross-college initiatives such as the Sustainable Solutions Lab and the Venture Development Center. Numerous opportunities for research and collaboration exist with faculty, businesses, governmental agencies, institutes, and research centers in the university system and in the greater Boston area. The region is a global hub of innovation and expertise in a number of sectors, including financial services, clean tech, healthcare, life sciences, education, and software development. UMass Boston is an urban public research university with a teaching soul, whose impact is both local and global. We are the third most diverse university in the country - more than 60% of our undergraduate students come from minoritized communities and groups and more than half of our students are the first in their families to attend a college or university. Thus, our students come to us from richly diverse life experiences and backgrounds; they bring to our classrooms and research settings the robust range of perspectives growing out of the socio-cultural, economic, and historical contexts in which they have lived, along with the challenges they encounter, engage, and strive to overcome. We invite applications from candidates who engage the diverse life experiences of our student body, who appreciate that students bring their holistic selves into the academic setting, and who recognize and articulate how their own life experiences and backgrounds have shaped their journeys, practices, and commitments as researchers, scholars, and educators.UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
Application instructions:UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact HRDirect@umb.edu or 617-287-5150.
