Position Summary
This position is for an instructor of the introductory course in media analytics in the Master of Arts in Strategic Communication program.
As an institution of higher learning, Michigan State University is committed to providing a safe environment for its students, faculty, and staff in support of its educational mission. With this commitment, the University conducts criminal background checks and professional misconduct reviews of all applicants for employment in faculty, academic staff, and executive management searches.
Professional Misconduct Review
A professional misconduct review is a prerequisite for a candidate to be selected for this position. Applicants will be asked to disclose whether they are subject to any pending investigation, findings or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Professional misconduct includes misconduct related to a persons employment, including, but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, research integrity, discrimination, or harassment under civil rights laws and policies, including protected identity harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct (sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, etc.), and retaliation. All applicants will be asked to sign an authorization and release, which authorizes the University to contact the candidates current and former employers, for a period of 7 years prior to the date of application, related to any pending investigations, findings of responsibility and/or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Nothing will be sent to current or former employers unless the candidate reaches the semi-finalist stage. The existence of professional misconduct history does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment. The University will assess the information, including any information provided by the candidate, in determining whether the candidate is fit for the position. The University may decline to hire a candidate based on the professional misconduct review. All records obtained from external employers will be kept in a secure location, separate from personnel files. If an applicant fails to sign the authorization and release, the application will be deemed incomplete and will be withdrawn.
Position is planned for a recurring basis.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Masters -Advertising, Public Relations, Communications
Minimum Requirements
The ideal instructor for this course has a master's degree and is an accomplished strategic communicator with a minimum of five years' experience as a practitioner or instructor in media analytics or related field) and record of teaching.
Desired Qualifications
This individual brings hands-on experience assessing and procuring analytics tools for professional use, giving students a realistic view of how organizations select and implement the technology behind data-driven decisions. They have extensive experience using analytics as a strategic driver for a wide range of clients, organizations, and activities, and can connect measurement to real business and communication outcomes. They also have demonstrated success delivering asynchronous instructional content at the graduate level, creating productive, impactful learning experiences for students in an online environment.
Required Application Materials
Special Instructions
Interested candidates should apply via the MSU job application website at https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/listing/. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter with your application.
Review of Applications Begins On
10/14/2026
Remote Work Statement
MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.
Website
https://comartsci.msu.edu/academics/academic-departments/media-information/graduate/master-science-user-experience
Department Statement
The Michigan State University Department of Advertising and Public Relations (ADPR) is a leader in education, research, and outreach. For more than 60 years, the Department has set the global pace in research excellence and achievement while also maintaining an award winning undergraduate program; these remain the core mission. ADPR is comprised of tenure stream and fixed-term (professors of practice) faculty who continueto re-envision the worlds of advertising research, education, and practice. Our faculty have diverse research and teaching interests, including AI/big data; public relations; CSR; digital strategy; health, science, and the environment; social impact; political communication; advertising and media psychology; and analytics, among others. The Department is home to nearly 2,000 undergraduate students in three majors (B.S. inAdvertising Management, B.A. in Advertising Creative, and B.A. in Public Relations), 20 M.A, in Advertising and Public Relations students, and 20 doctoral students, part of the joint Ph.D. program in Information and Media. The Department has recently launched a student-led and run advertising agency.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
