Professor (Strategic Communication And Advertising)

Job Purpose

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The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, curriculum development, academic advising, and service within the Department, College, and University.

Candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: strategic communication; advertising strategy and campaign planning; integrated marketing communication; digital and social media advertising; branding and brand communication; creative advertising; digital content creation; audience and consumer research; communication analytics; campaign evaluation and effectiveness; or emerging technologies and artificial intelligence in strategic communication and advertising.​

• Main accountabilities & expectations
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• Preference will be given to candidates who:
• Can teach and communicate effectively in both Arabic and English.
• Have a strong record of publication in high-quality, internationally recognized Scopus-indexed journals.
• Have experience supervising masters theses and/or doctoral dissertations, particularly for appointment at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level.
• Have experience teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Demonstrate experience with contemporary digital advertising, social media campaigns, analytics, artificial intelligence, or emerging communication technologies.
• Have professional or industry experience in advertising, strategic communication, branding, campaign development, or related communication industries.
• Have experience securing external research funding or participating in funded research projects.
• Demonstrate evidence of innovative, practice-oriented, and high-quality teaching.

The College particularly welcomes candidates capable of combining research excellence, high-quality teaching, and engagement with the rapidly evolving strategic communication and advertising industries.

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• Required Skills
• Preference will be given to candidates who:
• Can teach and communicate effectively in both Arabic and English.
• Have a strong record of publication in high-quality, internationally recognized Scopus-indexed journals.
• Have experience supervising masters theses and/or doctoral dissertations, particularly for appointment at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level.
• Have experience teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Demonstrate experience with contemporary digital advertising, social media campaigns, analytics, artificial intelligence, or emerging communication technologies.
• Have professional or industry experience in advertising, strategic communication, branding, campaign development, or related communication industries.
• Have experience securing external research funding or participating in funded research projects.
• Demonstrate evidence of innovative, practice-oriented, and high-quality teaching.

The College particularly welcomes candidates capable of combining research excellence, high-quality teaching, and engagement with the rapidly evolving strategic communication and advertising industries.​

• Desirable Requirements
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• Applicants must:
• Hold a completed PhD in Strategic Communication, Advertising, Integrated Marketing Communication, Communication, or a closely related discipline from a recognized university.

Have a research profile appropriate to their career stage. Candidates for senior ranks should demonstrate a robust and sustained record of high-quality research, while candidates for Assistant Professor should provide evidence of being emerging scholars with strong research potential.

• Have published research in peer-reviewed academic journals indexed in Scopus.
• Demonstrate the capacity to develop and sustain an active research agenda and contribute to collaborative and interdisciplinary research.
• Have relevant university-level teaching experience in strategic communication, advertising, or related areas.
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute effectively to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Demonstrate academic expertise in contemporary developments in strategic communication and advertising.
• Be willing to contribute to curriculum development, academic advising, quality assurance, committee work, and other Department- and College-level activities.
• Meet the University of Sharjahs requirements for appointment at the relevant academic rank.​​
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