Working/Functional Title

Ast Inst/Inst/Ast Prof - Fixed Term

Position Summary

We value diversity of background, experience and teaching and research perspectives. We are seeking candidates who are dynamic and engaging in the classroom as an instructor of record. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated professional success in strategic communications. The review of applications is ongoing and continuous. Please note that a position could be part-time or full-time and vary by semester, depending on the needs of the department. It is possible that no positions are needed in some semesters.

Responsibilities include: 

• Teaching a range of lower, upper and master's level advertising and public relations courses.
• Preparing syllabi building on existing courses.
• Preparing course materials and syllabi.
• Delivering courses in-class and potentially online.
• Managing and grading all assignments.
• Following course policies and guidelines.

Appointments are initially for one semester or one year, depending on scheduling needs, but may be renewed based on funding and performance. Salary and rank are commensurate with experience. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Advertising, Public Relations, Communications

Minimum Requirements

• At least five years of industry experience in advertising, public relations, marketing, strategic communications or a related field.
• Demonstrable skills in areas related to course content.
• Minimum degree requirements differ depending on faculty rank. Assistant Instructor rank requires a bachelor's degree. Instructor rank requires a master's degree. Assistant Professor rank requires a Ph.D.

Desired Qualifications

Management experience in advertising, public relations, marketing, strategic communications or a related field. Recognized or award-winning achievements in related areas of practice. Outstanding candidates with a master's degree and exceptional experience will be considered.

Required Application Materials

• CV 
• Cover Letter

Special Instructions

Interested candidates should apply via the MSU job application website at https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/listing/. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter with your application.

Applications will be reviewed as needed.

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Website

https://comartsci.msu.edu/departments/advertising-public-relations

Department Statement

The Michigan State University Department of Advertising and Public Relations is a leader in education, research, and outreach. For more than 60 years, the department has set the global pace in research excellence and achievement while also maintaining an award-winning undergraduate program. These remain the department's core values. The department is comprised of tenure stream and fixed-term (professors of practice) faculty who continue to re-envision the worlds of advertising research, education, and practice. Our faculty has a broad range of research and teaching interests, including digital strategy; health, science, and the environment; social impact; political communication; advertising and media psychology; and analytics, among others. The Department is home to over 1,500 undergraduate students in three majors (B.S. in Advertising Management, B.A. in Advertising Creative, and B.A. in Public Relations), 20 MA in Advertising and Public Relations students, and 20 doctoral students, part of the joint Ph.D. program in Information and Media. The Department also boasts a student-led and run advertising agency, 42pointSeven. Additionally, the Department has launched a pipeline program for high school students to provide the support they need to consider a college degree in Advertising + Public Relations. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to our practice as communicators, storytellers, and innovators. We believe it is our responsibility to foster an open and welcoming environment that aspires to attract, recruit, and sustain all students, faculty, and staff. Diversity is among the main drivers of institutional excellence, and we are proud to embrace and promote broad communities of knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences. Our efforts are guided by a shared vision grounded in a culture of caring, belonging, transparency, and accountability. In alignment with the University's strategic plans, we commit to actively challenge, disrupt, and dismantle systems that reinforce and/or maintain inequalities and inequities. We are dedicated to ongoing dialogue to strengthen our commitment to social justice, advocacy, and change. We strive to be thought leaders who inspire, influence, and cultivate progress in our College and throughout the MSU community.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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