Assistant Professor - Strategic Communication

Georgia College

Milledgeville (GA)

On-site

USD 56,000 - 68,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The role includes four courses per semester, mentoring students, active research, and service;

Qualifications

PhD in communication or a closely related field by the date of appointment.
Prior university-level teaching experience.
Professional experience in public relations, advertising, or strategic communication, including hands-on work planning and executing campaigns and managing social media for organizations or clients.
Ability to teach quantitative research methods.

Responsibilities

Teach four courses each semester in areas of expertise within strategic communication.
Mentor and advise students; participate in service to the department and university.
Contribute to core curriculum and potentially teach additional department courses.
Maintain an active research or creative agenda.

Skills

University teaching

Quantitative research methods

Strategic communication knowledge

Campaigns and PR understanding

Education

PhD in communication or closely related field

Job description

Assistant Professor - Strategic Communication

Job ID: 303294

Location: Georgia College & State Univ

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is the state'sdesignated public liberal arts university, where students learn theessential skills to compete in a fast-paced and technology-drivenglobal society. The university prepares students for successfulcareers, leadership in communities, problem solving and life-longlearning through personalized attention in a residential settingwith opportunities for a variety of transformational experiencesthrough its award-winning, high-impact practices. One of only threeselective universities within the University System of Georgia and a top 10 ranked public university in the Southeast, GCSU offersundergraduate degrees in more than 40 majors, more than 30 graduateprograms, doctorates in education and nursing, professionalcertificates, and continuing education programs.

As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal ArtsColleges (COPLAC), GCSU is committed to fostering a liberal artsenvironment that values academic preeminence, interdisciplinaryinquiry and an inclusive learning community. GCSU enjoys a strongreputation for academic excellence and nationally ranked programsaccording to US News & World Report, The Princeton Review andColleges of Distinction - among other ranking sources. Georgia College & State University takes great pride incombining the educational experience of a private liberal artscollege with the affordability of a public university. Faculty andstaff are dedicated to student engagement and experiential learningthrough high-impact practices such as internships, service- andcommunity-based learning, leadership development, study abroadopportunities, mentored undergraduate research and a capstoneproject that fosters intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry andcritical thinking.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is locateddowntown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming college town ofapproximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, and only 90miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of notedAmerican author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, '45, and the collegecommunity enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor'sformer home, Andalusia, a National Historic Landmark owned by theuniversity. Milledgeville is located on the banks of beautiful LakeSinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff and students totake full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefitsof being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational andleisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville - Macon and Atlanta arelocated within easy driving distances.

Georgia College & State University is dedicated toprotecting academic freedom in addition to supporting freedom ofexpression as outlined in the University System of Georgia's Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedompolicy and its Ethics Code of Conduct. For more information,visit us online at gcsu.edu.

Job Summary

The Department of Communication at Georgia College & StateUniversity invites applications for a tenure-track AssistantProfessor position in strategic communication, with an emphasis inadvertising or public relations. The ideal candidate will teachcourses in strategic communication writing, campaigns, mediamanagement, social media strategy, and principles of publicrelations, as well as quantitative research methods, and will havethe ability to teach additional department courses in advertising,strategic communication, and introductory mass communication. Theposition may also contribute to the university core curriculum. Thefaculty member will teach four courses each semester, mentor andadvise students, participate actively in service, and maintain anactive research or creative agenda.

Required Documents

Cover Letter
CV
Unofficial transcripts (officialtranscripts required upon job offer)
List of Three References with email, phone number and relationship to applicant.
Teaching Philosophy statement
Portfolio of work uponrequest

Responsibilities

Faculty - Teaching/Instructing-

Teaching Responsibilities
Full-time instructional load teaching in areas of expertise within the academic discipline
Regular course meetings and instruction
Mentoring students
Other teaching responsibilities
Knowledge and ability to convey current philosophies, practices, and theories related to the academic discipline.

All Georgia College & State University faculty share the responsibility of teaching the core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. Facultyemployees also contribute to the Georgia College & StateUniversity core curriculum by teaching topical freshman (GC1Y) orsophomore seminar (GC2Y) courses.

Faculty - Professional Development-

Faculty are expected to conduct research and develop within the profession.
Academic Achievement/Professional Development
Publications (editing, citations)
Presentations at professional meetings
Publication; peer reviewed scholarship
Current work in circulation or in progress
Grants received or applied for
Membership and participation in professional organizations
Other professional service or development activities

Faculty - Service to Institution-

All faculty are expected to support the advancement of the department, college and university mission by providing service to the institution. Service may be at the department, college,university, community and/or disciplinary level. Duties includeservice on college-level and university-level committees, advisingstudents regarding career options, and support of department-leveloutreach activities.
Service to the Institution
Committee memberships and offices
Programs directed and advised
Participation in special programs or projects
Other service in the institution
Ability to work collegially with others in service to the University, supporting the advancement of the department, college,and university mission.

Faculty - Public Service -

Public service is often a part of faculty service expectations andmight include activities such as the following:
Consulting work
Provide continuing education service, instruction, or programdevelopment for department, school, college, or university
Membership and participation in community organizations
Other significant services to the community

Other duties and responsibilities-

All Georgia College & State University faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the ability to engage students as they launch their intellectual journey.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

PhD in communication or a closely related field by the date ofappointment; must meet SACSCOC faculty credentialrequirements.

Required Experience

Prior teaching experience at the university level.

Ability to teach quantitative research methods.

Professional experience in public relations, advertising, orstrategic communication, including hands-on work planning andexecuting campaigns and managing social media for organizations orclients.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional PreferredQualifications

Active quantitative research agenda.
Experience with integrated campaigns or client-based servicelearning.

Proposed Salary

The proposed salary is $62,000

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

Ability to teach quantitative research methods.
Build positive student relationships and provide mentorship
Engage in continuous professional development
Manage multiple courses and administrative responsibilities
Solve problems and make data-driven decisions
Collaborate with colleagues and participate in service
Demonstrate leadership and take initiative
Adapt to changing institutional needs
Maintain accurate records and meet deadlines

KNOWLEDGE

Subject matter expertise and current disciplinary trends
Curriculum design and program outcome alignment
Assessment methods and student learning measurement
Accreditation standards (SACSCOC and discipline-specific)
Academic policies, procedures, and ethics
Adult learning principles and adaptive learning styles
Educational technology and learning management systems

SKILLS

Teaching:
Course design and delivery
Learning activity development and facilitation
Technology integration and LMS proficiency
Instructional adaptation
Assessment:
Valid assessment instrument development
Constructive feedback provision
Data analysis for instructional improvement
Communication:
Clear verbal and written communication
Professional presentation abilities
Active listening and collaboration
Technology:
Discipline-relevant software proficiency
Multimedia and presentation tools
Basic troubleshooting capabilities

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25institutions of higher education and learning as well as the SystemOffice. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence,Accountability, and Respect.These values serve as thefoundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USGcommunity member is responsible for demonstrating and upholdingthese standards.More details on the USG Statement of CoreValues and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated inBoard Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom foundon-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamentalvalues of the University System of Georgia (USG). The Board ofRegents prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual'sage, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race,religion, sex, or veteran status ("protected status"). Noindividual shall be excluded from the participation in, denied thebenefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination,harassment, or retaliation under, any USG program or activitybecause of the individual's protected status; nor shall anyindividual be given preferential treatment because of theindividual's protected status, except that preferential treatmentmay be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate underfederal or state law.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will not be required to drive. This role is not considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel. This position does not require security clearance.

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