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Current open positions:

Assistant Professor

Department: Marketing

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University has one or more full-time positions open in the Marketing Department at the rank of Assistant Professor for academic year 2025-2026. The position requires being responsible for conducting advanced research in chosen areas of expertise and interest; supervising doctoral candidates; teaching basic and advanced courses in marketing at the Master’s and/or Doctoral Degree level; contributing to the research and teaching of other faculty members.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or D.B.A. in marketing or related fields (e.g., economics, management, psychology, sociology, statistics, cognitive sciences, etc.) in hand or expected by employment start date. Selection criteria include potential for (or record of) superior research, adaptability, and creative interests in application to marketing problems, excellent teaching ability, and strong recommendations.

Applications should include a complete curriculum vitae, copies of research papers and three letters of recommendation. Applicants in the process of completing a doctoral degree should include an approved dissertation proposal or a research paper that represents progress in the dissertation. We will be interviewing remotely the first two weeks in August. To ensure interview consideration applications must be received by July 4, 2025.

Please apply at https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQwMg== where all required and relevant materials must be uploaded.

Please direct questions to the Recruiting Committee, at recruit-mktg@kellogg.northwestern.edu. The expected base pay range for this position is $212,000 - $233,000. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The final pay and rank offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.

Assistant Professor

Department: Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences

Applications are invited for faculty positions in the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department. The search is for an Assistant Professor position. The MEDS Department includes faculty in pure and applied microeconomic theory and in political economy. We invite applicants in economics and political science, or related fields. Primary criteria will be excellent recommendations, outstanding research potential, and superior teaching capabilities. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand or expected by employment start date. Successful applicants will be expected to do innovative research, participate in the school’s Ph.D. program, and teach required and elective MBA courses. Applicants should have strong theoretical and quantitative interests and abilities. The expected base pay range for this position is $206,000-$221,000. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation. Research discretionary funding will also be provided. Summer salary, including from sponsored projects, may also be available. Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Applications should be submitted at https://facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQxMg==

For full consideration, please submit a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and copies of publications or work in progress no later than November 15, 2025. Please contact meds.opnsrecruiting@kellogg.northwestern.edu with any questions.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status. View Northwestern’s non-discrimination statement. Job applicants who wish to request an accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance. View additional information on the accommodations process.