What are the responsibilities and job description for the Faculty - Communication Studies position at Lane Community College?
Posting Details
AA/EEO Statement
AA/EEO Statement:
Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion and accessibility. We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.
Veterans Statement
Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions, call 541-463-5586.
- Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail, or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability to Human Resources, Jill Deneault, deneaultj@lanecc.edu, 541-463-3970
- Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.
Position Information:
Posting Number:
250008
Job Title:
Faculty - Communication Studies
Applicant Notification:
- Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy.
- Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Please complete the online application in its entirety. See our FAQs for more details.
Position Information
Faculty members are expected to be skilled educators with a passion for teaching and continuous improvement in best practices that support equitable student success. The primary responsibilities of full-time faculty are to provide quality education and teaching in a range of community college courses, which may include transfer and/or career technical courses, and to engage in academic professional activities that advance the goals of the College and Division. Faculty members are responsible for following college and division policies and procedures that support teaching and learning.
Division Information
The Humanities Division seeks to hire a skilled educator with content expertise in communication studies and a passion for teaching. The division is committed to increasing the diversity and equity of the college community in various ways.
Location:
Main Campus
Classification:
Faculty
Position Type:
Contracted Faculty
Anticipated Start Date:
September 18, 2025 or Upon Hire
Salary/Wage:
Annual
Salary/Wage Range:
$61,946- $86,542 per academic year (starting salary range)
Salary/Compensation Statement:
- Application is used to determine initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
- Faculty positions are paid based on relevant experience and education in concurrence with Lane’s Contracted, Full-time Faculty Salary Schedule.
- The Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability and paid sick leave.
- Lane Community College is considered a qualifying public employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, full-time employees working at the College may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions regarding your loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or to the US Department of Education.
Grant Statement:
Working Schedule:
Faculty schedules and hours are determined by division, department, staff, and student needs and may fall outside of normal business working hours and days.
FLSA:
Exempt
Position Status:
Permanent
Full/Part:
Full-Time
Annual Schedule:
174.5 Day (Academic Year)
Annual Schedule Details:
Quicklink for Posting:
https://jobs.lanecc.edu/postings/13082
POSTING TEXT
Posting Date:
01/29/2025
Closing Date:
03/02/2025
Applicant Pool:
No
Open Until Filled:
No
Required QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education:
Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in Speech, Communication Studies, or closely related field with at least one graduate-level communication course in Communication Theory.
Required Experience:
One (1) year of recent (within the past five 5 years) college teaching experience.
Licensure or Certification Requirements
Conditions of Employment:
- Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
- Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.
Preferred QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Education
- Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution in Speech, Communication Studies, or closely related field.
- Twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter graduate hours in Speech or Communication Studies.
- Substantial coursework, specialization, or expertise in one or more of the following communication areas: interpersonal communication, organizational communication, gender communication, intercultural communication, or health communication.
Preferred Experience
Community college teaching experience.
Language Statement
We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.
Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:
Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane’s commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.
Equivalency Statement:
We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described. You are also encouraged to address how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.
Position Purpose:
Contracted faculty are professional educators with the primary responsibility of providing instruction and academic student support services respectfully, equitably, and inclusively to a diverse and multicultural student population in alignment with Lane’s Vision, Mission, and Values.
This position performs all of the duties of a full-time college instructor, including instruction of college courses as assigned, curriculum development, course design, outcomes assessment, periodic program review, online and in-classroom instruction, mentoring students, professional development, participation in discipline leadership, participation in division and college business, and other professional duties as assigned.
This position performs all of the duties of a full-time college instructor, including instruction of college courses as assigned, curriculum development, course design, outcomes assessment, periodic program review, online and in-classroom instruction, mentoring students, professional development, participation in discipline leadership, participation in division and college business, and other professional duties as assigned.
