Associate Professor P000480

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**Overview** The NWU Business School aims to shape executive minds in Africa through transformative business and management education, impactful research, and meaningful engagement with business and society. It fosters an environment of critical thinking, innovation, responsible leadership, and academic excellence to equip postgraduate students and executives. This role of Associate Professor in Marketing will contribute to the academic leadership and scholarly development of Marketing within the Business School. The incumbent will be responsible for postgraduate teaching and curriculum development, postgraduate supervision, high-quality research and publication, and engagement with business, government, and society. The position requires an established scholar with demonstrated expertise in Marketing and related areas to contribute to the MBA, postgraduate, and executive education portfolio and strengthen the School's research, thought leadership, and external engagement in the field of Marketing. **What you will do** * **Teaching & Learning**: Provide high-quality postgraduate teaching in Marketing and related areas; contribute to innovative curriculum design, development and review across MBA, postgraduate and Executive Education offerings. * **Postgraduate Supervision**: Provide high-quality supervision of master's and doctoral research in Marketing and related business and management fields, supporting timely completion and scholarly development. * **Research & Scholarly Impact**: Conduct and publish high-quality research in Marketing and related fields; contribute to collaborative research, research capacity development and the scholarly reputation and societal impact of the Business School. * **Engagement & Thought Leadership**: Build and maintain productive relationships with business, professional bodies, government and other stakeholders; contribute to executive education, professional engagement, public scholarship and thought leadership in Marketing. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum requirements:** * PhD NQF10 in Marketing or a closely related field, with demonstrated scholarly expertise in Marketing. * A record of five (5) years’ experience in high-quality teaching of Marketing or related business disciplines at a postgraduate level, preferably within a Business School environment in higher education. * Experience in the development, review and delivery of postgraduate curricula and module content, particularly at MBA and postgraduate level. * Established research and publication record in Marketing or a closely related field, together with successful postgraduate supervision appropriate to an Associate Professor level. * **Added Advantages & Preferences:** * Three (3) years’ experience relevant Marketing, management, consulting, executive education or substantive industry engagement experience. * Membership of a recognised national or international academic or professional association relevant to Marketing or Business Management. * **Key Functional/Technical Competencies:** * Demonstrated strength in postgraduate teaching and learning, including blended learning. * Strong knowledge and expertise in Marketing and contemporary marketing practice. * Demonstrated research, publication and postgraduate supervision capability. * Curriculum development and assessment capability. * Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills. * Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and collaborative environments. * **Key Behavioural Competencies:** * Strong interpersonal and communication skills. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively. * Initiative and academic leadership in teaching, research and engagement. * Effective time management and delivery against agreed objectives. * Ability to build constructive professional relationships. * Commitment to ethics, diversity, transformation and academic excellence. **Who should apply** An established scholar with demonstrated expertise in Marketing and related areas such as marketing strategy, consumer behaviour, digital marketing, marketing analytics, brand management or customer experience. The ideal candidate will be someone who can contribute to the academic leadership and scholarly development of Marketing within the Business School through high-quality postgraduate teaching, curriculum development, postgraduate supervision, research, publication, and engagement with various stakeholders. **Deadline** 14th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/associate-professor-p000480-north-west-university Source: myjobmag

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