Employment Opportunities at Grady
Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism
The Department of Journalism at Grady College invites applications for the Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism, a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate or full Professor. We seek a health and medical journalist of national or international stature to direct and expand the professional master’s degree program currently in its 13th year of teaching students to cover health, medicine and the science behind them across emerging and established media markets, platforms and audiences.
The College values diversity in experience, background and research perspectives and is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for teaching and learning.
The Knight Chair instructs, supervises and advises graduate students as they report and produce news stories for the College’s laboratory newsroom as well as for professional media organizations.
Digital news gathering skills and the ability to teach the fundamentals of health and medical reporting and journalism, including the basics of data-based reporting, are essential. Candidates for the rank of professor must document a successful career in evidence-based health and medical journalism and hold a terminal degree. Candidates for the rank of associate professor must document exceptional professional accomplishments in evidence-based health and medical journalism, hold a master’s degree and be approved for a terminal degree exception before hire.
Applications from women and individuals from groups underrepresented in the profession and higher education are strongly encouraged. Screening of applications will begin in mid-October 2022, with the chair holder joining the faculty of Grady College in August 2023. Posted May 2022.
See job posting 259567 at ugajobsearch.com for details.
Karen W. and Daniel J. King Distinguished Professor in Advertising
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
The Department of Advertising and Public Relations (AdPR) in the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia invites applications for one tenured position in Advertising as the Karen W. and Daniel J. King Distinguished Professor in Advertising to begin August 2023.
Joining the AdPR Department at Grady College means being part of a dynamic program at a Research 1 university with an award-winning faculty, high-achieving students, many industry partners, along with the Center for Health and Risk Communication, a virtual reality lab, a social media monitoring lab, a psychophysiology lab, and several faculty-led research groups working on interdisciplinary research projects. The proximity to metropolitan Atlanta, a major media market and technology community, is a plus. Grady College recognizes that diversity empowers excellence in our core missions of teaching, research and service and that it is supported by actively ensuring underrepresented voices are heard and varied experiences are valued.
The successful candidate will teach two courses a semester from a range of undergraduate and graduate courses in advertising and related topics such as media strategy and activation, digital advertising, social media analytics, advertising research/brand planning, advertising management, and/or campaigns. They will also conduct a rigorous research program in advertising and continue to lead their international reputation for their work, as well as provide service to the department, college, and university through performance on committees and graduate student supervision.
Applicants should be qualified for appointment as a Full Professor with tenure on appointment. For information about the requirements for the Professor rank, please see the UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure as well as the Grady College Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure. To be eligible for tenure upon appointment, candidates must currently be appointed as full professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrably national reputation to the institution. Candidates must be approved for tenure upon appointment before hire.
Candidates should have a track record of a committed research focus in advertising and an outstanding record in externally funded research and/or scholarly advertising publications.
Candidates should have a teaching and research concentration in and commitment to advertising as an academic enterprise. The successful candidate will have a thorough grounding in theory, research, and practice as well as the ability and commitment to mentor, develop and direct a diverse group of graduate students.
See job posting F0926p at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
Assistant Professor, Advertising
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
The Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for one full-time, tenure-track faculty position in advertising to begin in August 2023. The department and college are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive environment for teaching and learning, and they value diversity in experience, background, and research perspectives. Appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Candidates must have a strong record of teaching and research in advertising and the capability to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses across our curriculum that include but are not limited to advertising management, digital and social media strategies, sports and advertising, and digital and social communication strategies. Mentoring graduate students is expected.
The successful candidate will also contribute to our ongoing efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the department and college.
The successful candidate will have an active research agenda and proven strong research record/potential in advertising. Candidates with active and strong research programs in digital advertising, analytics, technology and advertising, artificial intelligence, and computational advertising are preferred. Expertise with online instruction is also preferred. A minimum of 3-5 years industry experience is also a plus, as is expertise in grants writing and seeking external funding.
See job posting F1300P at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
Assistant Professor, Public Relations
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
The Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty positions in public relations to begin in August 2023.
A Ph.D. in mass communication or a related field is required. Mentoring graduate students is expected. The successful candidate will also contribute to our ongoing efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the department and college, including a willingness to be involved with the department’s Academy for Diversity. The department and college are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive environment for teaching and learning, and they value diversity in experience, background, and research perspectives. The appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The successful candidate will have an active research agenda and proven strong research record/potential in public relations. We welcome all research methods. Expertise in online instruction is preferred. A minimum of 3-5 years industry experience is also a plus, as is expertise in grants writing and seeking external funding.
