Assistant Professor of Communication
- Employer
- Juniata College
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Nov 10, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Digital Media, Media Studies, Other Communications, Public Relations & Advertising, Speech & Rhetoric
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Details
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Communication
Posting Number
20110453
Pay Rate
Position Type
Faculty
Position Summary Information
Key Responsibilities
The Department of Communication at Juniata College seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication with expertise in Strategic Communication, including areas related to the creation, delivery, coordination, and study of internal and external messages intended to further organizational mission, culture, and goals. We seek a collaborative teacher-scholar committed to inclusive teaching in the liberal arts to join and expand our growing program. We offer three Programs of Emphasis, including Strategic Communication, Media Studies and Production, and Communication Advocacy.
Our ideal candidate will teach and develop courses in our core curriculum and in Strategic Communication. We are especially interested in candidates who can develop courses in areas of crisis communication, health communication, environmental communication, or social media strategy. We highly value and encourage our faculty to seek interdisciplinary connections for both teaching and research.
We seek a colleague who is committed to high-impact practices including collaborative research with undergraduate students and community-engaged learning within a liberal arts context. Our department’s core values center upon theoretically and ethically driven communication. As such, we welcome colleagues committed to concerns of social justice, civic engagement, and systems of power, privilege, and oppression.
The Juniata community is dedicated to providing an academically rigorous and personally enriching liberal arts education. In addition, Juniata faculty are expected to provide ongoing student advising, scholarship in their area of expertise, and service to the department and the college.
Juniata College is committed to cultivating an equity-minded and equity-engaged campus culture, one that is inclusive and supportive of its students, faculty, and staff. We believe that all members of the College community share the responsibility to engage, sustain, and leverage an interconnected learning environment in which difference is valued, equity is sought, and a sense of belonging is explicit. Juniata’s strategic mission promotes diversity in every expression, and amplifies the College’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and access. We aim to evolve into a more global, equitable and ethical community, where all Juniatians live a life of inclusive belonging needed for becoming leaders who value and embrace human interconnectedness and dignity. Juniata invites and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.…AA/ EOE
Position Qualifications
This position requires the completion of a Ph.D. in Communication by the time of appointment. The teaching load expectation is 21 credits per year. There is also potential to contribute to the growing graduate program in Organizational Leadership. The position begins August 2023 and is contingent on final budget authorization.
Supervision Required/Given
This position reports to the Communication Department Chair.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) transcripts, 4) teaching philosophy, 5) statement of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, 6) the names of three colleagues who would be willing to write letters of recommendation, and 7) teaching evaluations (if available) through the online portal.
To promote and sustain the health and safety of our campus community, Juniata College strongly encourages the Covid-19 vaccine and bivalent booster for all Faculty and staff.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
11/10/2022
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
Position Information
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Communication
Posting Number
20110453
Pay Rate
Position Type
Faculty
Position Summary Information
Key Responsibilities
The Department of Communication at Juniata College seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication with expertise in Strategic Communication, including areas related to the creation, delivery, coordination, and study of internal and external messages intended to further organizational mission, culture, and goals. We seek a collaborative teacher-scholar committed to inclusive teaching in the liberal arts to join and expand our growing program. We offer three Programs of Emphasis, including Strategic Communication, Media Studies and Production, and Communication Advocacy.
Our ideal candidate will teach and develop courses in our core curriculum and in Strategic Communication. We are especially interested in candidates who can develop courses in areas of crisis communication, health communication, environmental communication, or social media strategy. We highly value and encourage our faculty to seek interdisciplinary connections for both teaching and research.
We seek a colleague who is committed to high-impact practices including collaborative research with undergraduate students and community-engaged learning within a liberal arts context. Our department’s core values center upon theoretically and ethically driven communication. As such, we welcome colleagues committed to concerns of social justice, civic engagement, and systems of power, privilege, and oppression.
The Juniata community is dedicated to providing an academically rigorous and personally enriching liberal arts education. In addition, Juniata faculty are expected to provide ongoing student advising, scholarship in their area of expertise, and service to the department and the college.
Juniata College is committed to cultivating an equity-minded and equity-engaged campus culture, one that is inclusive and supportive of its students, faculty, and staff. We believe that all members of the College community share the responsibility to engage, sustain, and leverage an interconnected learning environment in which difference is valued, equity is sought, and a sense of belonging is explicit. Juniata’s strategic mission promotes diversity in every expression, and amplifies the College’s commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and access. We aim to evolve into a more global, equitable and ethical community, where all Juniatians live a life of inclusive belonging needed for becoming leaders who value and embrace human interconnectedness and dignity. Juniata invites and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.…AA/ EOE
Position Qualifications
This position requires the completion of a Ph.D. in Communication by the time of appointment. The teaching load expectation is 21 credits per year. There is also potential to contribute to the growing graduate program in Organizational Leadership. The position begins August 2023 and is contingent on final budget authorization.
Supervision Required/Given
This position reports to the Communication Department Chair.
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) transcripts, 4) teaching philosophy, 5) statement of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, 6) the names of three colleagues who would be willing to write letters of recommendation, and 7) teaching evaluations (if available) through the online portal.
To promote and sustain the health and safety of our campus community, Juniata College strongly encourages the Covid-19 vaccine and bivalent booster for all Faculty and staff.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
11/10/2022
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Walk-In
- Government Employment Agency
- Private Employment Agency
- Employee (please explain in follow up question)
- Relative (please explain in follow up question)
- School
- Advertisement - Source (please explain in follow up question)
- Other (please explain in follow up question)
- If you were referred by a person, advertisement or other,
please explain here:
(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching Philosophy
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement
- List of 3 References
- Teaching Evaluations
Company
Juniata College is a cohesive community of interesting, inquisitive, hardworking, and fun individuals who think deeply about who we are meant to be. We believe there is no better place on the planet for discovering your passions, developing your intellect and your heart, and ultimately becoming the author of your own powerful story. If you are thinking about joining our community, explore some of our most distinctive assets below.
Juniata College believes in and embraces the liberal arts and as such, we encourage and seek mutual benefit through diversity of thought and approach which enriches our academic community, as well as the lives of our students and colleagues. Juniata College is committed to creating a welcoming community supported by relationships based on collaboration and mutual respect. We endeavor to create an inclusive learning environment where members with different perspectives and backgrounds can learn, contribute, and thrive.
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