Assistant Professor - Social Media

University of North Florida • Jacksonville, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The School of Communication at the University of North Florida is hiring a 9-month, tenure-earning Assistant Professor specializing in social media. The position involves teaching and developing courses in social media and emerging strategic communication at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The ideal candidate is a dedicated teacher-scholar whose expertise includes one or more of strategic social media, social media marketing, integrated marketing communication campaigns, social media metrics and analytics, social media and artificial intelligence, or brand management.

The successful candidate will design and deliver courses for the forthcoming M.A. in Digital, Social and Emerging Media program, beginning in Fall 2027, and the growing B.A. in Communication Studies program. The required undergraduate Strategic Social Media course is also an elective in the School’s AI and Social Media minor and is open to students across UNF. The position balances a 2/2 teaching load with a research program demonstrating innovation and methodological rigor. Research may examine social media from a variety of perspectives using quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods. UNF faculty are expected to maintain high standards in instruction, research, scholarship or creative activity, and service.

The School of Communication has undergraduate and graduate programs, state-of-the-art facilities including a high-definition television studio and the Digital Media & AI Innovation Lab, and approximately 650 majors. The position reports to the Director of the School of Communication. The anticipated start date is August 2, 2027. The role requires a background check and may require a credit check. It is designated as a Responsible Employee under Title IX, with a duty to promptly report specified allegations of misconduct. Applicants must complete the Foreign Influence Review section of the application, and additional documents may be required depending on responses.

Requirements

• Earned Ph.D. in Communication or a closely related field by the start of employment.
• Evidence of college teaching experience.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to teach Communication Theory & Research Methods, an upper-level elective in the B.A. program, and comparable courses for the School’s two master’s programs.
• Experience teaching in both face-to-face and online or distance-learning environments.
• Specialization in strategic social media, social media marketing, integrated marketing communication campaigns, social media metrics and analytics, social media and artificial intelligence, and/or brand management.
• Research inclination toward innovation and methodological rigor.

Responsibilities

• Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in social media and emerging strategic communication.
• Design and deliver courses for the forthcoming M.A. in Digital, Social and Emerging Media program and the B.A. in Communication Studies program.
• Teach the required undergraduate Strategic Social Media course.
• Maintain a 2/2 teaching load while pursuing a research program demonstrating innovation and methodological rigor.
• Conduct social media research using quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods approaches.
• Maintain high standards in instruction, research, scholarship or creative activity, and service.
• Promptly report allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual violence, and child sexual abuse as required by the position’s Responsible Employee designation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree