Professional Sales Lecturer

About the role

Primary responsibilities include teaching courses in professional sales and marketing at the undergraduate level. Additional duties include promoting the professional sales program on and off campus, advising student organizations, cultivating industry connections, coaching students in sales competitions, managing program information and databases (e.g., scholarship recipients, internship experiences, graduation statistics, placement figures, contacts, program review information), and monitoring, analyzing, and reporting program metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business or a related field.
• At least 5 years of industry experience in sales.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience at the college level, preferably in professional sales or marketing.
• Experience with online education tools (e.g., Blackboard).
• Experience using sales-related technology.
• Experience coaching students in sales competitions.
• Experience advising student organizations.

Message To Applicants

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

About The Department

The Department of Marketing, Hospitality, and Logistics has 12 full-time faculty and offers majors in Marketing, Logistics, and Hospitality. The nationally ranked Professional Sales program has 3 full-time faculty and over 70 students.

About CMU

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives. We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence. CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more. Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17. CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant. Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Posting Begins

06/18/2026

Posting Ends

Open Until Filled: Yes

CMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and institution.

Contact Information

To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/44938.

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