2024-2025 Open Rank Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice - Strategic Communication (Continuous Recruitment)

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota occasionally needs term (non-tenure track) professional practice faculty to support curriculum development, contribute to and guide students on special class assignments, facilitate student opportunities for engaging in professional programs, advance our accredited strategic communication curriculum, teach in their areas of expertise and supervise internship opportunities.

Term faculty include visiting, contract, adjunct or temporary appointments. Term faculty positions will be appointed for the 2024-25 academic year and responsibilities will vary. This posting is for part time employment.

Term faculty selected for these positions are selected for their expertise and continued engagement as industry leaders in regional, national, and international professional communities. In addition to teaching, as part of their appointments, they may be expected to contribute to curriculum development, research, and/or engagement projects depending on their expertise. Term faculty may also be charged with advising students and/or faculty, engaging in strategic communication practice and training, and performing service and outreach as appropriate for the rank of appointment.

This does not constitute a posting for vacancies, but establishes a pool of applicants should openings occur during the 2024-25 academic year. Applicants will be selected from this pool on an as needed basis through the academic year. Appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance.

The position carries the title of ranked Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Practice depending on qualifications, including years of professional industry experience as well as in management and executive leadership roles.

Job Responsibilities:
The School seeks someone to 1) teach part-time within the School, 2) provide professional guidance and advising for students; 3) counsel and support administrative processes in the recruit of students in the Masters of Strategic Communication; and/or 4) contribute to fostering and strengthening partnerships of Hubbard faculty and students with Twin Cities professional community and professional associations.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• MA or MBA or equivalent professional degree in mass communication, marketing business or a closely-related field
• Five years or more of professional strategic communication experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent terminal degree
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Distinguished career in public relations/advertising, national or international recognition of professional achievements, research and/or publishing in top-level professional and peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to work with diverse students and stakeholders
  

About the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota is part of the College of Liberal Arts and is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Journalism and Mass Communication. The Hubbard School offers majors in Strategic Communication - Advertising and Public Relations, Professional Journalism, and Media and Information; and minors in Media and Information and Digital Media Studies. The Hubbard School offers an academic M.A. and Ph.D. and a Professional M.A. in Strategic Communication.

Housed in Murphy Hall, a state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research of journalism, strategic communication, and emerging media studies, the Hubbard School is home to the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, the Minnesota Journalism Center, the Hubbard Digital Studios, and the Digital Information Research Center/Sevareid Library. Hubbard facilities also include the Murphy Hall conference center, multimedia classrooms, and psychophysiological communication research labs, and a focus group room, which is used to support graduate-level experimental research. For further information, please visit the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication's website, at: https://cla.umn.edu/hsjmc

About the College of Liberal Arts

Home to the arts, social sciences and humanities disciplines and programs, the College of Liberal Arts is the largest college in the University of Minnesota and comprises 31 academic departments, and over 20 interdisciplinary research centers and administrative/support units. CLA has over 1,300 faculty and staff spanning research, teaching, advising, outreach, and administrative functions. CLA units reside in over 20 buildings on the East Bank and West Bank of the Twin Cities campus. CLA enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate students, more than 40% of the undergraduate enrollment on the Twin Cities campus, 1,400 graduate students, and has an annual all-funds budget of $290 million.
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This does not constitute a posting for vacancies, but establishes a pool of applicants should openings occur during the 2024-25 academic year. Applicants will be selected from this pool on an as needed basis through the academic year. Appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance.

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