[Jobs] etown

[jeremy hunsinger]

Elizabethtown College is seeking an Assistant Professor of Communications. This is a tenure track, nine-month position beginning in August 2012. Doctorate in Communications or related area expected, but ABDs will be considered. Those with previous college teaching and professional experience are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will also have an established research agenda. The college follows the Teacher-Scholar model and course workload is three 4-credit courses per semester; maximum class size is 35 students. Internal funds and grants are available for scholarship and professional development.

Primary teaching responsibility will be in the area of communications law and ethics. Secondary areas of interest might include: research methods, international communication, critical studies, news writing, public speaking, multi-media story telling, new media, and/or audio and video production. Please note that the Department delivers a generalist curriculum and faculty members are expected to be able to teach in multiple areas. The Department seeks candidates with dynamic teaching skills who are able to incorporate experiential and active learning pedagogies into their teaching. Faculty members are also expected to advise students and provide service to the college.

Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,900 students more than 47 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its motto to "Educate for Service," Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose and leadership as global citizens. For more information, consult www.etown.edu.

To apply, candidates should send a letter of interest, the College's faculty information form (found at www.etown.edu/humanresources - Job Opportunities), curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, and three letters of recommendation to: hr at etown.edu (preferred) -OR- Elizabethtown College, Attn: Human Resources, One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.

For more information visit: www.etown.edu/humanresources

Review of applications will begin August 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.

As an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, Elizabethtown College is seeking candidates who will enhance the diversity of its faculty, staff, and administration.
Jeremy Hunsinger
Political Science
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Virginia Tech


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