The Maine Business School (AACSB Accredited) at the University of Maine seeks applicants for a teaching faculty position at the rank of Lecturer in Marketing. This will be a full-time, ongoing 10.5-month position with a standard work year from September 1 to July 15, renewed annually based on satisfactory performance. The hiring range for this 10.5-month position is $85,000 to $90,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Maine Business School is particularly interested in candidates who bring significant professional experience in sales, sales management, marketing, and customer relationship development and who can translate that experience into an engaging and applied classroom environment.
The successful candidate will support teaching needs within the graduate and undergraduate Marketing program, with a primary emphasis on professional selling, sales management, and marketing management. Depending on the candidate’s background and experience, additional teaching opportunities may include Services Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategy, and other courses within the Marketing discipline.
Preference will be given to candidates with meaningful professional experience in areas such as business-to-business or business-to-consumer sales, sales leadership and management, account management, customer relationship management, business development, marketing management, and related commercial functions. Experience leading sales or marketing teams, developing sales strategies, managing client relationships, or overseeing marketing and revenue-generating activities is particularly desirable.
The successful candidate will be expected to be an effective and engaging teacher who can connect marketing and sales concepts with contemporary business practice. The candidate will collaborate with colleagues to support student success, contribute to the development and continuous improvement of innovative and applied curricula, and mentor undergraduate students in pursuit of their academic and professional goals.
The typical teaching load is ten (10) courses per year made up of four (4) courses per semester and two courses during the summer term at the undergraduate or graduate level. The candidate will also be expected to remain qualified under the faculty qualifications guidelines of the College and to participate in the Maine Business School’s maintenance of AACSB accreditation and provide service to the School, University, and broader community.
Maine Business School teaching faculty participate as full and equal partners in curriculum development, projects, and committees related to the educational mission and governance of the School. The successful candidate will have opportunities to contribute to the continued development of the Marketing program, including curriculum and experiential learning opportunities that strengthen students’ preparation for careers in sales, marketing, and business.
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu.
The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.
UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism to learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer.
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To be considered for this position you will need to “Apply” and upload the documentation listed below:
1.) a cover letter which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
2.) a resume/curriculum vitae
Candidates selected to proceed to the final stages of the search process will be requested to provide a list of names and contact information for references.
Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.
For full consideration, materials must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. EST on December 4, 2026.
For questions about the search, please contact Matthew Curtis, matthew.curtis@maine.edu.
The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.
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The University of Maine System (UMS) is the state’s largest driver of educational attainment and economic development. In the past two decades, the System has awarded 106,362 degrees and spurred and strengthened thousands of small Maine businesses through world-class research and development.
Established in 1968, UMS unites the state’s distinctive public universities including the R1 University of Maine and its regional campus the University of Maine at Machias, the University of Maine at Augusta, the University of Maine at Farmington, the University of Maine at Fort Kent, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine School of Law, as well as the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center.
The System serves more than 30,000 students annually and its tripartite education, research and service mission is made possible by the efforts of some 5,000 faculty and staff. Despite demographic declines in the state and region, over the last five years the System has increased the number of high school students annually earning free university credit by 32%, rapidly expanded high-quality online education, grown graduate enrollment by 22%, and launched innovative adult degree completion initiatives to advance economic mobility and meet state workforce needs. Maine’s public universities continue to be a national leader in advancing college affordability and access and reducing student debt. Listed in-state tuition and fees at UMaine are the lowest of any New England flagship and Pell-eligible Maine students can attend four of the System’s small universities without paying out-of-pocket for tuition and fees.
