Assistant Professor/Instructor of the Practice, Marketing, Business Communicatio

**Job Description:**The Department of Marketing at Fairfield University invites applications for a Professor-of-Practice position in the Dolan School of Business to begin January 2025. This is a non-tenure track, full time, fixed term, renewable position. The primary responsibility of this position is to teach “Messaging and Persuasion: Effective Business Communication” classes. Therefore, teaching and practical experiences related to this course subject are highly preferred, even though qualified individuals in all specialty areas of marketing will be considered.**Responsibilities include:**+ Teaching four sections of Messaging and Persuasion each semester at the undergraduate level. Teaching assignments may require teaching day, evening, Fairfield or Bellarmine campus, face-to-face, hybrid and online. The candidate may also need to teach graduate level courses.+ Advising students and providing career guidance.+ Contributing to course, curriculum, and program development.+ Providing service to the department, the Dolan School of Business, the university, and the community at-large as necessary and appropriate.+ Keeping the department and School current on industry practices and innovation**Qualifications** :Candidates, at minimum, must have an M.S. or M.B.A in business or related field from an accredited institution and a minimum of 5 years of business professional experience. Preference may be given to candidates who have completed or are in the process of completing a PhD or DBA degree.**Application Instructions**Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Only complete files will be reviewed by the search committee. For full consideration, please click “Apply” and upload the following materials before September 2, 2024.• a curriculum vitae• a letter of application• transcripts• statement of teaching philosophy• examples of syllabi and teaching evaluations if availableNote: If you have more than 5 documents to upload to your application, please combine them into 5 or less documents, or submit additional documents to marketingsearch@fairfield.edu .**About Fairfield University**Fairfield University, founded in 1942, is a Catholic Jesuit institution, located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. The University’s 200-acre campus includes five College and Professional Schools that enroll approximately 5,000 undergraduate students and 1,300 graduate students. The Dolan School of Business educates approximately 50% of the University’s undergraduate students and one-third of the University’s graduate students.The Dolan School of Business, is AACSB International accredited and ranked #9 on Money Magazine’s “Best colleges for Business Majors” and #3 on Niche’s “Best Colleges for Business in Connecticut”. The Marketing Program is ranked #23 as “Best Undergraduate Business Program in Marketing” and #15 under “Best Grad Schools for Marketing” by the U.S. News & World Report. It is also ranked #1 in Connecticut Undergraduate Marketing as well as #13 in Undergraduate Marketing by College Factual.**Category:**Academic - Faculty Non-Tenure TrackPerforms such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.*DisclaimerThe above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. 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