What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor - Strategic and Personal Communication position at Liberty University?
Faculty are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that a faculty member model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Faculty should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the development of good learning conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is possible, provide for individual differences, abilities, and interests.
The Assistant Professor’s primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise, maintain the integrity of course and instructional programs, and to ensure that their delivery is in alignment with the University mission and vision for the student experience. As such, faculty are responsible for creating an academic atmosphere of mutual respect and consideration for individual dignity. Faculty members may be asked to aid in the development of curriculum in the residential and distance education environments, as well as engage in research/scholarship or creative activity that varies depending upon the expectations of their respective college or school and any additional activities involving service to students and their professional discipline.
Faculty attain the rank of Assistant Professor based upon scholarly and professional achievements. An earned doctoral degree or a terminal master’s degree at an accredited institution in an area relevant to the faculty member’s area of teaching or a professional certificate (e.g., CPA) is preferred but not required.
Assistant Professors are contracted for 10, 11, or 12 months (30, 33, or 36 load hours, respectively). Release from contracted teaching load is determined each semester by the Dean, per Liberty University Faculty Handbook.
Working independently and exercising good judgment and discretion, applicants will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Strategic and Personal Communication. Applicants should have professional and academic experience in some combination of the following areas: public relations, digital advertising, interactive and social media promotions, digital communication strategies and tactics, communication theory, communication research, and research application. They should bring vision and commitment to building a student experience linked to the growing job markets within which our students will work after graduation.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
Be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Strategic and Personal Communication.
Teach assigned faculty load (preparation & timely grading).
Offer academic advising to students and perform administration tasks for the department as requested.
Publish/present research and/or creative/scholarly activity.
Remain abreast of existing and emerging trends, technologies, processes, products, services, and leading industry performance benchmarks.
Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.
Qualifications And Credentials
Education and Experience Requirements:
PhD in Communication or related field (with professional experience). ABD will be considered.
Preferred
2025-07-01
Time Type
Full time
Location
Lynchburg - In Office
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
The Assistant Professor’s primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise, maintain the integrity of course and instructional programs, and to ensure that their delivery is in alignment with the University mission and vision for the student experience. As such, faculty are responsible for creating an academic atmosphere of mutual respect and consideration for individual dignity. Faculty members may be asked to aid in the development of curriculum in the residential and distance education environments, as well as engage in research/scholarship or creative activity that varies depending upon the expectations of their respective college or school and any additional activities involving service to students and their professional discipline.
Faculty attain the rank of Assistant Professor based upon scholarly and professional achievements. An earned doctoral degree or a terminal master’s degree at an accredited institution in an area relevant to the faculty member’s area of teaching or a professional certificate (e.g., CPA) is preferred but not required.
Assistant Professors are contracted for 10, 11, or 12 months (30, 33, or 36 load hours, respectively). Release from contracted teaching load is determined each semester by the Dean, per Liberty University Faculty Handbook.
Working independently and exercising good judgment and discretion, applicants will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Strategic and Personal Communication. Applicants should have professional and academic experience in some combination of the following areas: public relations, digital advertising, interactive and social media promotions, digital communication strategies and tactics, communication theory, communication research, and research application. They should bring vision and commitment to building a student experience linked to the growing job markets within which our students will work after graduation.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
Be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Strategic and Personal Communication.
Teach assigned faculty load (preparation & timely grading).
Offer academic advising to students and perform administration tasks for the department as requested.
Publish/present research and/or creative/scholarly activity.
Remain abreast of existing and emerging trends, technologies, processes, products, services, and leading industry performance benchmarks.
Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s mission.
Qualifications And Credentials
Education and Experience Requirements:
PhD in Communication or related field (with professional experience). ABD will be considered.
Preferred
- Prior classroom experience
- Strong record of professional achievement
- History of publication in academic or trade journals
- Professional experience in related field
- Established research and/or professional content agenda
- Experience in advertising conducive to leading the Advertising Team
2025-07-01
Time Type
Full time
Location
Lynchburg - In Office
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
