College of Communication & Creative Arts, Rowan University

Review starts: November 20, 2019

The Department of Public Relations & Advertising welcomes applications for two full-time (10-month) tenure-track Assistant Professors to join the department September 1, 2020.

Position 1: The Department seeks a strategic communicator who can teach public relations/advertising, with a focus on sports public relations/advertising. The individual should have demonstrated experience with online media and digital platforms and a record of successful teaching. The individual should be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research and contribute to a department that looks favorably on a multidisciplinary approach to strategic communication. The candidate will assist in implementing a new undergraduate, interdisciplinary Sports Communication & Media degree program within the College of Communication & Creative Arts and teach undergraduate courses. See here for more information: https://ccca.rowan.edu/departments/sportscam/index.html.

Position 2: The Department seeks a strategic communicator who can teach advertising creative such as ad copywriting, portfolio preparation and ad strategy/campaigns courses. The individual should have a technology-driven focus as well as proven public relations and advertising approaches. The individual should be able to conduct cross-disciplinary research and contribute to a department that looks favorably on a multidisciplinary approach to strategic communication.

These tenure-track positions carry an expectation of successful scholarly research or creative activity and publication with efforts to seek external funding. The candidate should have a demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity. In addition, the successful candidate will be asked to contribute to the department and university through service including curriculum development and advisement of department student organizations such as PRSSA, the student PR agency, Ad Club, or the student Advertising firm.

Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified Doctoral University (R2: High Research Activity) with over 19,000 students. Its main campus is located in Glassboro, N.J., 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia, with additional campuses in Camden and Stratford.

See full descriptions and application process at http://www.rowan.edu/jobs