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SMU 53108 - Associate or Full Professor of Marketing

Position Number: 6721092
Location: Dallas, TX
Position Type: Business - Marketing and Sales

SMU 53108 - Associate or Full Professor of Marketing
Cox School of Business

Location: Dallas
Open Date: Sep 08, 2025

Description:
The Marketing Department of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University invites applications for tenured positions at the Associate or Full Professor level in Marketing. Applications should demonstrate strong post-tenure achievement and a robust pipeline of ongoing research. Salary and teaching load are competitive, as is support for research and instruction. Faculty will be expected to produce high-quality research, participate in university service, and deliver high quality instruction in courses across undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, which include online teaching. The position will begin August 2026.

The Cox School is a nationally ranked business school located in Dallas, Texas, a premier business center in the U.S. The School offers a collegial working environment, attractive compensation and benefits, generous faculty support and outstanding facilities. The School recently completed a $140 million expansion and renovation project to create the new David B. Miller Business Quadrangle, the new home of most of the Cox faculty and staff, as well as many of our programs. For more information about the facilities, visit: https://www.dallasnews.com/fwddfw/2024/05/03/new-home-for-smu-cox-school-of-business-will-prepare-future-leaders-and-benefit-dallas/

SMU is a private, nonsectarian university dedicated to academic excellence. Located in Dallas, SMU maintains a moderate size of about 12,000 students. SMU is designated as a preferred employer in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, one of the most prolific high-tech industrial and business centers in the country. The DFW metroplex is a multi-faceted community, offering exceptional museums, diverse cultural attractions and one of the fastest growing and most vibrant economies in the USA. The quality of life is exceptional with a relatively low cost of living, upscale apartments and homes within walking distance of campus, the opportunity to live in the city or suburbs with a relatively short commute, and availability of both mass transit systems and plentiful on-campus parking. The DFW metroplex has a robust, diverse economy, home to many Fortune 500 companies and more corporate headquarters than any other metropolitan area in the country. The Dallas Arts District is the largest urban cultural district in the nation. DFW International Airport and Love Field Airport serve the area.

Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications: Ph.D. in Marketing or a related field with a demonstrated track record of high-quality research and teaching.

Preferred qualifications: Applicants should have an established publication record in top-tier academic journals, substantial teaching experience and demonstrated excellence, a record of professional service and leadership in the field and promise for continued high-quality research and teaching.

Application Instructions:
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/173433

Application: Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three representative research papers (published and/or working papers), three letters of reference, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until hiring is complete, with priority given to applications received by October 1, 2025. The Marketing faculty will conduct initial interviews through Zoom. Any questions or inquiries may be directed to the Marketing Department's recruiting chairs, Venky Shankar and Mili Mormann, at coxmarketing@smu.edu .

Hiring is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check.

SMU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression.