Assistant Professor of Instruction, Communication and Leadership

The Moody College of Communications Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication and Leadership (CLD) seeks applications a full-time professional-track assistant professor of instruction faculty position to begin Spring 2027.

The Communication and Leadership Degree is housed within the Moody College of Communication which is ranked #1 in Communication and Media Studies in the United States and #3 in the QS World University Rankings. Moody College includes programs in Advertising and Public Relations Communication Studies Journalism and Media Radio-Television-Film and Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. The faculty appointment may be in any of the Colleges schools or departments depending on the candidates expertise and experience.

The Communication and Leadership Degree is a flexible customizable interdisciplinary program that seeks to educate and inspire future leaders to lead positive change in our complicated world. The degree program admitted its first students in Fall of 2016 and in Fall 2026 it anticipates having approximately 400 students.

The Communication and Leadership Degrees interdisciplinary curriculum provides students with the following:

• Knowledge of frameworks concepts and theories related to leadership communication and ethics and experience applying them in real-world contexts
• Awareness of their own strengths and weakness as leaders and followers and an understanding of how to play to their strengths and collaborate with others who will compensate for their weaknesses
• Communication skills and expertise
• Interdisciplinary understanding of social challenges and innovative communication and leadership strategies
• Understanding of how to lead positive social change and experience doing so

The candidate should be focused on the intersection of communication and leadership with a focus on the skills necessary to be an effective leader.

The ideal candidate will be able to teach across the five core Communication and Leadership courses as needed: CLD 301 (Introduction to Communication and Leadership) CLD 303 (Leadership Presence and Presentation) CLD 321 (Seminar on Communication and Leadership) CLD 351 (Internship) and CLD 371 (Capstone in Communication and Leadership). The ideal candidate should be able to create courses that combine communication and leadership with applicable real-world and interdisciplinary skills and capabilities desired by our students.

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. at the time of the appointment. The applicants Ph.D. must be in communication or a related field.
• Have a teaching or research focus on the intersection of communication and leadership within strategic communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience working in leadership roles within the communication industries.
• Have knowledge of frameworks concepts and theories related to leadership communication and ethics
• Experience collaborating across disciplines especially in areas where communication intersects with other fields like business psychology sociology or technology.
• Ability to work closely with the professional community to provide students both theoretical and practical exposure to strategic communication or other areas relevant to Communication and Leadership Degree students.
• Ability to teach across the five core Communication and Leadership courses: CLD 301 (Introduction to Communication and Leadership) CLD 303 (Leadership Presence and Presentation) CLD 321 (Seminar on Communication and Leadership) CLD 351 (Internship) and CLD 371 (Capstone in Communication and Leadership)
• Ability to create courses that combine communication and leadership with applicable real-world and interdisciplinary skills and capabilities desired by our students.

Required Experience:

Junior IC