Job Title:

Adjunct Faculty

 Kent Campus - Kent, OH

Salary:

  Standard compensation for a 3-credit hour course begins at $4,750, per semester.

Basic Function:

The Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University, Kent Campus, invites applications for adjunct faculty who can teach in-person on the Kent Campus one or more of the courses listed below beginning with the Spring/Fall 2025 semester.  Note the minimum requirements are master’s degree in marketing or a related field, as appropriate to the teaching area or an MBA with sufficient marketing-related work experience.

Please indicate which course(s) you are applying for.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING      3 Credit Hours   Junior-level

Explore the various opportunities and risks that social media marketing holds for firms. During the course students will learn about topics such as social media's effect on marketing, creating and managing brand presences on social media, creating and marketing a branded viral video, identifying online influencers.

PROFESSIONAL SELLING     3 Credit Hours   Senior-level

Introduces students to effective communication, successful selling and persuasion techniques, building customer relationships, ethics, the buying and selling process, and developing professional sales calls.

MARKETING RESEARCH     3 Credit Hours   Junior-level

Learn how to formulate research questions, design a study to identify customer needs, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors utilizing existing and new marketing data and analyze the data and communicate the results.

Additional Basic Function – if applicable:

Examples of Duties:

Duties/essential functions may include, but not be limited to, the following: 

Adjunct faculty are expected to:

• Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts.
• Prepare and deliver learning activities to achieve course outcomes.
• Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, papers, and examinations.
• Maintain and submit student grades in a timely fashion and other required documentation by specified deadlines.
• Be available to students for office hours.
• Be sensitive to the needs of a diverse population.

Additional Examples of Duties – if applicable:

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Marketing or a related field, as appropriate to the teaching area, with at least five years of recent relevant work experience. An MBA with sufficient marketing-related work experience may be acceptable. Professional certifications in the teaching area (e.g. sales) may be required.

Preferred Qualifications – if applicable:

Assessments:

Asterisk (*) indicates knowledge, skills, abilities which may require assessments. Assessments could take the form of interview questions, a request to provide work samples or a written or practical test to assess job related competencies.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

Light work-Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Incumbent must be able to communicate with others. Incumbent may be required to travel from building to building frequently and off campus occasionally.

Special Instructions Summary:

Additional Information:

Kent State University is committed to creating a community that is culturally and intellectually diverse and to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that respect differences, and are inclusive, welcoming, respectful and kind.

Must pass a security check.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Kent State University is a Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free University effective July 1, 2017. Smoking and tobacco use are not permitted on any of Kent State’s campuses or other locations and properties that are owned, operated, or leased by Kent State, both domestic and international. For additional details, visit www.kent.edu/smoke-free.

Disclaimer:

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted to describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related experience/education beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Kent State University reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.