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Job No: 537108

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Business/Accounting/Finance, Communications/Public Relations/Marketing

Department:  - BA-BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

The Management Communication Center in the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida invites applications for a full‑time Lecturer position in Management Communication. The position is a 12‑month, full‑time, non‑tenure faculty role beginning July 1, 2026, continuing through June 30, 2027, renewable annually based on satisfactory performance evaluations, funding, and fit with the Center. It carries a 16‑credit teaching load for 12 months, offers opportunities for compensated overload teaching when available, includes service to the Center and University, and comes with full benefits, including generous funds for travel to conferences.

The candidate’s primary role will be developing and teaching special‑topic intermediate communication courses that will be taught on an eight‑week module schedule in the Heavener undergraduate program. The successful candidate must have strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills and be adaptable. When developing and refining courses, the candidate will be expected to work closely with, report to, and obtain approval from the Management Communication Center’s coordinator of the undergraduate special‑topic communication courses.

The candidate will also focus on experiential learning in these courses and will participate in an ongoing partnership with Heavener. Specifically, the candidate will attend routine meetings one to two times per month with Heavener’s experiential learning team to collaborate on undergraduate activities and programs that could impact course material. The candidate will also support Heavener students outside the classroom and may be asked to serve as a guest speaker, attend student organization events, and serve as a judge for communication competitions.

In addition to teaching in the undergraduate program, the candidate may be required to teach graduate‑level business writing and/or presenting courses in the specialized master’s programs and MBA programs in person and potentially online. Applicants must be flexible and available to teach in the evenings, early mornings, and on some weekends, in addition to teaching during normal class times.

Support is provided, including administrative assistance, office space, computers, and other resources. The position is expected to be ongoing and renewable annually based on satisfactory performance, funding, and fit with the Center.

$72,000‑$80,000

• Discipline‑related Ph.D. or equivalent, preferably from a professional, technical, or business communication program, or a rhetoric or communication program.
• Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of application.

• Relevant experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching business or professional writing and speaking at the university level.

Business knowledge and experience preferred but not required.

For full consideration, applications must be submitted online. Click “Apply Now” at the top of this posting. Completed applications must include the following files in PDF format:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Philosophy (1‑2 pages)
• Teaching evaluation scores (past two years)
• List of 3‑5 professional references with contact information

A minimum of three letters of reference may be required if the applicant is chosen to move to the next phase.

To ensure consideration, all application materials must be received by January 23, 2026.

Applicants will be contacted if they are chosen to move to the next phase of the process; applicants should not contact the Management Communication Center or the University of Florida.

The final candidate will be required to provide official transcripts to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is…