Assistant Professor-Tenure Track, Advertising Job at Suffolk University in Bosto

The Department of

Advertising, Public Relations & Social Media

at Suffolk University i

nvites applications

for

a full-time tenure track

A

ssistant

P

rofessor

position in

Advertising

beginning July 1, 2025

in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS)

.

The

department is

particularly interested in recruiting a teacher

-

scholar with a research program involving

marginalized

and/or underserved populations and

strategies

for

inclusive

advertising

in alignment with calls for divers

ification

, inclusion and equity in

the field.Candidates should provide evidence of commitment to excellent teaching and scholarly potential, including a research agenda and plans for peer-reviewed publication. The department includes undergraduate major

s in

Advertising and Public Relations

, and a

Master

of

Arts

in C

ommunication.

The successful candidate should

have the

ability to teach in both our Master

's

program

and our undergraduate

majors.

In particular, candidates should be able to teach

courses such as

Advertising I, Ad Copy, Media Planning, Ad Campaigns,

Digital

Advertising, Account Planning and Research

and

other

elective

courses

as well as courses to support

the University's first-year general education curriculum, as needed.

Innovative teaching practices

are highly desirable.

In addition to demonstrating excellence in teaching and research, the successful candidate is expected to advise and mentor undergraduate

and graduate

students, and engage in service with the department, college and university.

The workload for this position is 45% teaching, 35% research, and 20% service

with a 5-course teaching load per year.Suffolk's

Advertising & Public Relations

Department is committed to

applied learning and research, responsive to the fast-moving

technologies and challenges in

the fields we teach.

Department faculty are

scholars

who contribute original research on new trends in public relations/advertising and data analysis,

expert teachers who research and publish

on

best practices

and

ped

agogy in the discipline, and

practitioners who make

contributions

to the field in civic and other organizations as communication professionals

.

The Department also hosts Suffolk's award-winning Debate Team which recently hosted the first national debate tournament in Spanish.

Department faculty take advantage of our location in the heart of Boston,

home to top advertising and

public relations firms,

start-ups, tech and health sector employers, non-profits and

civic organizations

to advance our work as teacher-scholars and integrate

applied

learning

and service learning

into our classrooms.

We collaborate with colleagues in Graphic Design and Marketing (Sawyer Business School) to develop new interdisciplinary programs of study to prepare our graduates for the complex world of work they will enter.The successful candidate will contribute to a rich tradition of community-engaged teaching and experiential education that prepares our diverse, substantially first-generation college students—40% of whom are Pell eligible—for careers and civic engagement. The successful candidate will have a commitment to inclusive pedagogy and curricular diversity, mentoring

and advising students

as well as conducting impactful research.

We seek candidates excited about centering best practices pedagogy focused on active, applied and experiential learning in their teaching; a commitment to ongoing and

continuous

improvement

in teaching is expected.

Familiarity with

and experience using pedagogical methods that enable students across racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and ability groups to reach their maximum potential is a valuable qualification.Not sure this is

you

?

Contact us to find out

.

Research

indicates that women and members of marginalized populations tend not to apply to jobs when they think they do not meet the qualifications, when, in fact, they often do.Suffolk University is dedicated to a diverse and inclusive academic community.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are woven into our fabric.

Founded in 1906 to provide access to legal education during the evening

for

individuals who might

not

otherwise

have

been afforded that opportunity, Suffolk University consistently seeks to advance its history

and mission

as a school of acce

ss and opportunity.

Th

is

mission is lived through our decisions at every level.

U.S. News ranked Suffolk University among the top 100 universities in the country for social mobility.

Suffolk was also listed 14th nationally in percentage of international students.

T

he University community works to advance equity

t

hrough student, faculty and staff recruitment and support, community engagement, curri

culum development, and research

.

Learn more about how we manifest the core values of our mission at

Suffolk DEI

.Preference will be given for candidates with professional

advertising

experience.

Candidates must hold a PhD

in

a

relevant field (

Advertising, Marketing Communication

or a related field)

b

y

the

beginning

of the

2025-

202

6

academic year; ABD candidates in the final stages of completing their degrees will be considered.

Experience teaching

Advertising

and

graduate students

preferred.

Application should be made through the Suffolk University Human Resources'

Careers at Suffolk

site.A complete submission will include: cover letter; CV;

Teaching Philos

o

phy;

Diversity Statement;

a statement of research interests and agenda;

student course evaluations

(if available);

a

sample syllabus;

and 3 letters of reference.

For full consideration, applications should be submitted by

October

1, though applications will be accepted until the position is filled

. Initial interviews will be via Zoom followed by on-campus interviews

.Suffolk University

is a private, comprehensive, urban university located in downtown Boston and is an equal opportunity employer committed to faculty diversity. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Suffolk offers substantial employee benefits, including

retirement benefits,

tuition remission for employees and their families,

a

tuition exchange program with participating institutions,

as well as health, dental, and life insurance, commuter benefits, and a strong employee assistance

program.

Learn more about CAS faculty

here

.

To learn more about

the

Advertising, Public Relations & Social Media department visit our

website

.

Inquiries about the position should be addressed to

Professor Bob Rosenthal, Chair of the Advertising, Public Relations & Social Media

Department at

r

rosenthal

@

suffolk.edu.

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