Open Rank Faculty | Integrated Marketing Communication
> Open Rank Faculty | Integrated Marketing Communication Post date: September 16, 2024 Application deadline: November 10, 2024 The Department of Media Communication at American University of Sharjah is seeking to fill a full-time faculty position (rank is open), beginning August 2025. Successful candidates must hold a doctoral degree in communication or a media-related field from a recognized Western university and should demonstrate a robust emerging research agenda. Applicants should be able to teach in integrated marketing communication (public relations/advertising). While prior experience in teaching IMC is advantageous, preference will be given to those applicants who demonstrate proficiency in teaching a diverse range of courses across the department’s curriculum, and who can effectively bridge theoretical knowledge with skills-based instruction. A strong commitment to teaching students from diverse cultural and national backgrounds is expected.
Applications are accepted digitally by November 10, 2024. Interviews will begin shortly after the deadline and will continue until the position is filled. Due to the expected large volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Department of Media Communication is home to the first student-run agency in the Middle East, a state-of-the-art digital studio, a dynamic undergraduate program, and a forthcoming master’s program in media studies and practices.
Situated near the Sharjah International Airport in the expansive University City area, and only 30 minutes from Dubai International Airport, AUS is located in a dynamic and cosmopolitan area that includes abundant opportunities for travel, entertainment, cultural experiences and natural beauty. Salary and benefits are competitive.
American University of Sharjah is a not-for-profit, independent, coeducational institution of higher education formed on American models but thoroughly grounded in Arab culture. Located in University City, Sharjah, AUS offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 5,800 students from approximately 90 nations. English is the language of instruction and the workplace. AUS has been ranked among the top ten Arab universities by QS World University Rankings every year for the past nine consecutive years.
AUS is licensed and its programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates. AUS has been accredited in the United States of America by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 USA) since June 2004.
