Assistant or Associate Professor of Marketing/Management
Assistant or Associate Professor of Marketing/Management , beginning in August 2027, pending funding. This is a full-time, renewable faculty appointment with a clear pathway for academic promotion.
We seek a scholar and educator with a PhD in Marketing, Management, or Business Administration who is deeply committed to undergraduate teaching within a North American-style liberal arts and sciences environment. The successful candidate will teach Marketing in an interdisciplinary way, make meaningful connections between business and the liberal arts and sciences in a global context, and contribute to Franklin’s international faculty and student community.
We value faculty who combine rigorous scholarship with innovative teaching, develop collaborative relationships across the curriculum, and connect students with businesses and other external partners in Switzerland and beyond.
Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching and Curriculum Development
• Teach a typical load of six courses per academic year (18 U.S. credit hours, approximately 36–38 ECTS annually), including a course with an integrated Academic Travel component.
• Teach courses across majors in the Business and Economics division and support the development of a coherent, interdisciplinary curriculum.
• Offer courses in a broad range of Marketing subjects, including Principles of Marketing, Market Research Methods, Brand Management, Consumer Behavior, Digital Marketing, and Green Marketing.
• Contribute to the review and evolution of Marketing and Management offerings in response to emerging developments in the field, student interests, and curricular needs.
• Use active and innovative teaching methods that connect Marketing and Business with other disciplines within the liberal arts and sciences.
Experiential Learning and External Engagement
• Design and deliver experiential, applied, and project-based learning activities that link classroom concepts with practical questions and professional settings.
• Develop connections with businesses, industry professionals, and institutional partners in Switzerland and internationally to enrich teaching and student learning.
• Help create and strengthen opportunities for internships, applied student projects, professional mentoring, and other forms of career-related engagement.
• Support students’ career readiness and professional development through opportunities to apply their academic learning beyond the classroom.
Research and Scholarly Contributions
• Maintain an active research agenda in Marketing or a related field, producing and publishing research in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
• Pursue research collaboration with colleagues at Franklin and with scholars or partners beyond the institution.
• Seek productive connections between research and teaching, allowing scholarly inquiry and classroom practices to inform one another.
Student Mentoring and Institutional Service
• Provide academic advising and individual mentoring to undergraduate students, supporting their intellectual and professional development.
• Participate actively in faculty committees, academic governance, and other forms of institutional service.
• Contribute, as appropriate, to recruitment, alumni engagement, program development, career-development initiatives, and other activities important to Franklin’s community.
• Collaborate collegially across disciplines and contribute to a positive, engaged, and productive academic environment.
Experience and Qualifications
• A PhD in Marketing, Management, or Business Administration completed by the time of appointment.
• A demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching and a strong understanding of the North American-style liberal arts and sciences model.
• A record of teaching Marketing in an interdisciplinary way and an ability to connect business topics with broader global and liberal arts perspectives.
• Experience with, or strong readiness to develop, experiential and project-based pedagogies and partnerships beyond the classroom.
• An active research program and a record or clear potential for peer-reviewed publication appropriate to career stage and appointment rank.
• Willingness to collaborate across disciplines, mentor students, participate in institutional service, and engage with external professional partners.
• Fluency in English, the language of instruction; knowledge of one of Switzerland’s official languages is an asset.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement addressing teaching and research, teaching evaluations, and three professional references. Application materials should be sent as attachments in PDF, DOC, or DOCX format.
Email all materials to
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is August 2027.
Equal Opportunity and Work Authorization
Franklin Switzerland is committed to fostering an open, fair, diverse, and inclusive academic community. The institution welcomes applicants from different backgrounds and perspectives and considers qualified candidates without unlawful discrimination. Due to Swiss employment and work-permit requirements, applications from Swiss and EU nationals will receive priority in the evaluation process; applications from all qualified candidates are welcome.
Assistant Professor of History
About Franklin Switzerland
Founded in 1969, Franklin Switzerland is among the first institutions to bring the U.S. liberal arts model to Europe. Located in Sorengo, overlooking Lugano and its lake in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, Franklin combines a residential learning community, small classes, close faculty–student engagement, interdisciplinary study, and a global outlook. Franklin is accredited in the United States by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and operates as an accredited university institute within the Swiss higher education system.
