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[Commlist] Three Teaching Assistant Professor position in UNC Chapel Hill's Department of Communication

Fri Sep 15 15:30:53 GMT 2023





The Department of Communication at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for three Teaching Assistant Professors (non-tenure track) in *Interpersonal Communication or Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, and Rhetoric*. These positions are full-time and eligible for promotion in rank. We are looking to hire for a January 1, 2024, start date, but will consider applicants who can only begin July 1, 2024. Details for each position are below,


_*Interpersonal and/or Organizational Communication*_


We are seeking an innovative and dynamic teacher to teach courses that reflect our program’s investments in interpersonal and organizational communication as part of everyday life and as critical components of advocacy and social influence.  Candidates will teach a 3/3 load (six total), five of which must be undergraduate courses that meet the Communication Beyond Carolina <https://ideasinaction.unc.edu/reflection-integration/communication-beyond-carolina/>degree requirement. Such courses must meet a minimum threshold of 2/3 course content and/or assignments that include the practice of “oral communication” (broadly defined).  The department currently offers multiple courses with this designation (e.g., Small Group Communication, Persuasion) and is currently adding the designation to more of our current Interpersonal Communication and Organizational Communication course offerings. Candidates will also have the opportunity to develop new courses based on their own teaching and research expertise.


Faculty in Interpersonal Communication focus on the relational dimensions of social problems. Faculty in the area use critical and historical analysis, ethnography, discourse analysis, and conversational analysis, among others.  Major areas of teaching include interpersonal communication, persuasion, gender communication, family communication, race and social discourse, and identity and communication.


Faculty in Organizational Communication use a critically informed, engaged approach to understand everyday organizational life from a communication perspective. Faculty in the area employ multi-level, multi-method analyses of organizing across work, community, and social change contexts, with a sustained focus on communication as constitutive of organizing. Major areas of teaching include globalization, labor, work and identity, power and resistance, ethics, leadership, democracy and citizenship, and gender, race and class to create constructive organizational change.

Qualifications include the following:  Ph.D. (or conferral during the 2023-2024 academic year) in Communication or a related discipline with a specialization in Interpersonal Communication or Organizational Communication is required.  Candidates should have a record of, or demonstrated potential for, outstanding teaching at the undergraduate level, preferably with experience incorporating oral practices into their teaching/. /

Interest in teaching courses related to small group communication, persuasion, dialogue and deliberation, democracy and democratic decision-making, civic participation, multi-stakeholder decision-making, community collaboration, or public participative processes preferred.


The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be affiliated with the Program for Public Discourse <https://publicdiscourse.unc.edu/>and will work with other faculty around campus who are also addressing the Communication Beyond Carolina needs.


*Review of applications will begin on October 2.*

To apply, please follow this link: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/264871 <https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/264871>


Applicants should submit a *cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, and the names of three references*. Amongst those materials, applicants should discuss their experience, investment in and approaches to teaching courses that focus on oral forms of communication and practice with an eye toward addressing contentious societal issues (broadly defined). Other materials may also be included in the application packet including evidence of teaching effectiveness, published works on pedagogical practice, and/or public engagement work that highlights the candidate’s investment in oral practices.


For questions, please email Dr. Steve May at (skmay /at/ unc.edu)


The Department of Communication is one of 44 departments and curricula in the College of Arts & Sciences. As the largest unit on campus, the College of Arts & Sciences forms the academic core of the Carolina experience. Through teaching, research, and service, the Department of Communication addresses how communication functions to create, sustain, and transform personal life, social relations, political institutions, economic organizations, and cultural and aesthetic conventions in society. Recognized for significant contributions to the profession, University, state, and nation, the Department houses a PhD program, a major in Communication, an interdisciplinary major in Cultural Studies, and a minor in Writing for the Screen and Stage. It serves as the intellectual home for 28 faculty members, 45 graduate students, and over 700 undergraduates. The Department’s doctoral program offers a theoretically rich, interdisciplinary, problem-based approach to education and research that enables graduate students to define their own research in response to the changing demands of a constantly evolving communicative and cultural world. The Department’s undergraduate major features four structured concentrations: interpersonal and organizational communication; media and technology studies and production; performance studies; and rhetoric. Each concentration offers the Department’s majors, as well as the hundreds of pan-University non-majors who seek out our classes, a set of critical capacities that contribute to an engaged, creative, and critical 21st century citizen.


*_Performance Studies_*
*


We are seeking an innovative and dynamic teacher to teach practice-centered courses that reflect our program’s investments in embodied scholarship, artistic practice and the diverse field of performance studies.  Candidates will teach a 3/3 load (six total), five of which must be undergraduate courses that meet the Communication Beyond Carolina <https://ideasinaction.unc.edu/reflection-integration/communication-beyond-carolina/>degree requirement. Such courses must meet a minimum threshold of 2/3 course content and/or assignments that include the practice of “oral communication” (broadly defined).  The department currently offers multiple courses with this designation (e.g., Introduction to Performance Studies, Performance and Social Change) and is currently adding the designation to more of our current Performance Studies course offerings. Candidates will also have the opportunity to develop new courses based on their own teaching and research expertise.


In performance studies, we use performance as a means to critically engage with identity, technology, social structures, and everyday life. We teach students how to create original performance works, use performance as a framework for analysis, and mobilize it in the service of community engagement and social justice. Performance Studies offers students a series of interrelated courses in textual study; oral history and ethnography; and the theory of and practice in writing, designing, and directing performative events.

Requirements:

-PhD or MFA in Performance Studies, Communication Studies or relevant field conferred prior to January 2024.

  * Demonstrated excellence teaching practice-based classes in
    performance at the undergraduate level.
  * Expertise in contemporary performance studies scholarship and
    performance practices.

