Assistant Professor, Communication (Public Relations)

University of Maryland•College Park, MD

1d•$90,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Communication invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in public relations at the rank of assistant professor. The successful candidate will have or show clear promise of a strong, active research program in public relations and the capacity to contribute to a diverse and inclusive community. We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service contributes to the Department’s mission of communication for the public good and ARHU’s mission of imagining, inspiring, and shaping a better future. All public relations research topics and approaches are welcomed. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to teach public relations undergraduate and graduate courses. The capacity to contribute to required courses in the general communication major is also important. The Department of Communication is committed to producing innovative and influential scholarship, service to the discipline and community and leadership in the discipline and profession of communication. The Department of Communication’s mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate student education that prepares B.A. and Ph.D. students to successfully enter their chosen careers in communication and related fields through our educational leadership in communication research, theory and practice. The department achieves this mission through the pursuit of communication for the public good. The undergraduate public relations track is one of only 44 programs around the globe certified by the Public Relations Society of America. The department has three research centers: the Center for Health and Risk Communication, the Mark and Heather Rosenker Center for Political Communication and Civic Leadership, and the Black Communication and Technology Lab. Candidates will have opportunities to collaborate with and contribute to the work of any of these centers. The department is also home to the Oral Communication Center. More information about the Department of Communication is available at http://www.communication.umd.edu/. We seek candidates whose teaching and service have prepared them to contribute to the four pillars of the ARHU Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, or service towards building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly. This search is contingent upon the availability of funds.

Requirements

Ph.D. in public relations, communication, mass communication, or a related field at the time of appointment.
Ability to advise graduate students.
Ability to teach public relations undergraduate and graduate courses.
Ability to contribute to required courses in the general communication major.
Strong, active research program in public relations or clear promise thereof.
Capacity to contribute to a diverse and inclusive community.
Teaching and service that has prepared them to contribute to the four pillars of the ARHU Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures.

Nice To Haves

Research, teaching, and/or service that contributes to the Department’s mission of communication for the public good.
Research, teaching, and/or service that contributes to ARHU’s mission of imagining, inspiring, and shaping a better future.
Contributions toward ARHU's strategic plan goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, or service towards building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly.

Responsibilities

Teach public relations undergraduate and graduate courses.
Contribute to required courses in the general communication major.
Conduct and maintain a strong, active research program in public relations.
Contribute to the Department’s mission of communication for the public good.
Contribute to ARHU’s mission of imagining, inspiring, and shaping a better future.
Collaborate with and contribute to the work of the department's research centers.