Open ranks faculty positions in Communication

Department: Communication, Mobility, and Identity
Campus: Beirut/Byblos
Expected start date: Fall 2025
Deadline for applying:  Open until filled

Position Summary

The Department of Communication, Mobility, and Identity in the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese American University (LAU) invites applicants to a tenure-track faculty position at all ranks.  The department is interested in applicants able to balance theory, research, critical inquiry, communication practice, and civic engagement—with strong emphasis on advertising, public relations, social and political communication, or organizational communication. Candidates will teach various undergraduate and graduate courses across both campuses. The department is interested in applicants who can contribute to developing the Communication program, building industry relations across diverse sectors, and producing research in the field.

Responsibilities                                                              

• Teach on both campuses introductory and advanced communication courses, across three areas: Social and Political Communication, Interpersonal and Organizational Communication, as well as Advertising and Public Relations.
• Actively engage in research focused on digital innovation in social and political communication.
• Advise and mentor students in the Communication track, support student research and projects, and help them connect with academic, research, and industry opportunities.
• Engage in service to the university and the department, particularly related to developing the new Communication program and building connections with the field and industry.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in communication or related field.
• Strong theoretical and critical grounding.
• Background in communication and/or practical communication experience, particularly in digital innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of successful university‑level teaching and training.
• A broad professional and/or academic background with experience working in or researching the communication industry, especially integrated new and social media campaigns, digital activism, artificial intelligence, political or social communication, advertising, or PR.
• Experience in social media, digital activism, integrated and corporate communication campaigns, crisis communication management, strategic communication, analytics for communication, and the integration of traditional and new media communication campaigns.
• Evidence of scholarly production focused on the Arab communication scene. Mastery of various quantitative or qualitative research methods, ideally both.
• Evidence of fund-raising abilities and experience in developing and leading major research projects and international programs, such as festivals and study abroad and exchange programs.
• Knowledge of new digital, AI, and data methodologies and approaches, both in research and media production or communication campaigns.

The Department:

The Department of Communication, Mobility, and Identity (CMI) embraces interdisciplinary education and research about culture, media, and politics drawing on a range of methods and theoretical approaches to teach competencies and skills in professional and academic practices. Our faculty provide superior undergraduate and graduate instruction across programs in Communication (BA), Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (MA), Migration Studies (MA), and Multimedia Journalism (BA & MA). We offer minors in Advertising and PR, Creative Writing and Journalism, Gender Studies, Migration Studies, Multimedia Journalism, and Sociology. The CMI department is committed to fostering academic excellence, professional ethics, and social justice action in the region and the Global South. Students in CMI are prepared for career advancement within diverse sectors and/or postgraduate studies in a changing world.

The University:

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb.

LAU is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all above mentioned backgrounds to apply. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive research environment; thus women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

Application requirements

Prospective candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of interest including a statement of teaching and research interests, an updated CV by email to: soas.careers@lau.edu.lb. The CV should include the names, emails and phone numbers of three references. The university reserves the right to contact additional references with notice given to the candidates at an appropriate time in the process.

Candidates must refer to position no. AS-26-1 in the subject line of the email.