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Texas State University—San Marcos. We seek an assistant or associate professor to teach advertising courses and possibly lead our award-winning advertising sequence. The ideal candidate will embrace new media, a global perspective, and cultural diversity. This position includes teaching up to three courses per semester, conducting research and working with our student ad club. The individual will teach primarily in San Marcos, but may be asked to teach at the Round Rock Higher Education Center or in San Antonio from time to time. A program of sustained, focused research or creative activity is an important component of this position. The successful candidate must be able to show that she or he either has begun and sustained a scholarly or creative program or is capable of doing so.

Texas State University-San Marcos is an emerging research university with more than 34,000 students and is located near Austin and San Antonio on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is ACEJMC accredited and has more than 1,800 majors and offers BA, BS and MA degrees.

Required qualifications:

• Terminal degree or advanced ABD in mass communication or a related field
• Ability to teach advertising classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Have or show evidence of capability to develop a program of sustained scholarship or creative activity
• To be eligible for hire at the associate professor rank, candidate must meet the requirements for that rank established by the department. The successful applicant will receive the appropriate rank and title based on university and department established standards.

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior teaching experience
• Professional experience in media, advertising or marketing
• Ability to teach some combination of the following courses:
  • Introduction to advertising
  • Advertising design (portfolio)
  • Advertising copywriting
  • Media planning
  • Introduction to multimedia
  • Advertising and Public Relations Management
  • Advertising campaigns
  • AAF National Student Advertising Competition

Application Procedures:
Cover letter should specify position 2013-9. Send vita, letter of application, unofficial transcripts and list of three references to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Texas State University—San Marcos, San Marcos, TX 78666. Consideration of applications will begin September 1 and continue until filled. Complete job posting on Texas State website.

Adjunct Lecturers - The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State seeks interested applicants for our adjunct pool to teach a variety of Mass Communication courses as needs arise. Applicants should possess a Master's degree in Mass Communication or a closely related field and have a minimum of two years of industry experience. Interested applicants should email their vita/resume to hb05@txstate.edu.

Texas State University-San Marcos is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of the Texas State University System. To learn more about the School of Journalism and Mass Communication visit www.masscomm.txstate.edu.

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