Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Sports Communication Job at Bradley University

The Department of Communication at Bradley University seeks applicants for an assistant professor of Sports Communication to begin August 2026.

We seek a dynamic and creative professor who demonstrates an ability to teach introductory and advanced courses in sports communication and prepare students for rapidly changing sports media industries. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in sports promotion and publicity, gender and sport, sport and society, and ethical and international issues in sports. Other responsibilities include scholarship in sports communication, academic advising, and assisting with the graduate program in sports communication.

Preference will be given to candidates with an appropriate terminal degree, college-level teaching experience, a promising record for research and/or creative production, and relevant professional experience. For a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor, an appropriate terminal degree, college-level teaching experience and appropriate professional experience are required. ABDs and applicants demonstrating progress toward a terminal degree will be considered, but are only eligible for tenure-track 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. Review of applications will begin 10 December 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

With nearly 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, Sports Communication, and Communication Studies. 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.

Employment with Bradley University is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background check.

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. Information regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.bradley.edu/offices/business/human-resources/benefits/

Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering nearly 6,000 undergraduate and graduate student's 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 is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The administration, faculty and staff are committed to attracting qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.