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POSITION SPECIFICS

Assistant Professor of Communications, Tenure Track

Position Summary

The Assistant Professor of Communications is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position within the Communications program in the School of Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg. Joint appointments with programs in other schools are also possible for this position, but the School of Humanities will be the tenure home of this position.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who shares our commitment to teaching, research, and service. Areas of expertise sought include both disciplinary knowledge in communications and media studies and professional competence in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications. We welcome applicants whose research or creative practice engages with generative artificial intelligence, including (but not limited to) strategic communications, advertising, audience analysis, data analytics, digital pedagogy, and media production.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Assistant Professor of Communications include teaching, research, and service to the school, college, university, community, and profession.

Teaching responsibilities will include a 9-credit teaching load each fall and spring semester, but the tenure-track candidate will enjoy a 3-credit course release for the first two years of appointment, with the opportunity to apply for additional course releases for scholarly initiatives and activities such as external funding.

Candidates are expected to have an active and promising research agenda in their field of expertise.

Tenure-track faculty in the School of Humanities are required to publish articles, book chapters, and/or books with major academic journals and presses and may also pursue sponsored research funding, leading to a national reputation at the time of tenure.

The Assistant Professor of Communications will participate in service activities that reflect commitment to campus, university, and regional communities as well as participation in national and international academic communities.

Required Qualifications

To be considered for the Assistant Professor of Communications, candidates should possess the following qualifications:

A Ph.D. in Communicat