A defining feature of Franklin’s curriculum is Academic Travel: faculty-designed and faculty-led study trips that connect classroom learning with international, place-based experiences. Integrated into course objectives and assessment, Academic Travel engages students directly with the historical, cultural, political, environmental, and social contexts they study. Franklin offers undergraduate and graduate programs and promotes a strong culture of teaching, scholarship, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
The Opportunity
Franklin Switzerland invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of History, beginning in August 2027, pending funding. This is a full-time, renewable faculty appointment with a clear pathway for academic promotion. We seek an outstanding historian committed to both excellent undergraduate teaching and rigorous scholarship in an international liberal arts setting.
The position is open to all historical specialties. Preference will be given to candidates able to teach across a range of geographical areas and historical periods. Candidates should be ready to collaborate across the curriculum, bring experiential and interdisciplinary methods into their courses, and participate actively in the life of a small residential academic community. Previous experience at a U.S.-style liberal arts university is highly desirable.
Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching and Curriculum Development
• Teach a typical load of six courses per academic year (18 U.S. credit hours, approximately 36–38 ECTS annually), including a course with an integrated Academic Travel component.
• Teach across different levels of the History curriculum, including First-Year Seminars, writing-intensive courses, Academic Travel courses, and senior capstone courses.
• Contribute breadth and flexibility in course offerings, ideally spanning different historical periods and geographical areas.
• Provide excellent, engaged undergraduate teaching, especially in the small-class settings central to Franklin’s residential liberal arts model.
• Employ interdisciplinary, experiential, and project-based pedagogies that connect historical inquiry with other fields and with the contexts students encounter beyond the classroom.
Academic Travel and Experiential Engagement
• Design and teach an academically integrated travel experience that enables students to investigate historical, cultural, or other relevant themes through place-based learning.
• Develop and draw upon academic, professional, and external partnerships in Switzerland and beyond to enrich learning experiences and support student opportunities.
• Collaborate with faculty from other disciplines to foster innovative approaches to teaching, experiential learning, and course development.
Research and Scholarly Activity
• Maintain a clearly defined, active research agenda and contribute to Franklin’s research profile through scholarship appropriate to career stage and discipline.
• Produce recognized historical scholarship, which may include peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books or monographs, book chapters, and other appropriate academic contributions.
• Develop productive connections between scholarly research and classroom teaching so that each strengthens the other.
Advising, Mentoring, and Institutional Service
• Contribute to academic advising and student mentoring, helping students navigate their academic programs and intellectual development.
• Participate in faculty committee work and other forms of academic service that support shared responsibilities within a small institution.
• Support, as appropriate, student recruitment, alumni relations, new program development, career-development activities, and other initiatives serving Franklin’s academic community.
• Work constructively and collegially with faculty and staff across disciplines and contribute to an inclusive and productive campus culture.
Experience and Qualifications
• A PhD in History completed by the time of appointment.
• A strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching, preferably with experience in small-class settings.
• Ability to teach History at several curricular levels, including seminars, writing-intensive courses, and advanced capstone courses.
• Breadth across historical periods and geographical areas is preferred; all fields of specialization are welcome.
• A record of scholarly achievement appropriate to career stage and a clearly articulated research agenda.
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, experiential teaching, Academic Travel, advising, and active service to the institution.
• Experience in a U.S.-style liberal arts university is highly desirable; fluency in English is required for instruction, and knowledge of a Swiss national language is an asset.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement addressing teaching and research, teaching evaluations, and three professional references. Application materials should be sent as attachments in PDF, DOC, or DOCX format.
Email all materials to
Review of applications will begin December 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is August 2027.
Equal Opportunity and Work Authorization
Franklin Switzerland is committed to fostering an open, fair, diverse, and inclusive academic community. The institution welcomes applicants from different backgrounds and perspectives and considers qualified candidates without unlawful discrimination. Due to Swiss employment and work-permit requirements, applications from Swiss and EU nationals will receive priority in the evaluation process; applications from all qualified candidates are welcome.