Assistant/Associate/Professor in Advertising (OPEN RANK, 2 positions)- Fall 2025
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Posted: 10-Jul-24
Location: Knoxville, TN
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 147439
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (2 positions) - Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, Full Time - The University of Tennessee Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor as well as an assistant professor position to begin August 1, 2025.
The Tombras School seeks colleagues with expertise in advertising and a contemporary understanding of the changing aspects of the field. The ability to teach in one or more of the following areas is strongly desired: principles, research, graphic design, issues, media, management, issues, and campaigns. A Ph.D. at the time of the appointment in communications with a concentration in advertising, equivalent, or other relevant fields and evidence of excellence in teaching and research commensurate with appointment at a Carnegie classified Research 1 University are required. Professional experience is preferred. ABDs will be considered for the rank of Assistant Professor.
The successful candidates will demonstrate the potential to receive externally funded research. Responsibilities include maintaining an active program of research, teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, and performing service to the school, college, university, and discipline. The salary for the positions is competitive and commensurate with experience.
§Candidates for Assistant Professor should have a demonstrated potential to succeed as a junior faculty at a state flagship campus such as University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
§Candidates for Associate Professor should have a demonstrated record of publishing in top publication venues and service to both their research fields and their home institutions.
§Candidates for Professor should be nationally recognized researchers with active and distinct research agendas. A record of or potential for obtaining external funding is also desirable.
Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
Housed in the College of Communication and Information, the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations makes history as the first named school at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the first named school of advertising and public relations in the SEC and among all land-grant institutions in the country. Details on its vision for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts as well as its mission to be a leading academic institution in the fields can be found here.
The Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations includes 18 full-time faculty members who engage in quantitative and qualitative research with the goal of advancing public relations and advertising theory and informing practice. The school offers coursework at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The School includes approximately 600 undergraduate majors and 35 M.S. and doctoral students. Visit the websites for the College and School for more information.
The College of Communication and Information
The College of Communication and Information (CCI) consists of four schools: Advertising and Public Relations, Communication Studies, Information Sciences, and Journalism and Media. CCI has approximately 1,500 undergraduate majors (across five undergraduate majors in advertising, public relations, communication studies, information sciences, and journalism and electronic media) and approximately 420 graduate students (including a College-wide M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in communication & information and an M.S. degree in information sciences). The College?s Research & Innovation Center (RIC) provides a wide array of support services for CCI faculty interested in pursuing sponsored research. The Center involves dozens of researchers across various disciplines and agencies to focus the array of talent in CCI, the University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and other research institutions in the pursuit and conduct of sponsored research. College-wide research facilities include: the Adam Brown Social Media Command Center, the Scripps Convergence Lab, a User Experience Lab, and a Message Effects/Focus Group Lab.
The University of Tennessee and Knoxville
The University of Tennessee is the state of Tennessee?s flagship university and its only public Carnegie Research 1 institution. As a land-grant university and as Volunteers, serving the state and nation are key to its mission. UT enrolls approximately 30,000 students at its Knoxville campus. Demographically, 24% of all students identify as non-white, 24% identify as first-generation students, and 29% are Pell-eligible. The University culture is guided by adherence to core values that define the Volunteer spirit and include: seeking knowledge, leading with innovation and integrity, advancing diversity and inclusion, engaging locally and globally, and embracing responsible stewardship of resources.
Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Knoxville has a metropolitan statistical area population of more than 850,000 people. This moderate-sized city has a vibrant nightlife that includes numerous theaters and museums, a great music scene, a symphony orchestra and an opera company, world-class restaurants, many cultural festivals, and a downtown market square. Surrounded by 8 lakes and the Tennessee River, the Knoxville area boasts wonderful year-round water activities, including boating, fishing, and swimming that make for scenic and breathtaking views of the area. Knoxville is also home to many leading corporations, including Warner Brothers/Discovery, Regal Cinemas, Bush Brothers & Company, TVA, Ruby Tuesday, Pilot Flying J, and Alcoa. It also has a number of prominent advertising/public relations firms and is the fifth largest video production center in the United States.
The Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidates who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
To apply, please submit a letter of application, curriculum vita or resume, and the names and contact information of at least three references on Interfolio. Additionally, if you have classroom experience, you may send teaching evaluations. Please email adpr@utk.edu with any questions, using the subject line: Assistant/Associate Professor Positions.
Review of applications begins September 9, 2024, and continues until the position is filled.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or eoa@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu.
Our primary mission is to move forward the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate the citizens of the state of Tennessee, the nation, and the world. As the preeminent research-based, land-grant university in the state, UT embodies the spirit of excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, outreach, and engagement attained by the nation’s finest public research institutions.