Advertising and Public Relations
2024-2025: Join Us!
Overview:
Students in this course are familiarized with the history, theory, and practice of public relations. They are introduced to the organizational developments in the creative media industry, with a special focus given to design, format, and types of effective operations. In addition, they are trained to analyze and debate the dynamics of persuasion and influence as they relate to texts and audiences.
Role:
Instructors are required to teach undergraduate (UG) level courses and provide students with real-life application cases to boost their problem-solving, critical thinking, and ethical judgment skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and deliver engaging lectures to undergraduate students according to the faculty’s mission, vision, values, and learning strategy, and contribute back to them.
- Improve teaching performance regularly using a self-reflection approach and drawing on continuous students’ feedback.
- Initiate and facilitate extracurricular activities such as field trips, class visits, etc. to enhance students’ experience, engagement, and competency and build collaboration networks within the industry and community.
- Communicate with students through e-learning platforms such as Google G Suite, WileyPlus, Pearson MyLab and Mastering, McGraw-Hill Connect, etc. to contribute to the blended education and/or e-learning practices at the faculty.
- Contribute to the wider students’ experience through personal tutoring and classroom teaching, and provide support in and outside the classroom.
- Participate in interactive online teaching assignments once needed and undertake the necessary training offered by the faculty.
- Participate actively in faculty meetings and academic and social activities and events to enhance engagement and make valuable contributions.
Qualifications:
- ● A relevant Ph.D. degree (or nearing completion) or a relevant Master's degree with extensive practical experience in public relations
● An attitude and ability to motivate students and deal with different learning and practical challenges.
● An active approach to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teaching.
● Excellent English communication skills
● Enthusiasm and openness for self-development and embracement of new teaching methods.
● Flexibility in undertaking additional duties when required by the faculty.
● Proficiency in English and Arabic
The Vacancies Required in Fields of Study are as Follows:
Field of Teaching |
Description |
Job Reference |
Public Relations Part-Time Faculty Member |
The candidate must have a Ph.D. degree in public relations or any related field with the ability to teach courses in public relations, including copywriting and social media (digital) marketing. |
MCA-10-06-30 |
Note: The rate per hour is determined based on the candidate’s academic competencies and experiences.