Job Description
DescriptionASU at Lake Havasu invites applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in Communication. We seek to attract an active, culturally, and academically diverse candidate, who will teach four courses per semester in the Communication Department, deliver excellent in-class instruction, and participate in service to the campus, community, university, and profession as appropriate. Possible assigned courses may include, but are not limited to, introduction to human communication, communication theory, rhetorical criticism, conflict resolution, communication approaches to popular culture, rhetoric and media criticism, television studies and criticism, and research methods in communication. Beyond assigned courses, additional activities may include supervision and mentorship of senior capstone projects and student internships. Though research is not a requirement of the position, there may be opportunities to collaborate with other faculty and community partners on projects and grants.
Responsibilities + Skills
Education
Earned Ph.D. in Communication Studies, or a related field, by the time of appointment.Demonstrated familiarity with best practices in undergraduate education.
Experience
Experience teaching fundamental courses in human communication such as introduction to communication, communication theory, rhetorical criticism, conflict resolution, and research methods; as well as specialized media courses such as communication approaches to popular culture, rhetoric and media criticism, and television studies and criticism. Capacity to teach both humanistic and social scientific perspectives is preferred.
