Tag: Saudi Arabia

Jeddah College of Advertising (Saudi Arabia) job ads

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors in Advertising at Jeddah College of Advertising

The Jeddah College of Advertising is a member of The University of Business and Technology (UBT), located in the dynamic and vibrant city of Jeddah.  It works within the general objectives and guidelines of the University, and strives to make the motto “Education for Job Opportunities” real.  This college is the result of an inter-institutional cooperation agreement between Buckinghamshire New University, UK, and the University of Business and Technology. The general purpose of this college is to provide students in Saudi Arabia and her surrounding countries an exciting opportunity to study Advertising and its related fields in truly international ways that focus on hands-on applications and training, rather than pure theoretical study.

The rigorous study programs in the college of advertising are international in scope and non-traditional.  All classroom instruction is conducted in the English language.  Newly purchased production technologies and Mac-based creativity labs in the college are considered to be state-of-the art.  There is a women’s and a men’s campus, and all professionals are encouraged to apply, accordingly.  Currently, students can select from one of three specializations in the Advertising curriculum: (1) Advertising Management, (2) Advertising Communication, and (3) Advertising creative design.

Responsibilities:
Teach courses in the undergraduate curriculum, such as: advertising management, introduction to advertising, digital technologies in marketing, integrated marketing communication, advertising communication, and advertising creative design. Undergraduate advising is also part of the overall teaching responsibilities.  Scholarly research productivity and service to the department, college, and university are likewise expected, since UBT is a research-intensive institution.

Qualifications:
Earned Ph.D. in the field of advertising or communication.  Should be able to demonstrate success or potential success as a modern classroom teacher and researcher – preferably with professional experience in advertising.  Expertise in teaching advertising in the new media environment is also highly desirable, since all of our classrooms are “smart.”

Remuneration Package:
UBT offers a highly competitive tax-free compensation package commensurate with rank and experience – including 12-month salary distribution, paid annual summer vacation (60 work days), housing allowance, furnishing allowance, annual round-trip airfare to home country for applicant, spouse and two (2) children under the age of 18, excellent medical insurance, and an end of contract completion bonus.

To apply:
To assure full consideration, a letter of application along with a curriculum vita, and a copy of unofficial graduate transcripts must be submitted to:
Prof. Ty Adams
Vice Dean, College of Advertising
University of Business and Technology
P.O.Box 21361
Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
The application may be submitted via email.

This institution does not offer benefits to domestic partners.

Intercultural Dialogue: Saudi Arabia

Guest PostsListening carefully to intercultural dialogue in Saudi Arabia
by Trudy Milburn.

Asked to travel to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia last March to conduct training sessions at a local university I felt some trepidation, but ultimately agreed to go.  Fear of terrorist activity against foreigners was my main concern.  However, since I study intercultural communication, I was excited to learn first-hand about a culture and a region that seemed to only be in the news because of oil and war.

One interaction I witnessed in a public square has remained somewhat of a mystery.

Our guide escorted my colleague and I to the old city-center that functions as an historic landmark and museum. As we arrived, we heard the call from the loud-speakers near minarets to prayer time.  Everyone began moving in the direction of the nearest mosque. Some women knelt to pray on prayer rugs in or near the shops. I asked about the difference, and was told that the women can pray anywhere, it is only men who must go to the mosque. Our guide himself was exempt for two reasons, he was still a student and because he was working.

Standing quite near us, by the entrance to this museum, were about three or four young men, perhaps in their early twenties.  Their dress identified them as Muslim, but since they did not wear head coverings, I could not tell if they were Saudi men.  We watched an elderly woman approach the group of men and speak loudly, gesturing towards the mosque.  From an American perspective, it seemed that she was berating them for not going to the mosque.  Her tone and the volume of her talk made it sound like she was really disapproving of them. She stood near to the group and continued in this manner for some time. In comparison to her, the few others remaining in the square were quiet and you could begin to hear the chanting of the prayer from the mosque’s loudspeakers. She seemed to be causing quite a scene and the men shifted their stances as she approached, backed off, and re-approached.

We asked our guide what she was saying.  From our American perspective, we imagined that she must be chastising them for not attending the prayer with everyone else. What our guide told us surprised us.  He said that she was beseeching them, as good sons, to attend.  To confirm my recollection, I asked my colleague and he recounted that we were told that she was telling the men how much she cared for them and loved them and that they should be good and pray. My colleague was holding the camera taking the video while I was speaking; we saw interaction in the background. Here’s the video, since the individuals are too far away to identify.

The rhetorical choices she made to persuade these men to go to the mosque initially suggested she was breaking the social norm whereby women typically respond to men’s lead.  However, her ability to shift the frame and take the role of a concerned parent who was merely reminding them of their duty to Allah, indicates a rhetorical sensitivity we would be wise to heed.  Perhaps some situations where dialogue seems impossible actually have spaces where, given the proper roles, one can make statements that otherwise would be considered unlikely or impossible.

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