Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar in Strategic Communication - Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication - Military Veterans

The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication within the College of Liberal Arts at the
University of Minnesota invites applications for a 9-month (AY25-26 August-May) position as a
Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar in Strategic Communication, with a Public Relations or Advertising focus,
beginning Fall 2025 (start date: 8/25/2025).

This is a 100%-time appointment as a postdoctoral associate (Job Code 9546).

About the Position

At the University of Minnesota, postdoctoral associates are academic employees who conduct research,
teach, or provide service that enhances career skills or allows for opportunities to learn new research or
teaching techniques. They are trained by and work with a faculty mentor who collaboratively determines
the training agenda. The goal of this position is to provide the candidate with advanced training in
teaching courses in the School's core curricula. Candidates will also have opportunities to join, learn
from, and contribute to Hubbard's research labs and groups, e.g., the Research in Strategic
Communication (RiSC) Lab, the Minnesota Computational Advertising Lab (MCAL). Candidates who
have research trajectories that align with current faculty research is a plus. The identified mentor will also
help the postdoctoral fellow position their teaching and research for future opportunities.

Teaching Responsibility: 66.5%

• Responsibilities include preparing courses, advising students, and teaching a minimum of four
  undergraduate courses in a 9-month appointment, which may include: Principles of Strategic
  Communication, Strategic Communication Case Analysis, Strategic Communication Campaigns,
  Strategic Communication Research and Analytics, Strategic Brand Planning, Media Planning
  and/or other key courses in the strategic communication curriculum.

Research and professional development: 33.5%

• The selected candidate will also engage in training and research development activities, as
  determined in consultation with a faculty mentor. The postdoctoral associate will work with
  faculty to develop professional development and research activities associated with the unit's
  emerging strategic communication institute.

Required Qualifications:

• All candidates must expect to earn a Ph.D. in Mass Communication or a related field (e.g.,
  communication) by the appointment start-date (08/25/2025).
• Expertise in strategic communication with an emphasis in advertising and/or public relations and
  evidence of excellence in teaching in higher education settings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior work experience in public relations, advertising or strategic communication professions.
• Prior teaching and research experience in advertising, public relations or strategic
  communication.
• Demonstrated potential to teach courses in the existing undergraduate curricula, including from
  among the following: Principles of Strategic Communication, Strategic Communication Case
• Analysis, Strategic Communication Campaigns, Strategic Communication Research and
  Analytics, Strategic Brand Planning, Media Planning and/or other key courses in the strategic
  communication curriculum.
• A demonstrated commitment, knowledge, and skill in working with students to foster an
  environment of inclusion and belonging.
• Engagement with new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, in classroom teaching and the
  study of ethics in its use is a plus.