Assistant or Associate Professor of Marketing

Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

The Department of Marketing has 200 undergraduate majors. Our faculty are active collaborative researchers who enthusiastically support student success through in-person classes and advising. The College and Department advance Westerns mission by fostering an inclusive student-centered environment and are committed to serving an increasingly diverse student body.

For more information about the College of Business and Economics and the Department of Marketing visit and the Position

• Ph.D. or ABD at time of application in Marketing or in Business/Management with a concentration in Marketing from an AACSB-accredited institution. If ABD all degree requirements must be completed by June 15th of the first year of employment (e.g. June 15 2028).
• Evidence of or clear potential for publication in top-tier peer-reviewed marketing journals.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching or strong evidence of teaching effectiveness at the college level
• Ability to effectively teach and engage an increasingly diverse student population.
• Strong communication professionalism and organizational skills.
• For appointment at the Associate Professor level (tenure track) demonstrated significant research and evidence of successful teaching commensurate with standards for promotion to Associate Professor in the Department College and University.

• Professional experience in the marketing field.
• Experience publishing in top-tier peer-reviewed marketing journals.
• Experience creating a student-centered learning environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and contribute to a supportive inclusive academic community aligned with the department mission of inclusive excellence in marketing education and Western Washington Universitys values.

Salary

The starting salary range for assistant professor appointment tenure-track is generally between $130000-$135000 with placement within the positions salary range being based on qualifications and professional experience. The entire salary range for the assistant professor position is $130000-$157000 with the upper end of the salary range typically being achieved through collectively bargained salary adjustments.

The starting salary range for associate professor appointment tenure-track is generally between $143000-$148000. The entire salary range for the associate professor position is $143000-$172000.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 the entire salary ranges provided above reflect the anticipated full salary range in the position at the given rank with progression in ranks occurring as outlined in the Universitys tenure and promotion process per the collective bargaining agreement.

Relocation assistance may be available per University guidelines. Salary and Start-up funds are to be determined upon being offered the position.

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

To be considered for the position application materials must be submitted via WWUs Electronic Application System. Please log in at and use the online application system.

Please address any questions about the position to Dr. Catherine A. Armstrong Soule Professor of Marketing at or .

Required Supplemental Materials

Interested candidates must submit the following documents:

• Complete an application
• A cover letter that addresses all the required qualifications
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research statement that clearly articulates your scholarly agenda highlighting your potential to consistently publish impactful work in high-tier marketing journals while demonstrating the practical relevance of your findings to the field
• Teaching statement including evidence of your commitment to a student-centered approach specifically how you engage diverse learners in an effective inclusive classroom environment
• As part of your application you will be asked to provide contact information for three references. Please do not upload letters of recommendation; the PageUp application system will send out requests for three letters of recommendation to the references you provide.
• Finalists will be asked to provide copies of transcripts evidence of scholarship and teaching evaluations (if available).

The review of applications will begin on June 30 2026. The position is open until filled.

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