Job Description:
The College of Wooster located in Wooster, Ohio is seeking an Assistant Professor of Communication to teach the equivalent of five and a half courses a year in the Department of Communication Studies. Will advise undergraduate research projects on student-generated topics, which may be qualitative or quantitative in methodology, as part of the College’s Senior Independent Study (I.S.) requirement. All faculty teach non-majors in their courses and contribute to the First-Year Seminar program.
Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching connect with one or both of the College’s general education requirements in Social Justice or Power, Privilege, Race, and Ethnicity; or with interdisciplinary majors such as Africana Studies, Environmental Studies, or Urban Studies; or with interdisciplinary Pathways such as Activism & Social Change, Digital & Visual Storytelling, Entrepreneurship, and Environmental Communication & Action.
The minimum qualification for this position is a Ph.D. in Communication or in a closely aligned field at the time of appointment.
Application Instructions
Please submit all applications through Interfolio. If you have any questions, please email Jamie Orlando-Myers, Executive Associate to the Provost (jorlando@wooster.edu).
The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and sciences with a commitment to inclusive excellence in undergraduate education. We are especially interested in hiring faculty who contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community through their teaching, research, and service, and who are committed to ensuring the success of diverse student populations. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, religion, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy, or by state, local, or federal law. All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a criminal background check and verification of the legal right to work in the United States as required by federal law. Typically, the college is not able to sponsor H1-B visas for visiting faculty. The College of Wooster is committed by policy and practice to diversity, equity and inclusion. Read our nondiscrimination policy.