Part-Time Faculty: MBU 683 Entertainment Industry Exploration (LA Fall 2026)

About the role

The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in Syracuse University is looking for an individual to teach MBU 683, Entertainment Industry Exploration during the Fall 2026 semester in our Los Angeles, CA location (3 credits).

Class meets on site at the Dick Clark Los Angeles Center on Tuesdays from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. The first class will begin on August 25, and the last class will be on December 8th. There will be no class on October 13 (Fall Break) and November 24 (Thanksgiving break).

Responsibilities

• Developing a syllabus.
• Ordering in advance books and materials for students in the class to purchase on or before the first day of classes.
• Preparing for classes.
• Holding office hours each week to meet with students in the class and others.
• Grading in a timely manner student assignments and examinations for the course; and turning in mid-semester progress reports and final grades according to University regulations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree with relevant industry experience.
• Experience managing or at least working closely with young professionals; will have a track record of leadership within a business segment and/or ownership of that segment and/or entrepreneurial or intrapreneural success.
• Needs to demonstrate an ability to execute a syllabus for a 14-week course.
• Experience teaching on a university level is a plus but not necessarily required.