Position Description

The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States--for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing.

We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity. The Department of Marketing and International Business, with its international reputation for its research productivity and teaching excellence, works together with other Foster School departments, UW schools and colleges, and community partners (e.g., Starbucks, Amazon, and Microsoft) to support top-ranked programs at the undergraduate, MBA, MSBA, Ph.D., and executive levels. As a business school, the Foster School is a global thought leader in numerous areas, and the University of Washington is among the world's best public universities.

The Department of Marketing and International Business invites applications for one full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor for the 2026-2027 academic year, with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2026. Assistant Professors have an annual service period of nine months. University of Washington faculty members engage in research, teaching, and service.

The successful candidates will perform research in behavioral marketing or consumer behavior. Teaching responsibilities will focus on marketing core courses in masters and undergraduate programs. This position will be expected to develop impactful scholarship, engage in effective teaching and mentorship, and support the department's commitment to all members of the community.

The base salary range for this position will be between $24,000 and $34,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include a moving allowance, summer research funding, endowments (tenured) and administrative supplements.

Application review will begin on July 10, 2025, but applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Qualifications

Candidates must have or be nearing completion of a PhD or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Marketing, Psychology, or other related fields such as Computer Science, Economics, Statistics. A qualified candidate may be considered for temporary appointment as an Acting Assistant Professor, pending PhD, with conversion to appointment Assistant Professor after degree conferral if the terminal degree has not been conferred by the position start date.

Instructions

Please include in your application

• A cover letter highlighting your research interests
• Curriculum vita
• Evidence of teaching experience, including evaluations (if applicable)
• The names of three confidential letter of recommendation writers or three confidential letters of recommendation
• Up to three examples of published or working papers
• A statement detailing how your teaching, service, and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

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