Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

Vacancy ID: FAC0005032

Position Summary/Description:

The Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a leading strategic communication, advertising, or public relations scholar/teacher to join the faculty in Fall of 2025. The ideal candidate will have a proven research record and help to meet the high demand for strategic communication, public relations, and advertising courses among our undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students.

This tenure track/tenured position is open at the assistant or associate professor level. Initial rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Successful candidates for associate professor with tenure will bring academic credentials that will qualify them to earn tenure at a top-tier Research 1 public university, such as UNC Chapel Hill. Applicants at either level must hold a Ph.D. or will have completed a Ph.D. before hire and have teaching experience as an instructor of record. This nine-month position carries the possibility of additional employment during the summer months. Summer teaching is not guaranteed.

The duties for this assistant or associate professor on the research track will include conducting research in the area of strategic communication, advertising, and/or public relations. The teaching commitment would include four (4) courses per academic year (two courses per semester) at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The faculty member is expected to have an active research portfolio with publications in leading media and communication journals and presentations at leading research conferences and will be expected to mentor and advise students at the graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as chair doctoral dissertations and master’s theses. Undergraduate courses may include public relations writing, principles, research, case studies, and campaigns. Graduate-level courses may include public relations theory and practice; qualitative and/or quantitative research approaches; reputation management; case studies and management; strategic writing; or insights and analytics. The assistant or associate professor also will be encouraged to develop new courses to diversify the curriculum and to reflect the fast-moving fields of public relations, advertising, and/or strategic communication.

In addition to research and teaching, service contributions include activities addressing the general needs of UNC Hussman and UNC -Chapel Hill, such as serving on committees and engaging in outreach and development. This person will also have active participation and leadership potential in national and international research and professional associations such as AEJMC , ICA , NCA , AAA , Public Relations Society of America, and the Institute for Public Relations.

This position is expected to fulfill the standard requirements for teaching, research and service expected of an assistant or associate professor at UNC -Chapel Hill.

Education and Experience:

Proficiency in one or more research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods and demonstrated expertise in emerging fields that complement and advance the School’s mission and vision is preferred.

Applicants are preferred to have 5 or more years of media or communications industry experience to bring to the classroom and evidence of the potential for attracting extramural funds, including but not limited to grants.

AA/EEO Statement:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.