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Posting Number:
20231087F

Position Title:
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor - Department of Communication

Position Type:
Faculty

Location:
Villanova, PA

Recruitment Type:
Internal/External Applicants

Work Schedule:
full-time/9-months

Department:
145-Communication

Position Summary:
The Department of Communication at Villanova University seeks applicants for a one-year, visiting position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor, to begin Fall 2024 and end Spring 2025. The position will require teaching undergraduate courses on a 4-4 teaching load. This position may be renewed for a second year.

With one of the largest undergraduate majors in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the Communication Department offers course work leading to the B.A. in Communication with opportunities to specialize in eight different areas of the discipline. In addition, the Department supports a thriving M.A. program in Communication. Our faculty prides itself on excellence in teaching and research and seeks to cultivate a supportive, collegial work environment. Diversity and inclusion are hallmarks of our Department, as well as an integral component of Villanova University's mission.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University's mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Candidates must have college-level teaching experience and demonstrated expertise teaching in the area of rhetoric and culture, with additional ability to teach introductory level communication courses. Opportunities to teach courses in the candidate's area of expertise may also be available. Those candidates who can speak to connections between rhetorical studies and interdisciplinary areas such as Africana Studies, Deaf and Disability Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, and/or Latinx Studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates must have college-level teaching experience and demonstrated expertise teaching in the area of rhetoric and culture, with additional ability to teach introductory level communication courses. Opportunities to teach courses in the candidate's area of expertise may also be available. Those candidates who can speak to connections between rhetorical studies and interdisciplinary areas such as Africana Studies, Deaf and Disability Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, and/or Latinx Studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D in Communication preferred, ABD considered. Those candidates who can speak to connections between rhetorical studies and interdisciplinary areas such as Africana Studies, Deaf and Disability Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, and/or Latinx Studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours:
N/A

Special Message to Applicants:
All application materials will be collected online, at https://jobs.villanova.edu . Review of applications will begin as soon as the job is posted. The deadline for application review is February 1, 2024. Preliminary interviews will be held in February and March. Although the department will not be conducting interviews at NCA , the search chair will be available to answer queries at the annual conference in National Harbor.

For a more detailed description of the Department, please consult our department webpage . Please direct all questions regarding the position to Dr. Billie Murray, Search Chair, at billie.murray@villanova.edu

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Closing Date (11:59pm ET):

Salary Posting Information:
Competitive

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Job Classification:
faculty