ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN MARKETING

Full Time

Tippie College of Business

Assistant Professor Position in Marketing

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Assistant Professor of Marketing (preference in Consumer Behavior): The Department of Marketing within the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa invites applications for one Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Department of Marketing at the level of Assistant Professor starting Fall 2027. Rank will be based on experience and record of achievement. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Position is 100% time with benefits. For more information about the Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty policy, refer to the Policy Manual, 10.5.

Since 1847, the Tippie College of Business has cultivated a legacy of innovation, thought leadership, and excellence in business education. We have nearly 6,000 students within undergraduate, graduate, and PhD programs spanning seven academic departments—accounting, business analytics, economics, finance, risk management and insurance, marketing, and management and entrepreneurship. We are eight centers and institutes, and four student-managed endowment funds. We’re over 61,000 alumni—and growing. Tippie is regularly listed in top business school rankings. We also hold the gold standard of accreditations, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and have maintained the accreditation for over 95 years (since 1923).

But who we are is not just in the curriculum we curate—it’s also in the community we create. Our leadership embraces our responsibility to pursue academic excellence within a welcoming environment where every student can thrive. More than 150 years after our founding, we continue to be a place where students can grow and flourish in their professional or academic careers.

What truly sets the Department of Marketing at the Tippie College of Business apart is our deeply collaborative, high-energy culture. We are a close-knit group of scholars who genuinely love what we do—not only regularly publishing in the field’s premier journals, but also actively shaping the discipline through our leadership on top editorial boards.

We are proud to foster an environment where your research can truly thrive; faculty enjoy generous funding, a vibrant behavioral lab fully equipped for advanced biometric tracking (including Tobii eye-trackers, skin conductance, and emotion recognition software), a dedicated PhD program, and seamless access to the University of Iowa's advanced research computing infrastructure. With the Argon High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster and specialized data analytics platforms at your fingertips, you will have all the parallel processing power and large-scale storage needed to tackle the most demanding quantitative models and big-data challenges.

Above all, we value professional mentorship, intellectual curiosity, and real community—making Tippie Marketing a warm, supportive, and exciting place to build an impactful academic career.

The University offers several benefits to support faculty in achieving a healthy work/life balance including domestic partner benefits, family caregiving leave, flexible spending accounts for dependent care and health care, and an automatic tenure clock extension when a minor child is added to the family. For more information about local work/life resources, including dual-career support, please see: https://worklife.uiowa.edu/.

The University of Iowa’s status as a premier research university depends on the robust exchange of ideas. As we enhance the breadth and depth of our perspectives, we are better able to fulfill our mission to explore, discover, create, and engage. Thus, we are committed to supporting every Hawkeye’s pursuit of excellence. Our ability to foster a welcoming and respectful environment for all who join the UI family will determine our collective success.

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Please submit your materials by using the University of Iowa online job application system at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/faculty/.  Click on the listings for Tippie College of Business and select requisition 75979.

Applicants should submit:

1. Cover letter



2. Curriculum vita



3. Statement of teaching interests



4. Statement of Research and Samples of recent publications and working papers, preferably as PDF files.



5. Three professional letters of recommendation (The applicant will provide the e-mail address of external reference writers on the application website).

Review of applications will begin immediately. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Please direct general questions about the position to Professor Shyam Gopinath, Search Committee Chair, at Show email, and questions about the application procedure to Megan Walker, Faculty Recruitment Specialist, at Show email.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation, including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment, and provide a related release. Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, Show phone number or Show email.

Education Requirement

PhD in Marketing or a related field or strong evidence that the doctoral degree will be completed before August 18, 2027.

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must demonstrate strong potential for publishing significant research in top-tier marketing journals.

Desired Qualifications

• Primary research and teaching focus in Consumer Behavior preferred.



• Demonstrated experience publishing in top-tier marketing journals.

Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest
Statement of teaching interests
Statement of Research and Samples of recent pubs

Number of References:3

Letters of Recommendation are required as part of the application process. Upon submission, references selected will be notified by e-mail with directions on how to electronically submit letters to the University of Iowa.

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