About the position
Loyola Marymount University's (LMU) College of Business Administration in Los Angeles invites applicants for one tenure-track faculty position in Marketing at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 2026. Applicants should have completed their PhD in Marketing or a related field prior to joining LMU. The selected candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellence with respect to scholarly research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidate will also be expected to develop and nurture impactful industry connections and engage in service activities. Candidates with a demonstrated interest and ability in all fields of marketing are encouraged to apply. In addition, we encourage candidates with industry experience and/or the ability and desire to integrate current industry trends into the classroom and research. LMU's Marketing Department is known for its close proximity and connections to the thriving Playa Vista creative and tech community in Los Angeles, as well as faculty that are collegial, active in research and service to the discipline, and highly innovative in course and curriculum development. To remain at the forefront of curriculum development, the Marketing Department created four Marketing Curriculum ‘Pathways,' in order to more closely align course content with student and industry needs. The four Marketing Curriculum Pathways are: 1) Marketing Analytics (MA); 2) Applied Learning in Societal Transformation (A-LIST); 3) Creative Marketing (M-School), and 4) Congruity of INterests (COIN). Evidence of research potential and teaching effectiveness are critical. The ideal candidate will demonstrate interest and potential to engage in collaborative and inter-disciplinary research and teaching. The appointment involves teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The teaching load will be two courses per semester for the first two years with typical class sizes between twenty and thirty students. Funding exists for summer research, additional teaching, and travel to professional conferences. We seek to hire an innovative teacher-scholar. As teacher-scholars we integrate Ignatian pedagogy, through which "teachers…accompany their students in order to facilitate learning and growth through encounters with truth and explorations of human meaning." LMU seeks outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society. The mission of the College of Business Administration is to advance knowledge and develop business leaders with moral courage and creative confidence to be a force for good in the global community. Our college is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education. We seek applicants who share our commitment to our mission, principles, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate excellence in scholarly research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Develop and nurture impactful industry connections.
- Engage in service activities.
- Integrate current industry trends into the classroom and research.
- Teach two courses per semester for the first two years.
Requirements
- Completed PhD in Marketing or a related field prior to joining LMU.
- Evidence of research potential and teaching effectiveness.
Nice-to-haves
- Demonstrated interest and ability in all fields of marketing.
- Industry experience.
- Ability and desire to integrate current industry trends into the classroom and research.
- Interest and potential to engage in collaborative and inter-disciplinary research and teaching.
Benefits
- Funding for summer research.
- Funding for additional teaching.
- Funding for travel to professional conferences.
