The Department of Management and Organization (MOR) at the USC Marshall School of Business is seeking to hire non-tenure-track faculty with expertise in product management, with strategy as a potential secondary area, to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The individual should have strong subject-matter expertise as reflected in education, professional experience, and/or research publications and case writing. Demonstrated capability to teach at the university level is preferred, the ability to also teach product management and strategy is highly desirable. Candidates may hold a doctorate in strategy, management, organizational behavior, or a related field, and/or may bring substantial senior-level industry experience or consulting in product management (e.g., leading product strategy, development, and launch). Teaching capability in areas such as innovation, entrepreneurship, technology management, consulting, problem-solving, and/or leadership is particularly useful but not required. The teaching load is typically six (6) courses per year. This is an Open Rank listing, and hiring rank depends on qualifications. Possible ranks include Lecturer; Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Clinical Management and Organization; and Professor of the Practice for candidates with distinguished professional careers.
The Marshall School of Business is a top comprehensive business school with over 7,000 students across undergraduate, MBA, MS, PhD, and Executive Education programs. Our many programs are highly rated (e.g., undergraduate business program #1 by Poets & Quants in 2023, consensus Top 20 full-time MBA program, #1 ranked MS in Finance program by the Financial Times, Top 5 MS in Business Analytics). Marshall is also creating many innovative programs, including joint undergraduate degrees with the Viterbi School of Engineering on AI, with the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and with the USC Iovine and Young Academy.
The MOR department is involved in the study of organizational behavior and strategic management; our twenty-three tenured/tenure-track faculty members and eleven clinical faculty have backgrounds in organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, economics, and general management. We have exceptional faculty, diverse and creative students, and dedicated staff committed to academic excellence and achievement. We welcome applicants who desire to be part of an inclusive community that understands the value of culture, race, ethnicity, protected veteran status, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ability, and socioeconomic factors to prepare future equity-minded leaders, innovators, and visionaries.
Please visit http://www.marshall.usc.edu/MOR for more information about faculty research, teaching, and publications.
Minimum qualifications: Ph.D./DBA degree in an appropriate area of study; or substantial experience in product management and a Master’s equivalent degree. Teaching experience at the college/university level.
Interested candidates should submit an ELECTRONIC application packet online.
The annual base salary range for this position is $124,281 - $296,010.
When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, proudly pluralistic, and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed, and background. USC is building a diverse faculty that embraces a range of disciplinary traditions. The University will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship.
USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screening implications for the position for which you are applying.
All materials must be received on or before Friday, December 4th, 2026, but applications will be viewed on a rolling basis.
If you have questions, please email sgocampo@marshall.usc.edu.
At the application website, you will be asked to upload several documents identified by the following names:
- CV
- Cover letter
- Curriculum: please attach one document containing a statement of teaching interests and experience, any specific experience in product management, as well as representative teaching evaluations.
Only electronic application materials will be accepted. You do not have to request letters of reference unless you are contacted by USC. Please DO NOT mail hard copies of any of the application materials.
Job ID REQ20182300
