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
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