Assistant Professor Advertising and Public Relations

Job Description The W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications at Marshall University invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Advertising & Public Relations beginning in August 2026. The ideal candidate will have a background emphasizing public relations and/or strategic communications. We seek a committed and innovative educator-scholar who will contribute to the growth of our Advertising & Public Relations program mentor students and engage in meaningful scholarly and professional activity as well as service. The person in this role will be expected to advise and mentor students on academic/professional development and internships contribute to curriculum assessment and development work collaboratively with colleagues and participate in school college and university service activities and community initiatives. Moreover the successful candidate will engage in scholarly and professional activity related to the field of public relations and/or strategic communications commensurate with Marshall Universitys classification as an R2 institution.