Office of Human Resource Management

The Department of Business Administration and Information Systems invites applicants interested in contributing to a caring, committed, and collaborative professional environment that focuses on promoting excellence and engagement in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and outreach and service. An anticipated Associate Professor tenure-track position carrying an 18-hour annual teaching load of marketing courses at the Bachelor and/or Master level presents a rewarding professional opportunity for a highly qualified, enthusiastic, and motivated individual to join this well-established and highly recognized department as it continues to grow and further enhance its regional, national, and international reputation. CBIS in addition to its successful undergraduate program in marketing plans to establish a Marketing Concentration for the MBA Program.

With approximately 3,000 students, SCSU has the Land-grant status of a relatively small but premier HBCU in the South. CBIS strives to improve outcomes for all students. The AACSB-accredited CBIS provides a highly engaged learning experience for approximately 600 undergraduates and graduate students and is deeply committed to building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all our students, staff, and faculty. SC State’s geographical reach extends beyond its main Orangeburg campus (35 miles from Columbia and 60 miles from Charleston) to a satellite campus in Greenville.

Position Summary
The Associate Professor will be responsible for carrying an 18-hour annual teaching load of Marketing courses at the bachelor and/or MBA level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide excellent teaching to undergraduate and/or graduate students
• Productively engaging in scholarly activities
• Contributes to committee service within the department, college, and university
• Participates in student mentorship, research, recruitment and retention initiatives
• Establishes partnerships with professional organizations within both the region and nationwide

Minimum Required Qualifications
Ph.D. in Marketing or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Candidates with non-Marketing degrees must have demonstrated competence in areas at the intersection of Marketing.
• Applicants who are dissertation candidates (i.e. ABD) in one of the aforementioned fields will be considered, but hire will be contingent upon doctorate completion by the position’s start date.

Preferred Qualifications
• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as the knowledge and desire to teach in areas that complement both the Department’s current and expected future programs and existing faculty members’ expertise.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance corporate relationships with recruiters and sales professionals to provide employment opportunities for CBIS Marketing students.
• Create value through designing, building, promoting sales talent recruiting tools in addition to planning/executing program events to maximize employer exposure to Marketing students.
• Collect annual corporate donations through sponsorship opportunities to engage SC State Marketing students while providing real-world application either in classroom or experiential learning environments.
• Develop annual strategic sales program budget and manage both foundation and operating budgets with quarterly department chair consultation.
• Contribute to promoting a collegial environment in which faculty and staff support each other and their students.
• Embraces SC State’s mission of providing opportunities to a diverse student body by providing them with access to high quality education and hands-on involvement in research and community engagement.
• Demonstrated successful prior experience teaching in the position’s area of focus.
• Relevant professional work experience in Marketing.
• A productive high-quality research agenda, a record of professional service, and evidence of student-focused activities.
• Faculty who wants to make SC State their long-term home.

Physical Demands Summary
• Teach, research, and service in Orangeburg, and South Carolina.