Marketing Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Branding)

Full-TimeNon-Tenure-Track Visiting AppointmentUndergraduate & Graduate ProgramsPosition SummaryJack Welch College of Business & Technology invites applications for a full-time Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor with deep hands-on expertise in branding and brand management. We are seeking a practitioner-scholar who has built and stewarded brands inside a leading consumer-facing organization (branding powerhouses such as Procter & Gamble Unilever Johnson and Johnson and similar companies are strong points of reference) and who wants to translate that real-world experience into the classroom. This is a teaching-focused role covering both undergraduate and graduate marketing courses with particular emphasis on brand strategy brand management and applied brand-building the classroom the ideal candidate is genuinely hands-on with students approachable present and invested in walking alongside each students academic and professional journey with patience and compassion. This is a role for someone who sees teaching and mentorship as inseparable and who wants to help shape the next generation of brand marketers with the same care they once brought to building undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing with a core focus on branding and brand management following the colleges standard teaching load for full-time visiting and deliver applied practice-based coursework case studies brand audits live-client or capstone projects that draws directly on real brand-management and mentor students on coursework projects and career planning with a hands-on compassionate approach including regular office hours and informal availability to experiential learning activities such as case competitions internships and industry guest engagements connecting students to the branding and consumer marketing to curriculum development and continuous improvement of the marketing programs branding-related course in department and college activities including assessment meetings and service appropriate to a visiting faculty QualificationsMasters degree (MBA or equivalent) in Marketing Business or a closely related of 5 years of hands-on in-house brand management experience gained at a leading brand-driven consumer organization (e.g. Procter & Gamble Unilever or comparable companies).Minimum of 5 years of consulting experience in branding or strategic brand teaching experience in higher education (adjunct visiting or full-time faculty appointment).Demonstrated ability to translate real-world branding experience into engaging applied classroom instruction.A genuine demonstrated commitment to hands-on student mentorship and advising marked by patience empathy and written and verbal communication QualificationsDoctoral degree (PhD DBA or equivalent terminal degree) in Marketing or a related training or executive-education teaching teaching or mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate with digital and data-driven branding practices (brand analytics social/digital brand strategy etc.).A track record of thought leadership such as industry speaking engagements publications or professional InstructionsInterested candidates should submit the following materials through Sacred Heart Universitys online candidate portal:Cover letter addressing relevant branding/industry experience and teaching interestsCurrent curriculum vitae or resumeBrief statement of teaching philosophyNames and contact information for three professional referencesAll offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is is commensurate with Opportunity StatementSacred Heart University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex disability age religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other protected status in its programs activities hiring or admissions. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our commitment to academic excellence and student-centered mentorship.