University of Melbourne

Associate Professor/Professor in Marketing

Job no: 0059365

Salary: An attractive remuneration package is negotiable

Superannuation: Employer Contribution of 17%

Working Hours: Full Time 1.0FTE

Basis of Employment: Continuing

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

Opportunity

The Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne invites applications for faculty positions at the level of Associate Professor or Professor in Marketing.

As the successful incumbent you will have an established research record in quantitative marketing and digital marketing, with strong research skills in areas such as machine learning, natural language processing, and empirical modelling. Appointees will have an outstanding track record in leadership, research, teaching, industry engagement, supervision of research students and mentoring of junior colleagues.

All appointees will be expected to contribute to the collegial and intellectual life of the Department and their academic disciplines. They will develop and teach into the Department’s Master of Digital Marketing and/or the quantitative subjects offered in our undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs.

You will possess;

• Completed a PhD in the marketing discipline.
• An established and exemplary track record of publication in reputable marketing journals on a national and international level.
• Demonstrated success in attracting research funding and other grants.
• A record of high-quality teaching and leadership in course and curriculum development.
• Experience in the provision of high-quality mentoring and supervision of graduate students.
• Development of innovative strategies that have enhanced teaching and learning.

Full list of the key search criteria can be found in the attached PD.

About Us

The Department of Management and Marketing

The Marketing discipline in the Department of Management and Marketing (Faculty of Business and Economics) is ranked #17 in the world in the 2023 QS World Rankings by Subject, and #30 worldwide in the UT Dallas rankings based on productivity 2020- 2023. The faculty members in the marketing discipline publish regularly in top Business and Marketing journals (e.g., Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, International Journal of Research in Marketing), and serve on the editorial boards of many of these journals.

The Department has strong undergraduate and postgraduate programs and an established five-year PhD program. The Department has an active research seminar series and is regularly visited by many domestic and international scholars. The Faculty of Business and Economics provides strong research support in the form of research grants, visiting scholar schemes, and a generous annual budget for research-related travel. https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/managementmarketing

Employee Benefits 

We offer generous employee benefits to help maximise your work life. These include flexible and family friendly working conditions, salary packaging, internal School and Faculty grant schemes including a dedicated scheme for women and generous leave provisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a culturally rich and values-based environment.

To find out more, go to https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits

How to apply

Your application submitted should include a cover letter, CV and document with responses against the selection criteria found in the Position Description for the role.

Your application submitted should include a cover letter, CV and document with responses against the selection criteria^ found in the Position Description for the role.

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier-free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact us at snr-talentacq@unimelb.edu.au