Location: Peoria,IL, USA
The Department of Communication at Bradley University seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Relations to begin August 2025.
The successful candidate should have demonstrated expertise with public relations and the ability to teach introductory and advanced courses in public relations writing, cases, and campaigns, along with a willingness to engage in on-line instruction. Preference will be given to applicants who study, or who have worked with, public relations and health issues/contexts.
Preference will be given to candidates with an appropriate terminal degree, college-level teaching experience, relevant professional experience, and a record of successful scholarship (research and/or creative production). Salary is competitive with experience and qualifications. ABDs with a clear timetable for degree completion prior to the start of employment will be considered but are only eligible for tenure-track and assistant professor status upon completion of the terminal degree.
Qualified applicants should submit a letter of application describing qualifications for and specific interest in this position, a current curriculum vita, and the names and contact information for three references. Please submit all materials at the time of initial application. Review of applications will begin December 10, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.
Employment with Bradley University is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
With approximately 300 majors and minors, the Department of Communication is one of the largest departments in the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts and at Bradley. The Department offers majors in Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism, Organizational Communication, Media Production, and Sports Communication. The department is home to the Charley Steiner School of Sports Communication and the Bradley Speech Team. The department is housed in the Caterpillar Global Communications Center-a contemporary media facility with technology-enhanced classrooms and digital audio and video editing facilities.
For additional information about the University and the Slane College of Communication and Fine Arts visit Bradley University online at www.bradley.edu or slane.bradley.edu/communication.
Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering nearly 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students' opportunities, choices, and resources to build their futures. Innovation, action, and collaboration drive Bradley students to generate ideas and create solutions that remake the world around them. Our comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate academic programs includes business, communications, education, engineering, fine arts, health sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and technology.
Bradley University offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability coverages, FSA, HSA, and retirement plan options. Bradley also offers significant higher education cost savings for employees and dependents through the Tuition Remission program.
Bradley University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The administration, faculty and staff are committed to attracting qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.