Assistant Professor, Marketing

Position Information

Winthrop Position Title

The Department of Management & Marketing in Winthrop University’s AACSB
-Accredited College of Business and Technology invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track faculty position in Marketing at the rank of Assistant Professor.

We seek an enthusiastic, student-centered educator who is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service, and is eager to contribute to the continued growth and strategic direction of the department. The successful candidate will join a collaborative department focused on preparing students for meaningful careers through engaging instruction, experiential learning, strong connections with employers and alumni, and an innovative and relevant curriculum.

The ideal candidate will bring energy and creativity to the classroom while also helping advance the department’s strategic priorities in career readiness, enrollment and program growth, curriculum innovation, community engagement, and program visibility. We especially value faculty who are interested in connecting classroom learning with professional practice and helping students develop the skills needed to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment.

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing data analytics, marketing research and possibly sales while delivering high-quality, engaging, and student-centered instruction.
• Maintain an active scholarly agenda in Marketing consistent with the expectations for tenure and promotion at Winthrop University.
• Create a supportive learning environment that promotes student engagement, academic success, professional development, and career readiness.
• Incorporate contemporary business practices, emerging technologies, and innovative teaching approaches into the curriculum, including appropriate applications of artificial intelligence and other evolving technologies.
• Support experiential and applied learning opportunities that connect academic content with real-world business challenges.
• Advise and mentor students regarding academic progress, career preparation, internships, and professional opportunities.
• Contribute to curriculum development, program assessment, and continuous improvement to ensure Marketing programs remain relevant, innovative, and responsive to student and employer needs.
• Participate in student recruitment, retention, and enrollment-growth initiatives for Marketing and other departmental programs.
• Help strengthen relationships with alumni, employers, community organizations, and other external partners to expand opportunities for students.
• Contribute to departmental efforts to increase the visibility and recognition of Marketing programs, faculty, students, and alumni.
• Participate actively in the collaborative work of the Department of Management & Marketing and contribute to departmental, college, and university service.

Support the department’s strategic vision and contribute to initiatives that advance career readiness, enrollment, curriculum innovation, community engagement, and program visibility.

Founded in 1886, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, offers its 5,200-plus undergraduate and graduate students an educational experience that blends liberal arts, professional programs, global awareness, and civic engagement. In its colleges of Arts and Sciences;
Business and Technology;
Education, Sport, and Human Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts, Winthrop embraces only those programs and activities that can be delivered at an exemplary level. Winthrop University is achieving national stature as a competitive and distinctive co-educational, public, residential, comprehensive, values-oriented institution.…