Clinical Assistant Professors (2) in Public Relations and Strategic Communication

The Communication Studies Department at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Los Angeles seeks applicants for two full-time, non-tenure track Clinical Assistant Professor positions in (1) Public Relations and (2) Strategic Communication, beginning Fall 2025.

Position One requires expertise in Public Relations. Position Two requires expertise in Strategic Communication. Candidates may request to be considered for both positions if they believe they have sufficient breadth of experience.

Position Qualifications :

Applicants must have at least a Master’s degree in Communication Studies, Public Relations, or a closely related field in hand at the time a contract is offered.

Final appointment is dependent on a confirmed degree status. Applicants who have not yet completed their degree must demonstrate progress verifiable by evidence and substantive enough to ensure completion of their degree at the time of appointment.

Candidates must be able to teach and develop courses in Public Relations or Strategic Communication to support our Communication Studies major and Public Relations minor.

Candidates are also expected to teach introductory courses in communication theory and research methods as well as propose new upper division courses to expand our offerings.

Application materials should clearly demonstrate the ability to teach anticipated courses in our curriculum. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to enrich existing courses and develop new courses through innovative pedagogical approaches, such as applied, experiential, community-based, or other inventive, critical, and anti-racist pedagogies.

Hired candidates will be asked to participate in advising responsibilities related to the Public Relations minor. Consequently, evidence of experience advising students is preferred including advising students through undergraduate curriculum, developing time to degree (or graduation) plans, and providing students with academic and career mentoring.

Candidates with professional experience and skills comparable to academic advising (e.g., training and development) should articulate those experiences in their application materials.

We value a diverse array of professional and practical experience in addition to the required academic qualifications. All candidates are invited to share how they meet the requirements of our position and inform our collective work as an academic community.

Application Details :

A complete application portfolio requires : 1) a letter of application, 2) a current curriculum vitae, 3) unofficial transcripts (submitted as a single pdf), 4) evidence of teaching excellence (a two-page summary of teaching evaluative criteria, evaluator type such as students, advisors, employers, etc., and results).

Candidates should be prepared to submit the following materials upon request should they advance further in the search process : official transcripts, complete copies of original teaching evaluations (including qualitative comments) or other evaluations reflecting most recent years of university-level or equivalent teaching, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi related to the position, three letters of recommendation, and if the candidate does not have a Master’s degree, evidence of timeline and anticipated completion.

Application Process :

All interested applicants MUST apply online at. Inquiries (including those regarding required materials) should be directed to Dr.

Chris Finlay Search Committee Chair (). For fullest consideration, all materials should be received by January 3, 2025.

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Faculty RegularReasonable expected salary : $71,000.00Loyola Marymount University, a Carnegie classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society.

LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal, state and local law.

We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being, life experience, and beliefs to apply. (Visit www.lmu.edu for more information.)