Job description
Location: Midland, MI
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 03415
Division: Midland Campus
Department: Marketing Department
Closing Date: Continuous
Roles
Northwood University seeks a dynamic individual with strong interpersonal skills, significant industry experience and a strong record of teaching at the undergraduate level to begin teaching in the Fall 2025 semester at our Midland, Michigan campus. The candidate will be hired with the rank of assistant professor.
Northwood University is a teaching-focused university with HLC and ACBSP accreditation offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in business-related disciplines. The teaching load for full-time undergraduate faculty is30 credit hours per academic year (Fall and Spring semesters). Candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in Marketing Communications and Marketing. Additional responsibilities and expectations may include participation in on-going curriculum planning and review; internship and/or practicum supervision; research and scholarly activities; professional/instructional development; university committee activities; recruitment and retention activities; and other related duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Northwood University is a teaching-focused university with HLC and ACBSP accreditation offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in business-related disciplines. The teaching load for full-time undergraduate faculty is 30 credit hours per academic year (Fall and Spring semesters). Candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in Marketing Communications and Marketing. Additional responsibilities and expectations may include participation in on-going curriculum planning and review; internship and/or practicum supervision; research and scholarly activities; professional/instructional development; university committee activities; recruitment and retention activities; and other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required:
- Master’s degree in Marketing Communications or closely related field from an accredited institution
- Significant industry experience in marketing communications roles
- Experience training and/or teaching
- Ability to interact effectively with a wide and diverse range of students and colleagues
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills in a variety of delivery formats
Preferred:
- Earned Doctorate or terminal degree from accredited institution (such as J.D., Ph.D., OBA; ABD candidates considered if completion date is within one year of hire)
- Experience teaching undergraduate courses
Expectations
Northwood University has an institutional philosophy which emphasizes free enterprise in a context of limited government and individual responsibility. The ideal candidate will have a strong attraction to the mission and core values of Northwood University. Applicants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the University’s outcomes at www.northwood.edu/aboutus/.
