Teaching Faculty III Job Madison area,Wisconsin USA,Education / Teaching

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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Teaching Faculty III

Job Summary:

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks either a full- or part-time instructional staff member with expertise in strategic communication. We seek a colleague who enjoys close collaboration with fellow instructors to help continue building one of the top strategic communications programs in the country. Known widely for our curriculum innovation and leading-edge scholars and teachers, we are seeking a colleague who will bring industry experience, fresh ideas, and a commitment to learning outcomes.

Principal duties will include:

Prepare and teach strategic communications courses; hold office hours; prepare, administer, and grade exams; prepare, assign, and grade coursework. Possible classes include, but are not limited to:

JOURN 345:
Principles and Practice of Strategic Communication
JOURN 445:
Creative Campaign Messages
JOURN 447:
Strategic Media Planning
JOURN 449:
Account Planning & Strategy
JOURN 463:
Digital Media Strategies
JOURN 464:
Public Relations Strategies
JOURN 465:
Social Media Marketing Communications
JOURN 475: AI for Strategic Communication

Collaborate with faculty on curricular developments, including the development of new strategic communication courses and coursework.

Oversee and advise one of the school’s strategic communication-related student organizations, such as Ad Club, Public Relations Student Society of America, Association for Women in Communications, Bucky PR, or Association for Women in Sports Media.

Participate in faculty governance by actively contributing on 1-2 departmental committees.

Contribute to external relations efforts with employers and alumni in strategic communication. Maintain contacts and assist with recruiting as needed. Advise students on professional development and employment.

Key

Job Responsibilities:

Provides classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including grading
Presents evaluations of teaching methods and techniques to those in the institution and elsewhere
Develops teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy and trains faculty and other instructional staff in use of said instructional techniques and programs
Assesses learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements
Designs curriculum and/or techniques for instruction in a disciplinary area and suggests new ways of effective instruction in courses within that discipline
Assists in defining the objectives of the program and plays a major role in carrying out program duties
May administer budget and personnel for instructional grants and programs
Develops grant proposals for instructional development and may serve as principal or co-principal investigator on grants to develop new teaching methods in the discipline
Supervises the day-to-day activities of work unit employees involved in instructional support as needed

Department: College of Letters & Science, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is home to one of the oldest schools of journalism and mass communication in the United States. The School, as a department within the College of Letters and Science, is part of one of the nation’s finest public universities and enjoys intellectual resources, teaching and research laboratories, and various sources of research support.

Our undergraduates pick a study area of emphasis – strategic communication (e.g., advertising, public relations), journalism, or both. More than half of our students are strategic communication students; upon graduation, students successfully find employment in a variety of communication fields across a wide range of settings – agency, corporate, government, higher education, etc. Our strategic communication alums are actively involved in giving back to our program in several ways, including guest speaking in classes, mentoring,…