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Visiting Assistant Professor, Communication

Employer
Rollins College
Location
Florida, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Apr 7, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Communications, Other Communications
Employment Level
Non-Tenured Track
Employment Type
Full Time

Position Summary:

 The Department of Communication at Rollins College, an ACS approved program at a comprehensive liberal arts college, seeks a two-year visiting assistant professor to start August 2021 who can build upon existing curricular strengths of the department. The Department of Communication at Rollins College focuses instruction on the processes of building relationships through shared meaning-making in a variety of contexts, including face-to-face interactions, public speeches, and mediated discourses. We are interested in those candidates who have demonstrated ability to teach general courses in communication (e.g., Introduction to Communication and Research Methods), as well as courses in our concentration in public relations (e.g., Communication Campaigns, Contemporary Public Relations, and/or New Media and Public Relations). The teaching load is eight courses annually with the possibility of summer teaching, if desired.

 The Department of Communication offers a major/minor in Communication Studies at Rollins College and a major/minor in Communication Studies in the Hamilton Holt School, the evening program for non-traditional students. For additional information Department of Communication, please visit their department website.

 Founded in 1885, Rollins is an independent, comprehensive, liberal arts college. The campus, noted for its lakefront beauty and for its unique location, is set in the residential community of Winter Park, just 15 minutes from one of the nation's most dynamic urban centers, Orlando. Rollins enrolls approximately 3,200 students in diverse degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level. Rollins ranks number one among 128 Southern master's-level universities in the annual rankings of "America's Best Colleges," released by U.S. News & World Report. For additional information, please visit the College website.

 

Minimum Qualifications and Education:

 

  • A Ph.D. in Communication is required.
  • ABD candidates with an expected completion date will be considered.
  • A record of outstanding teaching and a commitment to undergraduate education are required.
  • Applicants whose work incorporates a global perspective and a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity in higher education are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Instructions to Applicants:

To apply, please submit an application and upload the following materials:

https://jobs.rollins.edu/en-us/job/493128/visiting-assistant-professor-communication

 

  •  Letter of application: Rollins is committed to creating a just, diverse, and inclusive learning community. In your letter, discuss how you can contribute to this commitment through your teaching, scholarship, service (at the college, community, and professional levels), and presence on campus. Include examples of ways you have already addressed this commitment in your previous and current experience or would like to in the future.
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Evidence of teaching excellence including a statement of teaching philosophy and sample course evaluations
  • Include contact information for three references on application

Questions may be directed to Dr. Sarah Parsloe, Chair of Search Committee, sparsloe@rollins.edu.

 Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

 

Our Values:

Rollins seeks to foster and to model a campus environment that is welcoming, safe, and inclusive to all of our administrators, faculty, staff, and students. We view differences (e.g. nationality, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, physical ability, learning styles, perspectives, etc.) not as obstacles to be overcome but as rich opportunities for understanding, learning, and growth.

Through its mission, Rollins College is firmly committed to creating a just community that embraces multiculturalism; persons from historically under-represented minority groups are therefore encouraged to apply. Rollins does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, age, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical characteristics, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law, in its educational programs and activities.

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