Instructor - Open Pool - Communication Studies
Location
United States, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES BUILDING
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 20, 2026
**Job Description**
The Department of Communication Studies hires continuing, contract, or adjunct instructors from an applicant pool. Instructors are hired to teach a variety of courses in three focus areas: 1) Relational and Organizational Communication; 2) Media and Visual Culture; and 3) Rhetoric and Civic Engagement. Course assignments include public speaking, popular culture, public argumentation, group communication, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, evaluating contemporary television, critical media studies, evaluating contemporary film, film history, and organizational communication. Candidates with demonstrated specialization(s) in one of the three focus areas may be eligible to teach upper-division courses. A full-time instructor teaches four (4) sections per semester. Appointees at .5 FTE or more are eligible for benefits. Positions are available depending on enrollments/funding.
**Full Consideration Date:**
December 31, 2026
The Department of Communication Studies hires continuing, contract, or adjunct instructors from an applicant pool. Instructors are hired to teach a variety of courses in three focus areas: 1) Relational and Organizational Communication; 2) Media and Visual Culture; and 3) Rhetoric and Civic Engagement. Course assignments include public speaking, popular culture, public argumentation, group communication, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, evaluating contemporary television, critical media studies, evaluating contemporary film, film history, and organizational communication. Candidates with demonstrated specialization(s) in one of the three focus areas may be eligible to teach upper-division courses. A full-time instructor teaches four (4) sections per semester. Appointees at .5 FTE or more are eligible for benefits. Positions are available depending on enrollments/funding.
**Full Consideration Date:**
December 31, 2026