Essential Functions:
Instruction
- Provide instruction in varied learning environments, including but not limited to in-person, online, and hybrid formats
- Maintain currency in innovative teaching pedagogies, instructional technologies, and relevant discipline(s)
- Incorporate current technology, appropriate software applications, appropriate pedagogies, and best practices in instructional delivery
- Provide students with continuous, timely, and relevant feedback regarding their performance in coursework; including prompt grading of all coursework and assessments
- Confer with students on course materials, coursework, and assessments
- Evaluate student achievement of clearly identified learning outcomes
- Commit to creating an educational environment that values diversity, promotes equity, and respects multilingualism
- May be assigned to teach in content areas for which the faculty member is qualified and/or certified
Student Support Services
- Mentor students
- Engage students and encourage retention and persistence
- Assist students from diverse backgrounds, abilities, or learning situations to fulfill a wide variety of academic goals.
- Assist students in accessing various campus support services, such as academic advising, counseling, tutoring, library services, accessible resources, et cetera
- Actively support and participate in the development and implementation of practices and systems that promote equity within the division and college; work to promote the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, staff, and student body
- Engage in and respond to equitable and meaningful student evaluation of courses.
- Collaborate and partner with academic advisors, counselors, tutors, and other student support staff to improve student engagement, persistence, and success
Professional Responsibilities
- Comply with College policies and procedures, including accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering, and related functions
- Participate in faculty performance evaluation processes
- Maintain, post, and participate in teaching schedule, regular meetings, and office hours
- Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, division, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures.
- Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, outcomes assessment, program review, and/or other documentation
- Active participation and initiative in discipline/division leadership
- Active participation in division and college business and committees
- Timely response to all college-related written and electronic communications
- Ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory
- Manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
- Demonstrate behavior consistent with the “Statement on Professional Ethics” of the American Association of University Professors
Curriculum Design, Improvements, and Planning
- Develop and revise course content and materials as needed to maintain curricular currency and consistency with learning outcomes
- Establish and review learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to make improvements at a program and course level, including assessing and enhancing multicultural, diversity, antiracist, and equitable frameworks
- Meet institutional and accreditation requirements for student learning assessment at the course and program levels
- Incorporate college values into curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment
- Promote and facilitate awareness in developing multicultural, diversity-based, and antiracist curricula
- Develop all class syllabi and course materials with universal design in an accessible form that can be delivered directly to and used by students of varied abilities
- Develop online and classroom presentation and delivery techniques that incorporate learning-centered concepts
- Engage within the online course environment to ensure Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI)
- Create a partnership with library, information, and academic technology resources personnel and ensure that the use of these resources is integrated into the learning process (NWCCU Standard 2.A.8)
- Develop learning strategies and processes that will promote successful teaching
- Actively engage in professional development to incorporate emerging technologies for use with instructional delivery methods as appropriate
- Actively engage in academic program review
- Collaborate with colleagues in a process of continuous improvement to develop and update courses, assignments, lab exercises, testing criteria, teaching aids, and training and reference materials, as applicable
- Engage in collaborative curriculum development and revisions with colleagues
- Ensure that all materials meet the guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Ensure curriculum development is coordinated across disciplines and programs to support smooth student progression along educational paths
- Partner with high school teachers and college staff to articulate programs and course work from regional high schools
- Provide leadership in evaluating curriculum and making changes to meet the needs of historically marginalized student populations
- Partner with Student Affairs professionals to support students and facilitate student success and progression
- Support student engagement in high impact practices such as undergraduate research, portfolio creation, or other evolving practices as appropriate
- Program leadership, oversight, or coordination may be assigned
General
- Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public
- Other duties as assigned
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Demonstrate Lane’s core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities
- Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, nationality, language, origin, or employment status
- Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and the Center for Accessible Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities
Supervision Statement:
Faculty report to a Department or Division Dean, and perform instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies and procedures of the college: Lane Vision, Mission, Values
Physical Demands/Working Environment:
This position works indoors and is exposed to usual office working conditions that includes office noises and interruptions, such as printers, telephones, and visitors. Position requires that an employee be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time; perform computer work in the form of word processing, data entry, spreadsheet work, and web-based research for more than seven (7) hours a day. Employees in this position may work with individuals who demonstrate inappropriate or abusive behavior. Work involves concentrated mental and visual attention for sustained periods of time. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Work Safely.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of and ability to support the college mission, vision, values, and strategic directions in daily work.
