[Commlist] Job Posting - Assistant Professor, Public Relations, Towson University (Towson, MD)

The College of Fine Arts and Communication invites applications for a 
tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor in Public Relations in the 
Department of Mass Communication, beginning August 2023.

*Qualifications:*

Ph.D. in strategic communication, mass communication, public relations, 
or related fields. ABD applicants will be considered, but appointment 
will be at the Instructor rank, and all doctorate degree requirements 
must be completed by February 1, 2024. Demonstrated success or potential 
to teach public relations courses at undergraduate and graduate levels. 
Demonstrated potential to develop a strong body of scholarship. 
Applicants with specialties in corporate communications, media 
relations, and communication campaigns are welcomed to apply. Applicants 
whose teaching draws from their professional experience and whose work 
shows a commitment to issues of diversity in higher education are 
particularly encouraged to apply.

*Responsibilities:*

Research-active faculty teach 6 classes over a 9-month academic year 
with undergraduate class size averaging 20 students per class and 
graduate students averaging around 15 students per class. Undergraduate 
teaching may include: Corporate Communication Management, Media 
Relations, Strategic Public Relations Campaigns, Public Relations 
Writing, Social Media Strategy and other public relations courses. 
Graduate teaching may include Qualitative Research Methods in 
Communication, Practice of Public Relations and Organizational 
Communication, Crisis Communication, or others in the candidate’s areas 
of scholarship and expertise. Expected to advise undergraduate students 
and supervise graduate student theses and/or professional projects. 
Scholarly research productivity and service to the department, college, 
and university are expected. The successful candidate must have the 
ability to work with a diverse student population and be sensitive to 
the educational needs of these students.

*The Department:*

The department 
(https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/mass-communication/ 
<https://www.towson.edu/cofac/departments/mass-communication/>) offers 
an undergraduate major in Mass Communication with tracks in Advertising, 
Strategic Public Relations, and Journalism. At the graduate level, the 
department offers a Master of Science in Communication Management. The 
department annually enrolls over 600 majors served by 21 full-time 
faculty and over 20 part-time faculty.

*Towson University: *Towson University (http://www.towson.edu 
<http://www.towson.edu/>) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U.S. 
News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the 
Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, 
and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University 
of Maryland System. TU enrolls almost 19,000 undergraduates and over 
3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, 
education, fine arts and communication, health professions, liberal 
arts, science & mathematics), has over 900 full-time faculty, and offers 
more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Our 
centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles 
north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 95 miles 
south of Philadelphia.

*Application Process*

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the 
position is filled. /Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae 
with a list of three references, and an unofficial copy of graduate 
transcripts./ Official transcripts are required prior to hire.

Candidates who advance to the next stage of the process will be required 
to submit:

  * A teaching effectiveness portfolio that includes your teaching
    philosophy, potential or demonstrated evidence of teaching
    effectiveness, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives
    in teaching and service that will support TU and the department’s
    mission and identity
  * A research statement
  * Three letters of recommendation (sent under separate covers)
Click here 
<https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2300003W> 
to apply. Please note that the search number for which you are applying 
is COFAC-3649.

A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate 
and the results may impact employment.

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our 
top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the 
earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System 
of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and 
up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and 
students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary 
means of protecting our health and safety.

Please be sure to visit the Applicant Data Form 
<https://www.towson.edu/inclusionequity/diversity/employment/data.html> to 
complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you 
provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for 
statistical-related purposes only. The information will not be used for 
any other purpose.

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer 
and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in A 
More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25). TU is a 
national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in 
Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority 
enrollment over the past 5 years.  We encourage application from a 
variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender 
identity/expression, national origin, age, veteran status, color, 
religious, socio-economic, sexual orientation and belief backgrounds


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