Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Wine Sales and Marketing
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Start Date: Position begins January 7, 2019
California Polytechnic State University
The Wine and Viticulture Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo,
CA, invites applications for a full-time, academic year,
tenure-track position as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of
Wine Sales and Marketing.
Position begins January 7, 2019, and is contingent upon final
budgetary approval. Salary and rank commensurate with
qualifications and experience. A Ph.D. in Marketing, Business,
Agribusiness or a related field is required. Candidates with a
background in wine business, wine marketing and sales,
agricultural business, agricultural sales and marketing are
desired. Teaching responsibilities will be primarily in the areas
of wine business, wine marketing, wine marketing research, wine
sales and sales force management, branded wine marketing and
consumer behavior, agricultural business sales and marketing. It
is expected that the successful individual will be directly
involved in the wine and viticulture department and will assist
in maintaining industry support and grant funding. Rank and
salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Responsibilities will include teaching introductory and advanced
level wine business, wine marketing and sales, agricultural
business sales and marketing, and supervision of undergraduate
and graduate student research projects.
Duties may also include, but are not limited to student advising,
teaching graduate level courses for Master of Professional
Studies and/or certificate programs, and international programs.
The successful candidate is expected to participate in scholarly
activities (i.e., applied research, grant writing, publications,
presentations), to publish in peer-reviewed journals as part of
his/her professional development, acquire extramural funding in
support of his/her research, and regularly participate in other
scholarly activities. Service activities will include
participation in department, college, and university committees
and instructional related activities. Candidates who demonstrate
a commitment to diversity, and who have international experience
or the desire to cultivate international links, are of particular
interest.
For details, qualifications, and application instructions, visit
WWW.CALPOLYJOBS.ORG, complete the required online faculty
application and submit it to Requisition #104854. Review of
applications will begin October 1, 2018; applications received
after that date may be considered until an acceptable candidate
is secured.
At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, we
believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and
promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students,
our employees and our community. Bringing people together from
different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the
innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly’s
values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity,
mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental
responsibility. Cal Poly’s commitment to diversity informs our
efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California
Polytechnic State University is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer. EE