- Knowledge of and skill in developing competency-based curricula.
- Demonstrated ability to continually maintain individual current knowledge and skills in related fields, business, and industry, to stay informed about changes in the workplace as well as changes in the skills required of students entering the labor force and subsequent educational opportunities, and to continually update individual skills in a wide variety of computer software applications and other high tech skills to maintain a cutting-edge profile.
- Demonstrated ability to produce accurate, effective written and verbal communication and the ability to teach these skills to students.
- Must demonstrate the ability to advocate for and teach students from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, students of color, working students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, bilingual students, international students, students from multiple cultures and of varying ages, and students living with disabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team on a variety of teaching and administrative matters.
- Knowledge of and ability to use sustainable practices in all work assignments.
Expected Competencies
- Analytical Thinking
- Building Relationships
- Change Advocate
- Teamwork
- Service Mindset
- Process Improvement
- Innovation
- Supervision and Leadership
- Strategic Project Management
- Knowledge of instructional design, delivery, and learning theory.
Applicant Instructions:
Applicant Instructions
- Lane uses a redacted application for screening Minimum Qualifications. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties. See our FAQs for more details.
To be considered a candidate for this position, all of the following must be included in the application package:
Required Documents
- Online Application – Complete in entirety and submitted online, including at least three (3) work-related references.
- Curriculum Vitae – Comprehensive of experience, education, and accomplishments.
- Cover Letter – Clearly detail how you meet the qualifications for the position based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications.
- Transcripts – Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application, see instructions below.
If applicable: DD214 – Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Jill Deneault in Human Resources: deneaultj@lanecc.edu; fax 541-463-3970.
Questions?
- For assistance with the online application call Human Resources at 541-463-5586.
- For position questions contact Jill Deneault, deneaultj@lanecc.edu.
How to monitor your application
- Enter recruitment@lanecc.edu into your Safe Senders list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process.
- Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.
Posting closes at 9 pm on the closing date.
Transcript Instructions:
Transcripts are required
To be considered for the position, unofficial transcripts must be provided.
Attach under “Transcripts” or “Optional Document,” fax, email, deliver, or mail to:
Lane Community College
Attach under “Transcripts” or “Optional Document,” fax, email, deliver, or mail to:
Lane Community College
Human Resource
Posting#240128 Attn: Jill Deneault
4000 E 30th Ave
Building #3/ 1st Floor
Eugene OR 97405
Email: deneaultj@lanecc.edu
4000 E 30th Ave
Building #3/ 1st Floor
Eugene OR 97405
Email: deneaultj@lanecc.edu
Official transcripts are required within thirty (30) days from hire if you are the selected candidate for the position.
College and Division Information:
College Information
The goal of Lane Community College is to help students achieve their dreams and transform lives through learning. The faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students succeed. Lane partners with businesses in the community to help shape the current and future workforce.
Lane is a learning-centered community college that provides affordable, quality, lifelong educational opportunities.
History
Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.
One of the advantages of working Lane is living in the area. Lane’s main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon. Eugene is home to more than 153,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 57,000 residents comprise the second largest population center in the state. Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Some peaks in the Cascade Range can be seen from main campus. The area’s scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view. See what’s new at Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast (link is external).
Union Association:
LCC Education Association (Faculty)
Posting Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Diversity and Cultural Competency are core values of the College. How would you assure diverse student populations feel welcome in an instructional setting? (1200 characters, spaces included, maximum)
(Open Ended Question)
- * Describe your career focus as it relates to teaching, scholarship and service that will contribute to the development of diversity, equal opportunity, and enhancement of student learning at Lane. (1200 characters maximum, spaces included)
(Open Ended Question)
- If applicable, please describe how you are alternatively qualified based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications.
(Open Ended Question)
Hiring Documents
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
- Transcripts
- Transcripts #1
- Transcripts #2
- Transcripts #3
Salary : $61,946 - $86,542
