Tenure Track - Open Rank Position in Markets, Innovation & Design

Position Title:

Tenure Track, Open Rank Position in Markets, Innovation & Design

Position Type:

Full time

Location:

Holmes Hall

Categories:

Faculty Exempt

Job Summary:

Job Duties:

The Markets, Innovation, and Design (MiDE) Department at Bucknell University's Freeman College of Management invites applications for a full-time, open-rank (assistant, advanced assistant, or early associate level), tenure-track position to contribute to the College's mission of providing a rigorous, experiential education, in the context of a unique national university with a vibrant liberal arts core and strong complementary professional programs. Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated world class teaching and have a clear and active pipeline of high-quality research in the candidate’s area of expertise (within the fields of marketing, innovation, or design). The appointment is slated to begin in August 2027.

We seek a teacher-scholar to develop and teach courses that focus on digital technologies (e.g., the evolving role of artificial intelligence) that are relevant to marketing, innovation, and design. The successful candidate will also be able to offer sections of existing MiDE core courses that would provide relief from increasing enrollment pressures as both the Freeman College and MiDE department enrollments have grown in recent years. The ideal candidate will be able to teach MiDE 201, Principles of Marketing to students from both inside and outside of the Freeman College of Management. The tenure-track teaching load at Bucknell University is five courses per academic year. For additional information pertaining to our curriculum and our faculty, please visit: https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/freeman-college-management/majors-departments/markets-innovation-design.

Academic advising will be a critical and demanding part of this position. Faculty members in the MiDE department typically work with approximately 25 advisees each. Our student body is becoming more diverse, so our new colleague must express a convincing dedication to mentor a diverse array of students. We are interested in encouraging students to pursue paths leading to lives of purpose, so we would like our colleague to be able to help students identify opportunities that would enable them to develop habits of mind that are aligned with the MiDE philosophy of embracing ambiguity, being curiously observant, failing forward, being hyper collaborative, and exhibiting creative confidence.

Our successful candidate will be interested in integrating students into their own scholarly agenda, and pursuing interdisciplinary collaborative teaching and scholarly initiatives with colleagues across the University. The extent of the scholarly record should be commensurate with the length of the candidate’s tenure in academia. The College expects tenure-track faculty to make significant and creative intellectual contributions to their fields. The Markets, Innovation, and Design faculty at Bucknell has varied research interests including consumer culture theory, marketing strategy, and the integration of marketing and design thinking. Candidates with post Ph.D. full-time academic experience may be granted credit towards tenure. Salary is AACSB-competitive and commensurate with experience. Additionally, we offer generous family tuition benefits.

The approximately 900 undergraduate students in the AACSB-accredited Freeman College of Management may choose among eight highly interdisciplinary majors that combine courses in the various fields of management, with offerings also in the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and engineering. Our innovative curriculum and world-class teacher-scholars earned Freeman College a top-40 ranking in the Poets & Quants' annual survey of undergraduate business programs in each of the past 3 years. We believe that an undergraduate education combining technical skills and deep intellectual exploration is the best preparation for thoughtful and capable leaders. New faculty members must be capable of contributing to this mission through progressive teaching, advising, scholarship, and service.

Bucknell University, an Equal Opportunity Employer, believes that students learn best in a diverse, inclusive community and is therefore committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. As such, the successful candidate should understand and embrace the teacher-scholar model and have a demonstrated ability to work successfully with a diverse student body and a track record of inclusive, innovative pedagogy. We seek candidates who are committed to Bucknell’s efforts to create and maintain a climate that fosters the growth and development of a diverse student body, to raising perspectives that may not otherwise be vocalized in the classroom, and who are eager to advise and mentor students from multicultural and underrepresented student groups. We welcome candidates who demonstrate excellence in reflective multicultural and inclusive teaching practices and who display a strong commitment to collaboration and interdisciplinary.

APPLICATION

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For additional information and to submit a formal application, please visit Bucknell's career site (Careers at Bucknell). Applications will only be accepted online. We intend to invite successful finalists for on-campus interviews.

A complete application file must include the following:

• A cover letter.
• A curriculum vitae, including three references (letters of recommendation will be requested at the time of the final on-campus interview).
• Detailed evidence of teaching effectiveness.
• A statement of teaching philosophy.
• Copies of representative scholarly works, or evidence of work in progress.
• A statement of scholarly achievements and goals.
• All of the above must be combined into a single PDF document

Please address any questions about the search to Prof. Eric Santanen, Chair of the Search Committee, at [email protected].

ABOUT BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

Bucknell University is a private, highly ranked, primarily undergraduate, national liberal arts institution that also offers strong professional programs in engineering, management, education, and music. Bucknell University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The university believes that students learn best in a diverse, inclusive community and is therefore committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education are encouraged. Bucknell is committed to creating a climate that fosters inclusion, growth, and development for a diverse student body, and seeks candidates who are also committed to these goals.

Bucknell is committed to supporting the teacher-scholar model of faculty development. With a student-faculty ratio of about 9:1, small class sizes are a hallmark of the Bucknell educational experience. The university sponsors a range of activities to support the development of its faculty, including a Teaching-Learning Center and generous research support and leave policies.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Susquehanna River. The Lewisburg area offers a combination of outdoor recreation opportunities and small-town amenities. In addition to the cultural and athletic events offered at the University and in town, the region offers a strong school district and medical facilities, and an affordable cost of living. Bucknell is about three hours from Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

This role is eligible for visa sponsorship in accordance with University policy. At this time, the University is only able to provide H-1B visa sponsorship for candidates currently residing in the U.S. with a valid, transferable visa status (e.g. H-1B, F-1, J-1). Bucknell is not currently in a position to initiate new H-1B petitions for candidates residing abroad.

Benefits: 

Eligible full- and part-time employees are compensated beyond base salary through our total rewards package that includes (but is not limited to):

• Flexible scheduling options determined by role; 
• Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
• An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
• Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
• A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
• A myriad of other benefits, including parental leave, an employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and the power of your Bucknell ID card

To learn more about Bucknell's benefits, click here! (*Eligibility criteria and waiting periods may apply.)

Inclusive Excellence:
Bucknell is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community.  We endeavor to enhance our capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings.  We encourage all individuals to apply and do not discriminate in admissions, employment, educational programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

E-Verify

Bucknell University participates with the United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) E-Verify program.  We will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

For additional information regarding Bucknell's E-Verify requirements, please contact the office of Talent, Culture & Human Resources (570) 577-1631 or email [email protected].