Candidates must have a strong record of teaching and research in public relations and the capability to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses across our curriculum. The ability to teach courses in PR ethics and diversity, PR foundations, PR management, and crisis communication is preferred, as is an international research focus. An interest in teaching introduction to PR, PR theory, and research methodology is considered a plus.
See job posting F1298P at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
Assistant Professor, Public Relations
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
The Department of Advertising and Public Relations at the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism and Mass Communication invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty positions in public relations to begin in August 2023.
A Ph.D. in mass communication or a related field is required. Mentoring graduate students is expected. The successful candidate will also contribute to our ongoing efforts to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the department and college, including a willingness to be involved with the department’s Academy for Diversity. The department and college are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive environment for teaching and learning, and they value diversity in experience, background, and research perspectives. The appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The successful candidate will have an active research agenda and proven strong research record/potential in public relations. We welcome all research methods. Expertise in online instruction is preferred. A minimum of 3-5 years industry experience is also a plus, as is expertise in grants writing and seeking external funding.
Candidates must have a strong record of teaching and research in public relations and the capability to teach a range of undergraduate and graduate courses across our curriculum. The ability to teach courses in PR ethics and diversity, PR foundations, PR management, and crisis communication is preferred, as is an international research focus. An interest in teaching introduction to PR, PR theory, and research methodology is considered a plus.
See job posting F1299P at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
Assistant or Associate Professor
Department of Entertainment & Media Studies
The Department of Entertainment and Media Studies invites applications for faculty whose research and teaching addresses issues in television entertainment or, more broadly, in screen cultures in media entertainment including television, film, and/or digital media. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Desired research areas include but are not limited to: television studies, post-network television, major streaming platforms in media entertainment. transmedia narrative and media entertainment, domestic or global media-entertainment industries, underrepresented communities and media entertainment, streaming cultures and media entertainment, media entertainment, social justice and social change, audience studies and media entertainment, fan cultures and media entertainment, and user-generated content and media entertainment.
Mentoring of graduate students and direction of theses and dissertations, and service on department, college and university committees is expected.
This position carries a 2/2 teaching load. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in specific areas of expertise, teaching responsibilities will include 1-2 additional courses in theoretical, methodological and/or substantive required courses for majors.
Depending on qualifications, candidates may apply at the Assistant Professor rank on tenure-track (eligible for yearly reappointment), or at the Associate Professor rank with tenure. This position at the Assistant rank is eligible for reappointment. Information about faculty ranks and about the promotion-and-tenure process can be found at https://provost.uga.edu/resources/documents/Grady2020.pdf.
Candidates applying at the Associate Professor rank with tenure should exhibit a significant and substantial research and teaching record that warrants appointment at that rank at a Research I institution.
See job posting F1311P at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
Assistant Professor
Department of Entertainment & Media Studies
The Department of Entertainment and Media Studies invites applications for faculty to engage in significant, original creative work in visual narrative entertainment and to teach courses in television and/or film production. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor rank and on the tenure track. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is eligible for reappointment.
This position also includes a 2/2 teaching load, with responsibilities to teach production basics, plus any of the following courses: screenwriting, cinematography, producing, directing and/or production capstone. Service on department, college and university committees is also expected. Information about faculty ranks and about the promotion-and-tenure process can be found at https://provost.uga.edu/resources/documents/Grady2020.pdf.
Candidates with an MA in a related field and at least five years of significant professional experience and accomplishments in film and/or television production, screenwriting, and producing for film and/or television will be considered. However, such candidates must be approved for a terminal-degree exception before hire.
See job posting F1312P at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
Applicants to posting F1312P are also encouraged to apply to posting F1313P, listed below.
Assistant Professor
Department of Entertainment & Media Studies
The Department of Entertainment and Media Studies invites applications for faculty to engage in significant, original creative work in visual narrative entertainment and to teach courses in television and/or film production. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor rank and on the tenure track. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position is eligible for reappointment.
This position also includes a 2/2 teaching load, with responsibilities to teach production basics, plus any of the following courses: screenwriting, cinematography, producing, directing and/or production capstone. Service on department, college and university committees is also expected. Information about faculty ranks and about the promotion-and-tenure process can be found at https://provost.uga.edu/resources/documents/Grady2020.pdf.
Candidates with an MA in a related field and at least five years of significant professional experience and accomplishments in film and/or television production, screenwriting, and producing for film and/or television will be considered. However, such candidates must be approved for a terminal-degree exception before hire.
See job posting F1313P at ugajobsearch.com for more details.
The University of Georgia is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.