Preferred:

Demonstrated excellence in Performance Studies scholarship and/or artistic practice.

Research, practice and/or in artistic practice-as-research

Experience mentoring students in creating original performance works


The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be affiliated with the Program for Public Discourse <https://publicdiscourse.unc.edu/>and will work with other faculty around campus who are also addressing the Communication Beyond Carolina needs.


*Review of applications will begin on October 2.*


To apply, please follow this link: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/264861 <https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/264861>


Applicants should submit a *cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, and the names of three references*. Amongst those materials, applicants should discuss their experience, investment in and approaches to teaching courses that focus on oral forms of communication and practice with an eye toward addressing contentious societal issues (broadly defined). Other materials may also be included in the application packet including evidence of teaching effectiveness, published works on pedagogical practice, and/or public engagement work that highlights the candidate’s investment in oral practices.


For questions, please email Dr. Tony Perucci at (perucci /at/ unc.edu)


The Department of Communication is one of 44 departments and curricula in the College of Arts & Sciences. As the largest unit on campus, the College of Arts & Sciences forms the academic core of the Carolina experience. Through teaching, research, and service, the Department of Communication addresses how communication functions to create, sustain, and transform personal life, social relations, political institutions, economic organizations, and cultural and aesthetic conventions in society. Recognized for significant contributions to the profession, University, state, and nation, the Department houses a PhD program, a major in Communication, an interdisciplinary major in Cultural Studies, and a minor in Writing for the Screen and Stage. It serves as the intellectual home for 28 faculty members, 45 graduate students, and over 700 undergraduates. The Department’s doctoral program offers a theoretically rich, interdisciplinary, problem-based approach to education and research that enables graduate students to define their own research in response to the changing demands of a constantly evolving communicative and cultural world. The Department’s undergraduate major features four structured concentrations: interpersonal and organizational communication; media and technology studies and production; performance studies; and rhetoric. Each concentration offers the Department’s majors, as well as the hundreds of pan-University non-majors who seek out our classes, a set of critical capacities that contribute to an engaged, creative, and critical 21st century citizen.


_Rhetoric:_


We are seeking an innovative and dynamic teacher to teachin the Rhetoric unit, which offers courses focusing on the practice, theory, and criticism of public discourse across different contexts and media. The faculty member will teach primarily practice-oriented, oral-communication courses, designated Communication Beyond Carolina <https://ideasinaction.unc.edu/reflection-integration/communication-beyond-carolina/>, outlined above. Typical courses might include Public Speaking, Argumentation and Debate, and Public Policy Argument. The faculty member will also have the opportunity to design new courses related to their area of expertise.Candidates will teach a 3/3 load (six total), five of which must be undergraduate courses that meet the Communication Beyond Carolina <https://ideasinaction.unc.edu/reflection-integration/communication-beyond-carolina/>degree requirement.


Rhetorical Studies, a cornerstone of the liberal arts tradition, aspires to understand precisely how rhetoric shapes public life, while also inviting scholars to reimagine the possibilities of both. Students concentrating in Rhetorical Studies can pursue an array of courses in rhetorical production, theory, and criticism. Over their course of study, students learn how to speak and write ethically with rhetorical dexterity; analyze and evaluate the discursive phenomena circulating across public culture; and reason through challenging issues with argumentative rigor. The concentration prepares students for numerous career paths including law, speechwriting, public advocacy, community organizing, business leadership, political consulting, marketing, and advertising. Rhetorical Studies prepares students to thrive intellectually in whichever situations they might encounter, while also expanding their capacities to reflect on the human condition and serve the public good.

Required qualifications

  * Ph.D. in communication or related field, focusing on rhetoric,
    awarded no later than 2023.
  *   Strong record of teaching excellence.

Preferred qualifications

  * Experience facilitating robust discursive practices in the classroom
    and beyond.
  * Background in speech and debate.


The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be affiliated with the Program for Public Discourse <https://publicdiscourse.unc.edu/>and will work with other faculty around campus who are also addressing the Communication Beyond Carolina needs.


*Review of applications will begin on October 2.*


To apply, please follow this link: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/264860 <https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/264860>


Applicants should submit a *cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, and the names of three references*. Amongst those materials, applicants should discuss their experience, investment in and approaches to teaching courses that focus on oral forms of communication and practice with an eye toward addressing contentious societal issues (broadly defined). Other materials may also be included in the application packet including evidence of teaching effectiveness, published works on pedagogical practice, and/or public engagement work that highlights the candidate’s investment in oral practices.


For questions, please email Dr. Kevin Marinelli at (kmarinelli /at/ unc.edu)


The Department of Communication is one of 44 departments and curricula in the College of Arts & Sciences. As the largest unit on campus, the College of Arts & Sciences forms the academic core of the Carolina experience. Through teaching, research, and service, the Department of Communication addresses how communication functions to create, sustain, and transform personal life, social relations, political institutions, economic organizations, and cultural and aesthetic conventions in society. Recognized for significant contributions to the profession, University, state, and nation, the Department houses a PhD program, a major in Communication, an interdisciplinary major in Cultural Studies, and a minor in Writing for the Screen and Stage. It serves as the intellectual home for 28 faculty members, 45 graduate students, and over 700 undergraduates. The Department’s doctoral program offers a theoretically rich, interdisciplinary, problem-based approach to education and research that enables graduate students to define their own research in response to the changing demands of a constantly evolving communicative and cultural world. The Department’s undergraduate major features four structured concentrations: interpersonal and organizational communication; media and technology studies and production; performance studies; and rhetoric. Each concentration offers the Department’s majors, as well as the hundreds of pan-University non-majors who seek out our classes, a set of critical capacities that contribute to an engaged, creative, and critical 21st century citizen.


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