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Syracuse University Assistant Teaching Professor, Communication and Rhetorical Studies in Syracuse, New York
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, College of Visual and Performing Arts, at Syracuse University invites applications for a three-year renewable, non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor, to begin August 2024. Syracuse University has a three-step ladder for promotion for teaching professors. We seek candidates who are committed to excellence in undergraduate teaching and are interested in a long-term commitment to the position.
This person will serve as a basic course director with a focus on undergraduate curriculum, particularly Public Advocacy (CRS 225) and Presentational Speaking (CRS 325), as well as required undergraduate classes, including large lecture classes. Duties include creating course content, supervision and training of graduate teaching assistants to lead recitation sections and overseeing our annual undergraduate presentational speaking competition (White-Denison).
Successful candidates may be able to teach additional courses in one or more areas of department need, to add to the department's current strengths in rhetoric, communication, visual culture, language and social interaction, performance studies, and media studies.
We seek candidates who recognize the importance of a vital public culture and are firmly grounded in the discipline of communication and rhetoric. Ph.D. preferred, in Communication or related field. The search committee is particularly interested in candidates who are committed to undergraduate teaching, and who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through teaching and service. Applicants should also share the department's central commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, exemplified by its partnerships with the Lender Center for Social Justice, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, the LGBTQ Studies minor, La Casita Cultural Center, and more.
About the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) creates skilled and versatile communicators prepared for the diverse professional and personal contexts they will come to understand, pursue, and influence.
We’re proud of our department’s long history at Syracuse University. Launched in 1910 as the Department of Oratory, CRS is one of the nation’s first academic programs devoted to the study of communication and rhetoric. Throughout our evolution, our department has been housed in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, where our programs have benefited from close association with the disciplines of art, design, film and media arts, drama, and music.
About The College of Visual and Performing Arts
The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University is committed to the education of cultural leaders who will engage and inspire audiences through performance, visual art, design, scholarship, and commentary. We provide the tools for self-discovery and risk-taking in an environment that thrives on critical thought and action. To learn more about the college, our distinguished faculty, and our program, please visit our websites at www.syr.edu, www.vpa.syr.edu.