Assistant Professor - Communication Studies

Job description

Description The Department of Communication Studies at The College of Wooster invites applications for a tenure-track position in critical public relations and advocacy, and rhetorical/critical research methods, at the level of Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2023. We are looking for a broadly trained specialist in these areas with a Ph.D. in Communication or in a closely aligned field at the time of appointment, or relevant interdisciplinary training. The department has four full-time faculty members and graduates approximately 20-25 majors annually. For more information, see: https://wooster.edu/area/communication-studies/ . Our department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and serves a diverse student body, as 46% of our majors are domestic (35%) or international (11%) students of color. In 2021, the Department won the National Communication Association’s Rex Mix Program of Excellence Award , which named us the top undergraduate communication studies program in the country on the basis of four criteria: diversity, civic engagement and social justice, undergraduate research, and mentorship. We seek a colleague committed to inclusive pedagogy and to mentori...