Assistant Professor, Marketing & Business Analytics

Position Rank and

Title:

Assistant Professor

School/Department Name: Marketing and Business Analytics

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $135,000 - $142,300.

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU's excellent benefits package.

Target

Start Date:

August 18, 2026

Final date to receive applications: August 24, 2025 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

The Marketing and Business Analytics Department at San Jose State University's Lucas College and Graduate School of Business is pleased to announce a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position in Marketing or Business Analytics with an emphasis on quantitative marketing, marketing strategy, sales, sports marketing, sustainable marketing, artificial intelligence, or marketing automation. Applicants should be interested in teaching related courses to undergraduate students and MBA/Executive Level audiences, and ideally should have research that is related to these areas.

The Department of Marketing and Business Analytics, located in Silicon Valley, is home to a large community of scholars and students. We foster strong ties to the Silicon Valley business community. We have top level Silicon Valley executives teach and engage with our students, and have student teams actively pursuing projects with Silicon Valley companies. We are a balanced Department, and are searching for candidates who share our dedication to both quality teaching and research.

We teach in the areas of marketing, business analytics, and hospitality & tourism at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our research includes analytical, behavioral, strategic, and applied methodologies and interests. For more information, visit our website.

The Marketing and Business Analytics Department and San Jose State University value inclusive excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll more than 36,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

SJSU aspires to create holistic learning environments that facilitate both individual and collective transformation. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange. Our commitment to lifelong learning supports meaningful connections among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the broader communities we serve.

We invite all applicants to include a Statement of Inclusive Excellence (or incorporate it into your cover letter) to share how your lived and professional experiences will contribute to the SJSU community—particularly in relation to student success and inclusive education. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Institutional Excellence Statement Guidelines.

• A doctorate from an accredited university and scholarly active (SA) status under AACSB standards. A doctoral degree must be fully awarded by the date of appointment in order to start but preferably by May 31, 2026.
• Evidence of teaching excellence or potential for teaching effectiveness.
• Demonstrated record of or potential for scholarly publications and for developing a strong scholarly record commensurate with rank and suitable for advancement.
• Interest in engaging with Silicon Valley professionals and connecting our students—largely first generation, economically diverse, and multicultural—to the business community.
• Evidence of awareness and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Priority will be given to candidates whose research focus is in quantitative marketing, marketing strategy, sales, sports marketing, sustainable marketing, artificial intelligence, or marketing automation.

• Teaching Marketing and/or Business Analytics courses depending on department needs, including in quantitative marketing, marketing strategy, sales, sports marketing, sustainable marketing, artificial intelligence, or marketing automation. Teaching assignments are at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in traditional and accelerated formats.
• Engaging in scholarly activities as evidenced by developing and maintaining an active research agenda in peer reviewed high-quality journals and by presenting at academic and professional conferences.
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and…