Eastern Connecticut State University, the state’s public liberal arts university serving approximately 5000 students, offers a wide range of undergraduate majors in the arts and sciences and professional studies, as well as selected graduate programs. Located in historic Windham County in the heart of eastern Connecticut, the University is midway between New York City and Boston and only a short drive from Hartford, the state capital.

We invite applications from candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching excellence, creative activity and scholarship, student advisement, university and community service. ECSU is especially interested in faculty with demonstrated innovation and excellence in teaching in a liberal arts curriculum, and sensitivity to diverse populations and perspectives.

Department: Communication

Position: Assistant Professor of Communication, Tenure-track, Fall 2020

Qualification: Ph.D. in Communication or related field (ABD with completion prior to appointment considered).

Position Description: The Department of Communication seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor who will support the department’s mission of combining theory and practice in a program emphasizing a liberal arts perspective. The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to undergraduate teaching and advising (4:4 teaching load) and will have the primary responsibility of teaching Communication Writing.

Preference will be given to candidates who are able to bring innovation to writing instruction in the department's major core curriculum. The candidate will also contribute to one or more of the major concentrations (Advertising, Leadership Communication, Media Production, Media Writing/Journalism, Public Relations) or to the Integrated Communication Media concentration in the interdisciplinary major in New Media Studies.

Faculty at Eastern maintain an active program of scholarly and creative activity in their area of academic specialization and contribute to the governance of the institution at the departmental, school, and college level through service on committees, professional activity, and curriculum development. The Department of Communication has recently moved into newly-renovated space with state-of-the-art equipment and lab facilities.

Apply through the following link: http://34.selectsurvey.net/easternct/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=84LLl84K

Please be prepared to upload CV, copies of all graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, documentation of teaching ability, and names and addresses of three people willing to provide letters of reference. Review of candidates will begin in November, so submission before November 1^st is encouraged. The position will remain open until filled.

Eastern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Stacey Close, Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity, 860-465-5791, closes@easternct.edu.