Essential Functions

Teaching: Expected to teach nine courses throughout the academic year on various topics. There may also be opportunities to teach summer quarter and/or online classes. Instructors are expected to attend all scheduled class sessions and to be involved in curriculum and pedagogy development, creating learning objectives, syllabi creation and management, timely and consistent grading, classroom management, student advising, student meetings and mentoring, testing/quizzes, instruction assessment, and professional development in educational topics. Instructors are also expected to be responsive in student communications.

Research and Scholarship:This position is encouraged to engage in research, scholarship, and creative work. Although academic publishing is not a requirement, other creative work such as white papers, articles, original presentations, patents, product development, expert skills, etc., are valued. Our innovative environment nurtures many forms of creativity and inquiry.

Service:Teaching Assistant Professors help serve the Department of Marketing by advising students both academically and in career planning, participating in curricula design and assurance of learning, engaging with students in and outside of class, potentially coaching student competition teams and advising student organizations, actively participating in departmental faculty meetings and other activities that support the Department of Marketing and the Daniels College, and assume other duties as assigned by the Chair of the Department.

Teaching Assistant Professors are also encouraged to become professionally engaged through either industry or academic affiliations related to the practice of marketing, such as Colorado AMA or BMA or other industry or professional groups.

The primary focus of this is position is teaching and service for Teaching Professors generally constitutes 10% of their time.



Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience serving as student competition team coach, student club advisor, or participating in other student-focused activities.
• Demonstrated willingness to engage/enhance the student experience in and outside the classroom through various student activities, events, student competitions, professional conferences, etc.
  

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in business or a business sub-discipline, such as marketing.
  • Alternatively, a masters degree in a related field, such as communication, digital media studies, psychology, or sociology.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching excellence in the areas of marketing and related topics.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Marketing faculty frequently collaborate with one another on course designs, teaching innovations, and committee work. They share expertise and help each other become more successful. Therefore, a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team and help others develop professionally is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in business or in a business-related field.
• Teaching experience.
• Previous experience or demonstrated ability to teach in a traditional setting, online and/or in hybrid courses.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Competency with marketing-related technology such as Google Analytics, HTML/CSS, Adobe Products (Illustrator & Photoshop), WordPress, Salesforce.
• Demonstrated commitment to keeping up-to-date with innovative technologies.
• Experience with instructional technology such as Canvas, Respondus, Blackboard, etc.

Application Deadline
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) on November 4, 2019.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Range:
Salary will be determined by the qualifications of the selected candidate balanced with departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. C.V.
2. Cover letter
3. Teaching statement
4. Course evaluations
5. Names and contact information for three references

The University of Denver is committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and staff. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military/ veteran status or any other status protected by law.

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.