Chair, Marketing, Tenure-Track Faculty

Chair, Marketing, Tenure-Track Faculty
Department

Marketing

MTSU seeks candidates committed to innovative teaching, robust research/creative activity, and meaningful service. We also seek to attract culturally and academically diverse faculty who value working with diverse students.

The salary is commensurate with education and experience.

The Jennings

A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position (Position #113005) at the rank of associate or full professor to serve as Chair of the Department of Marketing. The start date for the position is August 1, 2027.

The Department of Marketing seeks a collaborative, research-oriented, and forward-thinking academic leader to advance the department's strategic priorities and foster an inclusive, collegial, and intellectually stimulating environment. The Chair will provide academic, strategic, and administrative leadership; support faculty success across diverse research traditions; promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate education; strengthen industry and alumni partnerships; and advance the department's visibility and impact within the university, the academic community, and the marketing profession.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to shared governance, faculty development, student success, and the continued advancement of the department's teaching, research, and service missions.

Applicants must meet the criteria for the rank of either associate professor or professor. For the college's tenure requirements, please visit  Tenure requirements for the Department of Marketing are available at  For the university's tenure policy, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

• Providing strategic and collaborative leadership aligned with the department's mission, priorities, and long-term goals.
• Fostering faculty research productivity and scholarly excellence across diverse methodological traditions, while encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.
• Overseeing undergraduate and graduate academic programs, curriculum development, assessment, and innovation, including relevant MBA, doctoral, and executive education initiatives.
• Leading faculty recruitment, hiring, mentoring, development, evaluation, and retention processes in accordance with university policies.
• Fostering a collegial academic environment that promotes faculty advancement, mutual respect, and shared governance.
• Promoting student success, enrollment, retention, experiential learning, and career readiness.
• Building and sustaining relationships with industry partners, alumni, professional organizations, and external stakeholders.
• Pursuing fundraising, external funding, and development opportunities in collaboration with college leadership to support research, scholarships, and academic programs.
• Overseeing departmental operations, including budgeting, resource allocation, course scheduling, and administrative processes.
• Representing the department within the college, university, and broader academic and professional communities, while supporting AACSB accreditation standards and continuous improvement.
• Maintaining an accessible and engaged leadership presence, including availability to faculty and students during normal university operating hours.

A terminal degree (PhD or DBA) in marketing is required.

Applicants with the following will receive special consideration:

• Evidence of scholarly contributions in marketing or closely related fields.
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