Assistant Professor - Marketing

The at Boise State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, beginning August 2026. We seek a dynamic and innovative scholar who will contribute to the department’s teaching, research, and service missions while helping prepare students for success in an evolving business landscape.

Position Goals and Context

This position is designed to support the department’s commitment to experiential and applied learning, innovative scholarship, and strong industry partnerships. The ideal candidate will engage students through interactive and practice-oriented teaching, advance knowledge in strategically important areas of marketing, and contribute to building the department’s collaborative culture.

The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence or potential to

• Conduct rigorous and innovative research in any area of marketing
• Teach undergraduate and / or graduate courses in marketing and sales that employ active and experiential learning strategies, such as client projects, service learning, and technology-enhanced instruction
• Contribute to course and curriculum design that aligns the marketing and sales programs with industry needs and current and emerging marketing trends
• Contribute to a collaborative, professional culture and departmental initiatives

Department overview

Boise State's currently offers Marketing Major (BBA) and Minor programs of study and a certificate in Professional Sales. Students majoring in marketing may choose emphasis areas in Brand and Product Marketing or Marketing Communications. Marketing courses, on average, enroll 34 students per course. Approximately 105 students per year graduate with a Marketing Major.

Our department stands out as a vibrant and supportive academic community. Joining our department means joining a dedicated faculty team that encourages experiential learning and student engagement, publishes innovative research, and fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment. As a member of our department, you will have opportunities to engage in industry partnerships that connect your expertise to real-world challenges in ways that create lasting impacts in academia and beyond.

About the College of Business and Economics

The Boise State University is one of 3% of business schools globally accredited by AACSB in both business and accounting. Our mission is to inspire purpose, grow people, create knowledge and power innovation. It is a growing college that serves approximately 4000 undergraduate and 500 graduate business students annually. It is dedicated to quality teaching and learning and offers 14 bachelor's degrees and 11 master’s degree programs. The College of Business and Economics graduate programs are highly ranked by U.S. News and Fortune Magazine. Beyond the classroom, the college supports undergraduate learning through an advising center devoted to its students, an innovative internal career services office, the Thompson Family Writing Center, and student organizations and competitions.

The College of Business and Economics creates knowledge through high-quality research with faculty publishing in leading journals in their disciplines as well as serving as editors and reviewers. In addition to powering innovation through faculty and student research and entrepreneurship activities, the college hosts the outward-facing Small Business Development Center Network and TechHelp. These organizations are dedicated to business innovation and economic development in Idaho.

The college’s academic units are housed in the Micron Business and Economics Building, a world-class facility with state-of-the-art classrooms and offices, a Bloomberg-equipped trading room, faculty collaboration spaces, the Imagination Lab, a student commons, and a cafe. The building is a short distance from the beautiful Boise River. It is both geothermal and solar-assisted. This environment stimulates collaboration and creativity.

About Boise State

is a powerhouse of creativity, research, and impact. Our campus sits along the Boise River and reaches into the heart of Idaho’s capital – a vibrant hub for innovation, culture, and outdoor adventure. We’re nationally recognized for trailblazing research, student success, and community impact.

Our faculty are scholars, mentors, and changemakers who advance ideas, discoveries, and the next generation of leaders. Boise offers the perfect backdrop – a welcoming city with a thriving arts scene, growing tech sector, and mountains on the horizon. Join us and help shape a bold, collaborative academic community.

Minimum qualifications

Preferred qualifications

Required application materials

Closing Date

Position will remain open until filled, with review to begin on October 6, 2025

For questions regarding this position, please contact Anne Hamby at .

Salary and Benefits

Base salary of $136,500 is competitive with AACSB median salaries for public research institutions.

Our standard faculty contract is a 9-month contract (unless otherwise noted) with pay and benefits spread over 12 months. This is a yearly, renewable contract, unless noted that the position is temporary. More information about faculty contracts and work days is available .

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