Lecturer and Associate Director of the Social Media Listening Center - Communication

Location:
Strode Tower
Open Date:
May 23, 2019
Description:

The Department of Communication at Clemson University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track Lecturer with administrative responsibilities as Associate Director of the Social Media Listening Center. The position begins August 15, 2019. The appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal depending on quality of instruction and availability of funding. Applicants must have a master’s degree in Communication or a minimum of 18 hours of graduate coursework in Communication by the time of appointment. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree and significant professional experience may be eligible for appointment as a Professor of Practice. The successful candidate will teach a combination of the following undergraduate courses: social media analytics, strategic social media for non-profit organizations, and/or introductory courses in human communication or public speaking. The successful candidate will also serve on the Basic Courses Committee and assist with the administration of the Social Media Listening Center.

Clemson University is a nationally recognized leader in social media listening. Founded in 2012, the university’s Social Media Listening Center is an interdisciplinary, cutting-edge laboratory that seeks to monitor, measure, and engage in social media conversations from across the web. The Social Media Listening Center provides learning, teaching, research, and partnership opportunities to students, faculty, collaborative research partners, and external clients. The Associate Director works as a member of the Social Media Listening Center team and takes a leadership role in facility demonstrations, training sessions, profile construction, data analysis, and media interviews. The Associate Director supervises undergraduate student interns, manages projects for external clients, and performs other duties as assigned. More information about the Social Media Listening Center may be found at: http://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/centers-institutes/smlc.

Housed in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, the Department of Communication offers three academic degree programs: a BA in Communication, a BA in Sports Communication, and an MA in Communication, Technology and Society. The department also offers a graduate certificate in Health Communication, minors in Communication and Sports Communication, and serves the university through two introductory general education communication courses that serve over 3,000 students each year. The department is affiliated with Clemson University’s Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute, a multi-disciplinary platform for the academic study of sport sciences across the University, and houses the Charles Campbell Professorship in Sports Communication. The department is also home to several facilities and co-curricular activities including WSBF 88.1 FM, The Tiger newspaper, Tigervision TV network, Social Media Listening Center, Communication Lab, a nationally and internationally-recognized debate team, and student study abroad programs. Approximately 40 faculty (13 tenured/tenure-track, 17 full-time non-tenure-track, and several adjunct faculty), 325 undergraduate majors, 300 undergraduate minors, 20 graduate students (nearly all on funded assistantships), and two staff members study and work across the department’s programs and engage through its facilities and co-curricular initiatives.

The Department of Communication is committed to educating and producing leaders who can navigate the challenges of an ever-changing global community. The department espouses an environment of collegiality and collaboration and aims to achieve goals for inclusive excellence set forth by the ClemsonForward strategic plan. We are dedicated to promoting, advocating, and progressing diversity through teaching, scholarship, and service on campus and in the community. Communication faculty and students participate in such activities as study abroad experiences, prosocial service-learning projects, and examinations of public discourse surrounding social issues through the department’s Social Media Listening Center. More information about our department may be found at: www.clemson.edu/communication.

Clemson University is the land-grant institution for the state of South Carolina. The university has significantly increased its investments in graduate education and research and is classified as a Carnegie Research 1 University and is currently ranked in the top 25 of the U.S. News and World Report listing of top Public National Research Universities. More information may be found at www.clemson.edu. Our main campus is located in the Upstate region, an area characterized by a relatively low cost of living, great natural beauty, and access to nearby cities such as Greenville, Atlanta, Asheville, Charlotte, and Columbia. More information may be found at www.clemsonareachamber.org.

Applicants should electronically submit all application materials via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/63556 Required materials include a cover letter detailing the applicant’s qualifications for the position, a current vita, evidence of teaching excellence, and contact information for three references. Send email inquiries to: Dr. Joseph P. Mazer, Professor & Chair, Department of Communication, Clemson University, jmazer@clemson.edu.

The guaranteed consideration date for receiving applications is June 7, 2019. Applications received by this date will be given full consideration. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Salary is competitive and based on experience. Clemson University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Women and persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a master’s degree in Communication or a minimum of 18 hours of graduate coursework in Communication by the time of appointment.

The successful candidate will teach a combination of the following undergraduate courses: social media analytics, strategic social media for non-profit organizations, and/or introductory courses in human communication or public speaking. The successful candidate will also serve on the Basic Courses Committee and assist with the administration of the Social Media Listening Center.

Application Instructions:

For full consideration, applicants should electronically submit all application materials via Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/63556 by June 7, 2019.

Required materials include a cover letter detailing the applicant’s qualifications for the position, a current vita, evidence of teaching excellence, and contact information for three references.

Send email inquiries to: Dr. Joseph P. Mazer, Professor & Chair, Department of Communication, Clemson University, jmazer@clemson.edu.