UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Gies College of Business Department of Business Administration

Open Rank, Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Marketing

Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois invites applications from qualified individuals for a 100% full-time assistant, associate, or full professor in Marketing within the Department of Business Administration. Preference will be given to those with a quantitative/marketing strategy focus.

Gies College of Business at Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. We are interested in candidates who will bring excellence to campus via outstanding research, teaching, and service. 

The University of Illinois offers an outstanding tradition of scholarship and a supportive environment for faculty development and excellence. Gies College of Business at Illinois received a monumental $150 million investment from Larry and Beth Gies. This gift ranks amongst the largest to any business school in U.S. history. This investment will grow and strengthen our investment in students, faculty and world-class programs and will solidify our distinction as a global innovator in business.

The Department of Business Administration is a large and diverse unit, which includes graduate and undergraduate programs across seven academic areas (i.e., Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, International Business, Marketing, Operations Management, Information Systems, and Supply Chain).  We offer a uniquely hospitable environment for interdisciplinary work, as well as the opportunity to work with talented doctoral students. We seek like-minded individuals who are committed to engaged scholarship of the highest caliber.  Additional information about the Department may be found here.  

The successful candidate will support the academic excellence of this prestigious and well-respected department. This includes delivering an exceptional experience to highly motivated students; demonstrating promise or a record of scholarly achievement appropriate for the candidate’s rank; contributing to the innovation in programs and curriculum for which the department is known; and advancing the College’s strategic priority of democratizing education.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels
  • Conduct research.
  • Perform service for the department.
  • Senior faculty are expected to provide leadership in the department and the university.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Candidates at advanced ranks must possess a PhD degree; candidates for assistant professor should expect to have completed their doctoral degree (preferably in marketing) by Fall 2022.
  • Candidates must have strong research as well as demonstrated teaching effectiveness and leadership potential commensurate with position sought.

 SALARY:  Salary will be commensurate with rank and experience.

PROPOSED STARTING DATE:  June 16, 2022, July 16, 2022 or August 16, 2022.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

For consideration, please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, a sample publication or working paper, evidence of past teaching success, and names and contact information of three professional references by September 2, 2021.  Doctoral candidates must also send three letters of recommendation to [email protected] for inclusion with the application documents.  Interviews may occur prior to the initial closing date; however, the review of applications will continue until suitable candidates are identified. Only applications submitted through the University of Illinois Job Board will be considered.  For questions regarding application procedures, please email [email protected].  

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.