Assistant Professor, Integrated Strategic Communication

Job Title: Assistant Professor, Integrated Strategic Communication

Requisition Number: FE04588

Department Name: 8M600:
Integrated Strategic Communication

Work Location: Lexington, KY

Type of Position: Faculty

Position Time Status : Full-Time

Tenure Track Status: Tenure Track

Required

Education:

Ph.D. in communication or mass communication or an MFA, with an emphasis in integrated strategic communication, advertising, visual communication, graphic design or related area.

Required Related

Experience:

In lieu of a Ph.D. or MFA, candidates with a master’s degree in a related field and exceptional professional ISC experience will also be considered. Exceptional professional experience is defined as 10 or more years of full-time work in an appropriate ISC field, with a record of increasing job responsibility and career advancement.

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Job Summary:
Special Title Assistant Professor Department of Integrated Strategic Communication College of Communication & Information

The Department of Integrated Strategic Communication in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track, special-title faculty position whose primary responsibility is to teach theoretical and practical courses in creative strategy, visual communication, and multimedia. The anticipated start date is Aug. 16, 2026.

Qualifications & Responsibilities: Special title faculty typically teach three courses per semester (six per academic year). The person chosen for this position will be expected to be a dedicated and successful teacher, perform service functions at all levels of the University, develop and maintain ties to the professional community, and carry out a program of research and/or creative activity commensurate with the percentage of time assigned to scholarship.

This position will have typical distribution of effort of 70% teaching, 20% scholarship, and 10% service, although faculty workload is evaluated annually. Opportunities exist to work with doctoral students in the College’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.

We are seeking candidates with substantial professional and/or teaching experience in integrated strategic communication, particularly in creativity, visual communication, multimedia and design. Qualified candidates will understand visual communication theory, possess highly developed visual communication skills in the persuasive communication context, and demonstrated advanced understanding of creative strategy. The faculty member must have a strong background in technologies and practices used by current professionals in the field.

Candidates also will be encouraged to develop new courses in their areas of expertise.

In addition to professional experience in integrated strategic communication, qualified candidates also must have teaching experience at the university level. A Ph.D. in communication or mass communication or an MFA, with an emphasis in integrated strategic communication, advertising, visual communication, graphic design or related area, is preferred. In lieu of a Ph.D. or MFA, candidates with a master’s degree in a related field and exceptional professional ISC experience also will be considered.

Exceptional professional experience is defined as 10 or more years of full-time work in an appropriate ISC field, with a record of increasing job responsibility and career advancement.

About the Department: The Department of Integrated Strategic Communication offers a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, a minor, and a graduate certificate in Integrated Strategic Communication. The department has 700 majors, 15 full-time faculty, an award-winning National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) Team, and is home to student organizations such as the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and the American Advertising Federation’s student Ad Club.

The department has full national accreditation by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). For information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

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