Job Description

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Brian Lamb School of Communication

Assistant Professor of Practice in Sports Communication

Location: Indianapolis

Search Date: Fall 2025/Date Available: August 2026

Job Summary

Purdue University is seeking a practitioner or scholar of sports communication sports public relations or sports marketing for a faculty position in Indianapolis at the rank of Assistant Professor of Practice.

Principal Duties:

The candidate for this non-tenure-track faculty position will be teaching and mentoring undergraduate students interested in Sports Communication at Purdues Indianapolis location. The standard teaching load is four courses per semester; teaching assignments will include topics such as sports communication sports content creation and sports professions. There is no research requirement but there could be some supervision of internships.

Qualifications:

The preferred candidate would have at least a masters degree in communication marketing journalism or a related field by the start date of the appointment. Professional experience in sports communication or sports management is highly desirable as is experience teaching in higher education. Salary will be commensurate with training and experience.

More About the Position:

As home not only to various major and minor league sports franchises but also the NCAA and other national amateur sports unions Purdues Indianapolis location provides opportunities in sports communication for experiences guest speakers and internships. Candidates should consider how they might take advantage of these opportunities in their teaching and engagement as students increasingly seek employment in this field.

The University:

Purdue University is a public research university leading with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities in the United States Purdue discovers disseminates and deploys knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 107000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses locations and modalities including more than 58000 at our main campus locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. Committed to affordability and accessibility Purdues main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap including its integrated comprehensive Indianapolis urban expansion; the Mitch Daniels School of Business; Purdue Computes; and the One Health initiative at Process:

Please visit the Purdue University Careers page via the links below to apply.

All applications must be submitted online and include: 1) Curriculum vitae or resume 2) Cover letter 3) Names and contact information for three references.

EXTERNAL candidates (non-Purdue employee) should submit application materials electronically via The job requisition ID number for this position is #39578 or access the position directly via this link:
(Purdue employee) should apply via this link:
and continue until the position is filled. A background check is required for employment in this position. For additional information contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Josh Boyd at 1.

Benefits Eligibility

YES

FLSA Status

Exempt

EEO Statement:

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.

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