Open Rank Professor of Marketing (Non-Tenure Track)

— Analytics, AI & the Future of Work Posted: October 8, 2026 Position Code: 2094 Position Overview: The Girard School of Business at Merrimack College invites applications for a full-time, open-rank, Non-Tenure Track (NTT) faculty position in Marketing beginning in Fall 2027. The Girard School is seeking a faculty member who can help build a distinctive model of business education and applied scholarship at the intersection of marketing, analytics, artificial intelligence, technology, and the future of work. We are particularly interested in candidates who combine meaningful professional or industry experience with a strong commitment to teaching, scholarship, and external engagement. This position is part of a broader strategic investment in faculty, research, experiential learning, and industry engagement within the Girard School.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to play a formative role in the development of the School’s emerging Center for the Future of Work, an interdisciplinary research and engagement platform focused on understanding how technological, economic, demographic, and other forces are reshaping work and organizations. Located in the Merrimack Valley, the School is particularly interested in leveraging the region’s concentration of companies, industries, communities, and organizations as a setting for applied inquiry and partnership, while building relationships that extend nationally and globally. The Center will seek to bridge academic inquiry and industry practice by working directly with organizations to identify consequential challenges, conduct applied research, engage students in real-world problem solving, and translate insights into scholarship, teaching, and broader thought leadership. The Center’s work will be complemented by Applied Industry Labs that bring faculty, students, and industry partners together around real-world organizational and industry challenges.

Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate and graduate Marketing courses consistent with the candidate’s expertise and the needs of the Girard School, including courses related to marketing analytics and/or emerging technologies; Maintain an active program of applied scholarship and thought leadership focused on consequential problems facing organizations and industries. Relevant outputs may include applied research, white papers, industry reports, case studies, conference presentations, practitioner publications, and other work that advances knowledge and informs practice; ; Develop relationships with companies and other external organizations that can support research, experiential learning, and student engagement; Translate industry challenges and organizational data into opportunities for faculty research, student projects, cases, simulations, and other forms of applied learning; Contribute to the development of the Center for the Future of Work, related Applied Industry Labs, and the Girard School’s broader capabilities in analytics and data-informed decision-making; Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and engage students meaningfully in research and applied projects; Contribute to the intellectual life, service, and strategic development of the Girard School and Merrimack College.

Qualifications

We are especially interested in candidates who are comfortable operating across academic and industry environments—individuals who can engage executives and organizational leaders, identify important questions emerging from practice, study those questions rigorously, and bring the resulting insights into the classroom and scholarly community. The Girard School welcomes candidates whose careers have crossed traditional boundaries between industry and academia, including accomplished executives and senior practitioners who have developed or are developing a substantive scholarly and teaching agenda. Relevant areas of scholarly and professional interest may include, but are not limited to: marketing analytics and data-driven decision-making; artificial intelligence and marketing; consumer analytics and customer insights; digital marketing and emerging technologies; marketing technology and automation; customer experience and personalization; AI-enabled communication and content creation; human-AI collaboration in marketing decision-making; responsible use of AI, data, and algorithms in markets; and the changing role and skills of marketing professionals. Candidates need not specialize in all—or any particular combination—of these areas.

Of greater importance is an intellectual agenda that addresses consequential problems facing contemporary organizations and lends itself to meaningful engagement with industry.

Required Qualifications

A doctorate or appropriate terminal degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Analytics, or a closely related field by the time of appointment. Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Evidence of an active or emerging scholarly agenda, appropriate to the candidate’s career stage, with interest in producing applied scholarship that addresses consequential organizational, market, or industry challenges. Demonstrated interest in engaging organizations and translating real-world challenges into scholarship and/or student learning.

Preferred Qualifications

Significant professional or industry experience in marketing, analytics, consumer insights, technology, consulting, digital strategy, or related areas. Experience applying analytics, artificial intelligence, or marketing technologies to organizational problems and decision-making. A record of applied research, thought leadership, industry presentations, or other work that bridges scholarship and practice. Experience developing relationships across industry, academia, or regional economic ecosystems.

Interest in building new programs, research initiatives, partnerships, or experiential-learning models. Evidence of the ability to engage students from varied academic and professional backgrounds. Application Materials Should Include: Curriculum vitae Cover letter stating motivation and interest in the position, citing experience relevant to the qualifications and experience associated with key responsibilities for the position including teaching philosophy and evaluations. Contact information for three professional references (name, title, address, phone number, email address).

References will be contacted only at a later stage of the search process.

Compensation

The expected 9-month base salary range for the Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor of Practice rank is $80,000-$110,000; for the Associate Professor or Associate Professor of Practice $110,000,000-$130,000; for the Professor or Professor of Practice $130,000-$150,000. The actual pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, candidate qualifications and prior experience, scope of responsibilities, internal equity, and market considerations. Work Location This is an on-campus position as employees are essential in order to provide a fully on-campus, residential college experience for our students and the community. This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Statement on Our Mission Merrimack College is a Catholic Augustinian institution of higher education committed to building an accepting and respectful community. Our mission is to enlighten minds, engage hearts and empower lives and is inspired by our Catholic faith and the Augustinian tradition of seeking truth through inquiry and dialogue. Merrimack College seeks candidates who understand, respect, and can contribute to Merrimack’s Catholic and Augustinian mission. All candidates should describe in their application how they will foster a culture that supports our mission.

About Merrimack College The only Catholic, Augustinian institution of higher education in New England, Merrimack College is a private, independent, coeducational institution with more than 4,100 undergraduate, 2,500 graduate students and 50 doctoral students from 48 states and 63 countries. The College features more than 160 career-focused undergraduate, professional and graduate programs, all taught by exceptional faculty who are passionate about their subject and student success. The College has six schools: arts and sciences, engineering and computational sciences, nursing and health sciences, education and social policy, the Girard school of business and the graduate school of counseling and social work. The College’s suburban 220-acre campus is just north of Boston in North Andover, Massachusetts.

Merrimack is a Master’s Colleges and Universities/Larger Programs (M1) institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Merrimack is one of the fastest growing educational institutions in the country and has steadily climbed up in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Best Colleges, ranking 38th in the Regional Universities North category in 2026. Merrimack is a NCAA Division I athletic institution.

Merrimack College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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