Lecturer in Marketing, Communications, and Business Development

Position Overview
The Graduate School of Management (GSM) at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is seeking a dynamic and passionate lecturer to teach courses in the intersection of Marketing, Communications, Business Development, and Business Analytics at the graduate level. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high‑impact education in one or more of these areas and would be capable of advising students on career strategies.

Lecturers are selected to fill occasional specialized teaching needs that are part‑time and temporary in nature. In any given year, open positions and requirements for individuals to fill them will vary. This appointment is renewable contingent on continuing department teaching needs and demonstration of excellence in teaching. Compensation and the duration of the appointment will depend on the number of courses assigned and the number of units per course.

Application Window
Open date: July 28, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, Oct 24, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position Description
Key responsibilities include:

Course development: Develop and teach courses that focus on industry‑specific trends, leadership development, networking strategies, and professional growth for MBA students. Responsibilities include course preparation and creating assignments and exams.

Course delivery: Foster an inclusive, engaging, and dynamic learning environment with practical exercises and hands‑on projects. Responsibilities include presentation of course lectures, grading assignments and exams, and holding office hours outside of class.

Course descriptions of some potential courses are as follows:

MGV 203AV, Data Analysis for Managers: Introduction to statistics and data analysis for managerial decision making. Includes descriptive statistics, principles of data collection, sampling, quality control, statistical inference, and application of data analytic methods to problems in marketing, finance, accounting, production, operations, and public policy.

MGT 249, Marketing Research: Addresses the managerial issues and problems of systematically gathering and analyzing information for making private and public marketing decisions. Covers cost and value of information, research design, information collection, measuring instruments, data analysis, and marketing research applications.

MGT 242, Marketing Communications: Issues in designing a marketing communications strategy. Topics include mass and direct communications, institutional aspects of advertising, consumer behavior, evaluating ad effectiveness, determining ad budget, creative strategy, and use and abuse of promotions.

MGT 244, New & Small Business Ventures: Student teams develop complete business plans for their own start‑up ventures. Process includes elevator pitch, business strategy, comprehensive bottom‑up financial projections, capital requirements, product differentiation, competitive, alliance, and go‑to‑market strategy development, investor presentation, and comprehensive written business plan.

MGV 268V, Articulation and Critical Thinking: Develop competency in business writing and oral presentations. Build critical thinking skills. Topics include behavioral economics, false claims, deductive and inductive reasoning, correlation/causality, business ethics.

MGT 454, Careers in Product Management: Overview of the roles and responsibilities of the product manager and related roles such as brand manager and product marketing manager in both non‑technology and technology firms.

MGV 490BV, Re‑Thinking Digital: This course emphasizes the need for preparing yourself and your business for the next generation of Digital. It aims to teach the principles involved in re‑designing digital value chains.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Masters degree in relevant area of study, or 10 years or more of relevant work experience.

Application Requirements
Document requirements

Cover Letter

Curriculum Vitae or Resume – Your most recently updated C.V./Resume

Evidence of Teaching – Examples include course materials, syllabi, or course evaluations

Authorization to Release Information Form – This form is required for all applicants applying to academic recruitments. Please download, complete, sign, and upload the form.

Reference requirements

2 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07254

Help contact: meaugusto@ucdavis.edu

Job location
Davis, CA

Equal Opportunity Employer
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state for federal law.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded by federal contracts or sub‑contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E‑Verify check.

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