Assistant/Associate Professor of Marketing
Job Description
Assistant/Associate Professor of Marketing
Posted on 12/15/2025
Accepting applications
About this position
The Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise at Florida Southern College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Marketing at the rank of assistant or associate professor for Fall 2026. Responsibilities include 1) teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Marketing, to include topics such as Marketing Research and Consumer Behavior in the undergraduate program, and Marketing Strategy in the MBA program, 2) publishing peer-reviewed scholarly research, and 3) providing service to the school, college, and profession.
The normal teaching load is three undergraduate four-hour courses per semester, or two 4-hour undergraduate courses and one 3-hour MBA course. Note that while publication of peer-reviewed research in quality journals is expected and required, research expectations also take into consideration a 3 course per semester teaching load. Faculty members are expected to be actively engaged with students outside of the classroom. An interest in and appreciation for free enterprise and entrepreneurial values is important.
To apply: Applications should include a current curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three professional references, and a cover letter indicating interest in the position.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to ensure full consideration, please submit materials by February 1, 2026. The anticipated start date is August 2026.
About our ideal candidate
QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will possess a Ph.D. in Marketing from an AACSB-accredited institution and be a "Scholarly Academic" consistent with AACSB standards, and have an established research program underway with the ability to publish in quality peer-reviewed journals. Teaching excellence, engaged learning, an applied orientation, and a high level of collegiality are valued and expected of all Florida Southern College faculty.
About us
The College's health and wellness plans along with generous paid time-off benefits are in addition to rewarding employee benefits such as the tuition grant and 403(b) plan.
The employee tuition grant is a remarkable benefit that covers the cost of 100% of the College's tuition for dependent children of faculty and staff who have been employed with the college fulltime for one year. Employees can also take advantage of the benefit for themselves.
The Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a 403(b) plan in which the college automatically contributes 7% of the eligible employee's earnings into a retirement fund whether the employee chooses to participate or not. The account has a comprehensive investment portfolio and allows the employee to control their investment choices. At 6 years of service, the employer contribution amount is elevated to 10%. Employees can choose to participate through pre-tax payroll deductions when ready!
Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates. The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.
Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual's ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022." The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.