Lecturer in Communication

The Lecturer in Communication is a full-time, 10-month faculty position focused on teaching courses in Strategic Communication and Public Relations. Key working relationships include working with other faculty members and key staff members across campus, as well as serving as an advisor for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). This position is a non-tenure-track, academic position in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Indiana University Northwest.

This position reports to the Chair of the Department and includes service responsibilities, which may involve participation in the department, college, campus, and/or community level.

Responsibilities for this position will include teaching undergraduate strategic communication, public relations, and other communication courses in both the BA in Communication and the BS in Digital Media Storytelling degrees; assisting with curricular development, implementation, and evaluation; mentoring to students; service/shared governance activities; advising PRSSA; and collaborating with key staff across campus to host various events focused on career readiness and strategic communication.

• Knowledge of current issues within the strategic communication industry
• Previous professional experience within Strategic Communication
• General knowledge of key software programs and websites ("e.g., Microsoft 365, Canvas, Wordpress, Linked In")

One of nine campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a student population of approximately 3,200 degree-seeking students and more than 30,000 alumni, most of whom remain in the Northwest Indiana region, and has been recognized by the Department of Education as a minority and Hispanic serving institution.

The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also home to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, the region’s only four-year medical doctorate program. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, research and community engagement.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.