Assistant Professor, Marketing

The College of Business at Lewis University cordially invites applications for a Professor of Practice position in Marketing, at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor. Rank will be commensurate with academic qualifications. The primary professional responsibilities of the Assistant Professor of Marketing faculty position is to manage and grow Lewis University's Sales Excellence program.

Faculty are expected to model the University Mission through dedicated job performance, service excellence to constituencies, and respectful collaboration and active support of the University's Mission and Catholic and Lasallian higher education.

-Manage Lewis University's Sales Excellence program, identifying and partnering with strategic sales partners, creating and facilitating student experiential learning opportunities, and administering and growing the undergraduate Sales Excellence certificate program.

-Identify and promote opportunities for students to engage in regional and national sales competition, mentoring/coaching student participants.

-Identify, create and promote sales networking events for students, utilizing professional network to encourage attendance and help build student professional skills.

-Twenty Four (24) credit-hour teaching load per academic year. This position will receive a six (6) credit hour course for the administration of the Sales Excellence Program. Contractual teaching load may decrease in future years based on program enrollment.

-Twelve-month position with minor summer responsibilities.

-Teach a variety of undergraduate Marketing courses including Salesmanship and Advanced Sales, primarily in a face-to-face format on our Romeoville campus.

-Establish and maintain office hours to assist students and foster positive interaction with colleagues and external parties.

-Advise undergraduate students on program progression and academic success.

-Actively participate in College/University Committees, scholarly pursuits, student recruitment, recognition events and other various duties as assigned by the Dean and Department Chair.

-Participate in curriculum development and program assessment.

-Master of Business Administration, Marketing, or another related business discipline from an AACSB accredited institution.

-Experience with developing and managing relationships with external partners.

-Ten+ years of industry experience in a sales position.

-Excellent written and oral communication skills.

-Earned doctorate in Business Administration, Management, Marketing or another related business discipline from an AACSB accredited institution. Strong candidates who are ABD and nearing completion of their dissertation at an AACSB accredited institution prior to July 1, 2025, will be considered.

-Experience teaching in a university setting.

-Significant experience in a leadership role in a corporate/business environment.

-Established industry and professional network.

Full-time starting 7/1/25