Assistant or Associate Professor of Consumer Sciences

AFCPE; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama's Department of Consumer Sciences invites applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor to expand undergraduate and graduate programs in consumer sciences and family financial planning and counseling. The appointment is on campus in Tuscaloosa with some online teaching.

Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in a related field and a demonstrated ability to establish an externally funded research program and to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in one of the listed consumer science fields is required.
• Evidence of an emerging or established research program in related areas.
• Ability to teach undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in consumer sciences and financial planning/counseling.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a nationally recognized research program.
• Seek external funding to support instruction, service, and/or research.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses on campus and online.
• Serve on department, college, and university committees.
• Recruit, mentor, and advise undergraduate and graduate students.

Skills

Teaching ability

Research program development

Grant writing

Online course delivery

Education

Ph.D. in consumer sciences

Ph.D. in consumer affairs

Ph.D. in family resource management

Ph.D. in financial planning

Ph.D. in consumer economics

Ph.D. in family finance

Ph.D. in applied economics

Ph.D. in housing

Job description

The Department of Consumer Sciences in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Alabama is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor to collaborate with existing faculty to expand undergraduate and graduate programs in consumer sciences and family financial planning and counseling.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in consumer sciences, consumer affairs, family resource management, financial planning, consumer economics, family finance, applied economics, housing, or a closely related field required. Evidence of an emerging (assistant professor) or significant and established (associate professor) research program in consumer sciences, family resource management, financial planning, financial counseling, or a closely related field. Evidence of the ability to teach undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in the consumer science and financial planning and counseling content areas offered by the department.

Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated record of scholarly research, peer-reviewed publications, and external grant-seeking that complement current departmental faculty expertise. If a candidate's expertise indicates that they would teach courses in our family financial planning and counseling concentration areas, then a current CFP® and/or AFC® is also preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a nationally recognized research program.
• Seek external funding to support instruction, service, and/or research.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses as assigned on campus and online.
• Serve on department, college, and university committees.
• Recruit, mentor, and advise undergraduate and graduate students.

Application Deadline: Review of applicants will begin immediately, but priority consideration will be given to candidates who have applied by November 20, 2026.

Start Date: August 16, 2027

• Cover letter that addresses qualifications and experience.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Names and contact information of three professional references who may be contacted for letters of reference at a later date. Note that letters are NOT required unless requested by the search committee.