Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor, public relations and business communication
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Application
Details
Posted: 15-Nov-24
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Internal Number: 59633
Position Number: 005303
Department: College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (Col)
Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time
Months Per Year: 9
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a Lecturer or Assistant Teaching Professor in public relations and business communication beginning August 11, 2025. Required qualifications include a master's degree (for Lecturer rank) or terminal degree (for Assistant Teaching Professor rank) in public relations, business communication, or related areas of communication. Preferred criteria include: education in public relations and/or business communication; at least three years of experience in public relations or business communication (including teaching and/or professional experience); evidence of successful teaching in public relations and/or business communication; evidence of effectiveness in online teaching; evidence of professional engagement (including but not limited to involvement in one or more relevant professional associations); and knowledge of AP style. Candidates who can teach a course in digital design may mention this in their application.
The department seeks a committed teacher who can situate themselves within the university's Strategic Plan (https://strategicplan.charlotte.edu/full-plan-and-glossary), which has a particular focus on engaging a student body that includes many first generation, transfer, military, veteran, working, and non-traditional students. Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and eliminate barriers to learning for UNC Charlotte students, and how their educational approach helps increase the engagement and success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the university.
Successful candidates will teach undergraduate courses in public relations and business communication. Public relations courses may be taught in both in-person and/or online formats. Business communication courses will be taught predominantly online (in asynchronous or synchronous formats). Public relations courses may include Principles of Public Relations, Public Relations Writing, Public Relations Ethics, Communication Campaigns, and topics courses in public relations within the Department of Communication Studies. The Business Communication course is offered within the curriculum of the Belk College of Business. Successful candidates will teach four classes in the fall semester and four classes in the spring semester. The successful candidate will also serve on faculty committees.
Minimum Experience / Education:
UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned masters and/or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.
Preferred Education Skills and Experience:
Preferred criteria include: education in public relations and/or business communication; at least three years of experience in public relations or business communication (including teaching and/or professional experience); evidence of successful teaching in public relations and/or business communication; evidence of effectiveness in online teaching; evidence of professional engagement (including but not limited to involvement in one or more relevant professional associations); and knowledge of AP style. Candidates who can teach a course in digital design may mention this in their application.
UNC Charlotte is North Carolina's urban research institution. Our campus is located in the piedmont of North Carolina, just two hours from the mountains and three hours from the Atlantic Ocean. A large public university with a small college feel, more than 27,200 students consider UNC Charlotte’s 1,000-acre campus their home away from home.