Assistant Professor of Marketing (f/m/d)

Constructor University is a private, state-accredited, English-language research university located on a green, 34-hectare residential campus in Bremen, Germany. Founded in 2001, the university offers Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD programs across three schools: the School of Science, the School of Computer Science and Engineering, and the School of Business, Social and Decision Sciences. Constructor University is home to approximately 2,500 students and researchers from more than 120 countries. All teaching, research, and academic administration are conducted in English, within an international community that is among the most diverse of any university in Germany.

According to the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Constructor University ranks among the top 17 percent of universities worldwide in both Social Sciences and Engineering; moreover, it scores 92 out of 100 for International Outlook and 84 out of 100 for Industry. The indicators that reflect both the quality of its academic environment and the breadth of its engagement with the wider world.

The School of Business, Social and Decision Sciences brings together management, behavioral science, data analytics, and decision theory under one roof. Its programs, ranging from undergraduate studies in International Business Administration to the MBA, MSc in Data Science for Society and Business, and doctoral education, attract professionally ambitious and internationally minded students. The School is also home to approximately 50 doctoral researchers, contributing to an active and growing research environment. Marketing represents a strategic new direction for the School, and this position offers an opportunity to help shape the field from the outset, develop an independent research agenda in a genuinely interdisciplinary environment, and contribute to a School that is actively expanding.

Constructor University invites applications for the following position, to be filled ideally by Fall 2027:

Assistant Professor of Marketing (f/m/d)

(Full-time; 38,5h/week, tenure-track)

School of Business, Social and Decision Sciences

Your Responsibilities:

In this position, you will support our research and teaching activities in the field of Marketing. The successful candidate will be teaching courses (for example Digital Marketing), supporting and advising students on their studies and supervising Bachelor, Master’s and PhD theses and research projects.

Possible areas of interest are:

• Design and teach innovative, contemporary modules in Marketing at undergraduate and master’s levels, including within MBA, MA, and MSc programs.
• Engage, advise, and mentor students; supervise Bachelor’s, Master’s theses, and doctoral research
• Build and sustain an active research agenda with publications in leading peer-reviewed journals
• Establish a research group and pursue external funding from national and international sources
• Contribute to curriculum development, new program initiatives, and departmental service

The university is highly supportive of junior faculty, providing both formal and informal mentoring, administrative support, as well as a flexible budget for establishing an internationally visible research group. Several opportunities exist to develop transdisciplinary research projects in collaboration with other research groups or our industrial partners.

Your Qualifications and Experience:

• PhD in Marketing or a closely related field
• Evidence of high-quality research and a strong publication pipeline
• Ability to design and teach core Marketing courses at undergraduate and graduate levels
• Expertise in areas such as Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Consumer Behavior, AI in Marketing, or related fields is particularly welcome
• Readiness to pursue external research funding and contribute to collaborative research projects
• Ability and willingness to supervise Bachelor’s and Master’s theses and contribute to doctoral supervision
• Willingness to work and teach in a multicultural, English-speaking academic environment
• Excellent written and spoken English and strong intercultural competence

What you can expect at Constructor University:

Constructor University guarantees the academic freedom of every faculty member. Junior faculty receive formal and informal mentoring, administrative support, and dedicated start-up and research group budgets to help establish their work. The university has an active portfolio of Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ funded projects and a culture of interdisciplinary collaboration across its three schools, creating genuine opportunities for joint initiatives and externally funded research. Beyond the academic environment, you will find a campus that is genuinely close-knit: small classes, direct faculty-student engagement, and a community where diversity is lived rather than declared. Language courses and sports facilities are part of everyday life on campus.

Constructor University consistently achieves top results in national and international university rankings, in the CHE Ranking, the most comprehensive and detailed ranking of the German-speaking higher education landscape, Constructor University has achieved top placements every year since its first participation in 2005. The campus is located in Bremen. Bremen is a vibrant, livable Hanseatic city with an international character, affordable by European standards, well connected by rail and air, and home to a growing academic and innovation community. Relocating here is, for most, a pleasant discovery.

The position is tenure-track, with review after an initial three-year contract, followed by a second three-year contract. Successful evaluation leads to permanence and typically promotion to Associate Professor level. Constructor University is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications that would improve the university’s faculty profile with reference to gender and national origin.

Your Application:

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Prof. Dr. Çağrı Bulut via Mail (cbulut@constructor.university).

Constructor University offers full equal opportunity to all qualified applications. We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. We especially encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups.

Please upload your documents in a single PDF document, including a letter of motivation stating your field of expertise, curriculum vitae, teaching portfolio, publication record, copies of certificates and diplomas, certification of English proficiency (optional), and the names and addresses of two referees in our application management system.

The deadline for submission of applications 15.01.2027.

The review of applications will begin immediately.

Please note that only applications submitted through the official application portal will be considered for recognition.