Tenure-Track Advertising Faculty Position in Strategic Communication Media & Data Analytics for Consumer Insights

College/School/Unit: Moody College of Communication
Department: Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
Posted: Aug 11, 2026
Apply By: Open until filled

Description

The Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty member in Advertising at the rank of assistant professor to begin in Fall 2027. The School of Advertising & Public Relations is housed within the Moody College of Communication, which is ranked #1 in the QS World University rankings for Communication and Media Studies among public universities in the United States (and #4 among all universities globally) in 2026. Moody College includes programs in Communication Studies, Journalism and Media, Radio-Television-Film, and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

Candidate teaching ability should focus on the practical utilization of AI (artificial intelligence) in strategic communication, data analytics for consumer insights, and/or strategic communication. The ideal candidate will be able to teach across various advertising and media courses including Advertising Intelligence, Media Planning, Digital Metrics, and the Advertising Application of AI. Experience in the advertising or media industries is preferred but not required.

The candidate should have a research program that displays excellence in applying advertising, strategic communication, and persuasion-based theories in the study of artificial intelligence, media and analytics (i.e., brand and demand analytics), human-computer interaction, or a related area. In addition to teaching undergraduate classes, the candidate should be able to teach and advise graduate students at both the Masters and Doctoral levels.

Additionally, UT Austin offers faculty opportunities to be involved in interdisciplinary Grand Challenges such as Planet 2050, Good Systems (AI for Good), and Whole Communities, Whole Health.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. at the time of the appointment. The applicant's Ph.D. must be in advertising/communication or a related field.

Tenure-Track Advertising Faculty Position in Strategic Communication Media & Data Analytics for Consumer Insights

College/School/Unit: Moody College of Communication
Department: Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations
Posted: Aug 11, 2026
Apply By: Open until filled

Description

The Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty member in Advertising at the rank of assistant professor to begin in Fall 2027. The School of Advertising & Public Relations is housed within the Moody College of Communication, which is ranked #1 in the QS World University rankings for Communication and Media Studies among public universities in the United States (and #4 among all universities globally) in 2026. Moody College includes programs in Communication Studies, Journalism and Media, Radio-Television-Film, and Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

Candidate teaching ability should focus on the practical utilization of AI (artificial intelligence) in strategic communication, data analytics for consumer insights, and/or strategic communication. The ideal candidate will be able to teach across various advertising and media courses including Advertising Intelligence, Media Planning, Digital Metrics, and the Advertising Application of AI. Experience in the advertising or media industries is preferred but not required.

The candidate should have a research program that displays excellence in applying advertising, strategic communication, and persuasion-based theories in the study of artificial intelligence, media and analytics (i.e., brand and demand analytics), human-computer interaction, or a related area. In addition to teaching undergraduate classes, the candidate should be able to teach and advise graduate students at both the Masters and Doctoral levels.

Additionally, UT Austin offers faculty opportunities to be involved in interdisciplinary Grand Challenges such as Planet 2050, Good Systems (AI for Good), and Whole Communities, Whole Health.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. at the time of the appointment. The applicant's Ph.D. must be in advertising/communication or a related field.