Practitioner in Residence - Marketing or Supply Chain Management

A Master's degree in Marketing or MBA is required.

The department is especially interested in candidates with 10-15 years of relevant industry and professional experience and teaching interest in one or more of the following areas -General Marketing and Supply ChainManagement.

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About the Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department & Walker College ofBusiness

We are a vibrant community of teachers, scholars, and professional practitioners who arepassionate about developing the next generation of business leaders. Our faculty have studied atthe best universities in the world, have led global enterprises, and are successful entrepreneurs.
Marketing and Supply Chain Management is currently the second largest department (in terms ofundergraduate seeking students) of six departments within the John A. Walker College ofBusiness.

Undergraduate business students in the Flight Path Program can earn a Bachelor of Science inBusiness Administration ( BSBA) degree with a major in Marketing or Supply ChainManagement.

The Marketing and Supply Chain Management Department consists of 17 tenured/tenure track, 5special faculty, 4 Practitioner in Residence, and 3 adjunct faculty members. The Walker Collegeof Business is one of the largest public business schools for undergraduate students in theUniversity of North Carolina system.

The Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management of the Walker College of Business
at Appalachian State University invites applications for a non-tenure track, eleven-month Practitioner in-Residence full-time position beginning Spring of 2026. This position will primarily serve Appalachian State's Flight Path program.

The Practitioner in Residence will teach 10 course sections per year in marketing and/or supply chain management during the 11-month contract. The 11-month contract is broken into the following minimesters (2 minimesters = 1 semester):

1. Fall 1, two sections.
2. Fall 2, two sections.
3. Spring 1, two sections.
4. Spring 2, two sections.
5. Summer, two sections.

All class sections are to be taught asynchronously, online, for 8 weeks each.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below - required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Site:

* Cover Letter/Letter of Interest

* Resume/CV

* Evidence of Teaching (Optional - Provide if available)

* Teaching Evaluation/Peer Review (Optional - Provide if available)
* List of at least three references with contact information

Official transcripts of all graduate level work, although not required with the application, will be required prior to appointment.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.