PG192023EP

No

Associate or Full Professor - Co-Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Program

Commensurate with experience and credentials

Varies according to need

Raleigh, NC

Communication

The Department of Communication at NC State is an accomplished community of students, staff members, teachers and researchers with diverse intellectual interests in the communication arts and sciences. Through our teaching, research and service, we cultivate responsible, caring and collaborative communication practices for our students, our community partners and the global citizenry. We do this because communication is central to addressing the significant challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century and we are committed to enabling people, organizations and communities to thrive. We strive to promote inclusive and ethical dialogue to ensure that our communication processes and practices meaningfully contribute to creating the conditions for a society in which everyone feels they belong and can flourish. We stand with the University community in its call to champion a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and aspire to creating a more diverse workforce and student population in Communication.

We serve approximately 700 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate students. Faculty also teach in the department’s Master of Science in Communication program and in its interdisciplinary doctoral program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. The department partners with NC State’s Poole College of Management to offer an online graduate certificate in Professional Communication and Managerial Skills and collaborates with multiple initiatives across the university.

The Campus Writing and Speaking Program was established in July, 1997 to provide leadership for NC State as it implemented its General Education Requirements, which state that “each curriculum is designed so that upper-level courses and other programmatic experiences help students write and speak competently in the disciplines.” Our program was the first in the nation at our class of institution to integrate writing and speaking across the curriculum using the departmentally-focused model (now sometimes referred to as the “WEC,” or Writing-Enriched Curriculum). Through a variety of consultations, workshops, and activities, we are sustaining this goal.

The Campus Writing and Speaking Program is housed in the Office of Faculty Excellence within the Office of the Provost. The Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost is the Chief Academic Officer for North Carolina State University, which is by some measures, the largest of the 16 Universities in the UNC System. This office is responsible for the academic programs, policies, and budget affecting over 34,000 students in 10 colleges.

Work with the Executive Director and the Co-Director of the Campus Writing and Speaking Program (also a new hire) to transition the program to the Office of Faculty Excellence and develop the revised program to integrate with current OFE offerings. Provide leadership and support to university faculty and departments as they plan, implement, and assess enhanced oral and written communication activities across the curriculum. Half-time teaching, research, and service responsibilities in the Department of Communication (1 course per semester).

The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a robust research agenda and participate in Department service as needed and appropriate.

• Applicant must have a Ph.D. in Communication or a related field and hold the current rank as an advanced Associate or Full Professor.

• Excellence in teaching and ability to carry out independent research and publish in academic journals and other outlets.
• Experience with cross-disciplinary communication or speaking-across-the- curriculum programs/workshops, preferably at a comparable research institution and with diverse disciplines and faculty.
• Exemplary communication, leadership, and personal skills.

• Experience directing a cross-disciplinary communication or speaking-across- the-curriculum program, preferably at a comparable research institution.
• Teaching and research specialization in one or more of the following areas: public speaking, communication education, rhetorical studies, science or health communication, digital communication.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with diversity through activities such as fostering an inclusive environment, working with students from diverse backgrounds, or incorporating diverse perspectives in research.
• Record of seeking and securing external funding.

N/A

No

No

08/31/2022

Open until filled.

Please submit a CV, cover letter, and contact information for professional references.

Review of applications will begin October 17, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information, contact search committee chair, Dr. Ken Zagacki, kszagack@ncsu.edu.

00109566

Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

1.0

9 Month Recurring

Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather

Non Mandatory - Emergency Event

No

160701 - Communication

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