Instructor - Communication Studies Job Opening

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. on the specified Posting End Date (if designated).

Job Posting Title:

Instructor - Communication Studies

Position Type:

Faculty

Department:

LSUAM HSS - CS - Message Interpretation and Risk Communication (Loretta L Pecchioni (00002224))

Work Location:

LSU - Baton Rouge

Pay Grade:

The Department of Communication Studies at Louisiana State University invites applications for Instructors for the 2019-2020 academic year. We seek scholars with a vibrant research agenda, engaged in our community and departmental events to teach core undergraduate courses and organize interdisciplinary events. Applicants may specialize in any area within Communication Studies, including Performance Studies, Rhetoric, and Interpersonal. We are especially looking for individuals whose expertise meets current needs in the department, including critical race studies, queer studies, black feminism, African American performance, Latinx performance, post-colonial or de/colonial theory, or transnational studies.

Instructors will be expected to teach primary courses in the department such as Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Introduction to Performing Literature, Communication for Business and the Professions, Argumentation and Debate, Small Group Communication, and will have opportunities to teach upper division courses (including special topics that reflect their research interests).

Minimum Qualifications: Master’s in communication studies or relevant field is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in communication studies or relevant field is preferred.

Questions may be addressed to Department Chair: Loretta L. Pecchioni, [email protected]

Additional Job Description:

Special Instructions:

Please attach a letter of application, a CV (please include names/emails of three references), a teaching statement, a research statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, samples of scholarship (no more than two) and copy of transcripts if available. However, original transcripts are required prior to hire.

Please attached all document sunder the “Resume/CV” section of your application.

Posting Date:

February 15, 2019

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

Additional Position Information:

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

Essential Position (Y/N):

EEO Statement:

LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity / equal access employer.

HCM Contact Information:

Questions or concerns can be directed to the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or emailed [email protected]