The School of Communication at the University of Houston invites applicants for a junior tenure-track position in integrated marketing communication to begin fall 2008.
The preferred candidate must have a Ph.D. in Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Mass Communication, or a related field with a demonstrated ability to teach integrated marketing communication courses. Demonstrated teaching and research/publication ability is a must. Significant professional experience is also required.
Salary is competitive.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate principles and campaigns courses in an anticipated new degree concentration and in an internationally regarded graduate program.
The University and the School of Communication:
The University of Houston is a state-assisted university. Approximately 630 of the 1,600 majors specialize in public relations or advertising as a major. Candidates may obtain additional information on the School of Communication by visiting www.class.uh.edu/comm/.
The University of Houston is the flagship campus of a system that enrolls 50,000 students in a vibrant city which has multi-national industry, commercial centers, a world-class Medical Center, a robust arts community, professional sports, an entrepreneurial, approach to new technologies, especially biotechnology and is a world capital for petroleum exploration. The School prides itself for its role in working with a diverse student population. Our student majors are 23 percent African-American, 21 percent Latino, 9 percent Asian-American and 3 percent international. The student body is working-class with a median age of 27, and most students have full-time or part-time jobs.
Review of CV s will begin 12/1/07. Send CV, letter of application, three letters of recommendation, and official transcripts to:
Beth Olson, Ph.D.
Director, School of Communication
101 Communication Building
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-3002
bolson@uh.edu