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

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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