What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant/Associate Professor of Communication Job at HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSIT position at HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY?
Job Details
Job Location
Huston-Tillotson University - AUSTIN, TX
Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The primary responsibilities of this faculty member are to make learning a challenge for traditional and non-traditional students, and to teach with enthusiasm and integrity. Applications are being accepted for a tenure-track position in Communication at the rank of assistant or associate professor beginning August 2024. Communication at Huston-Tillotson University is part of the Department of English and Communication.
TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teaching courses in Journalism and Communication as part of the Communication major according to the strengths of the candidates
- Working collaboratively with departmental faculty and faculty from other academic areas
- Meeting with, mentoring and advising students in the Communication major
- Assisting with curriculum and assessment development, implementation, and evaluation
- The position also includes teaching the University's Core Curriculum course in Communication
- The teaching load will be four courses per semester
- Commitment to scholarship in the field is necessary for promotion and tenure
Qualifications
SUPERVISION
SALARY RANGE
POSITION STATUS
SETTING
Founded in 1875, Huston-Tillotson University is Austin's first institution of higher education. The University is an independent, liberal arts, church-related, historically black institution located on a 23-acre tree-lined campus near downtown Austin, Texas. The University is affiliated with United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund. Undergraduate, four-year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are awarded. Huston-Tillotson University is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith, and welcomes students of all ages, races, and religions. All faculty are engaged in a range of activities, their primary focus is teaching. The student-teacher ratio is 15 to one, which allows an environment of personalized attention to students.
