Johnson County Community College
Position, Department: Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Academic Affairs

Type of Position: Full-time Faculty, Exempt

Work Schedule, Hours per week: Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., may vary depending on department needs, 40 hours per week

Pay Range: $53,322 - $110,357 and determined based on relevant years of work experience.

Opportunity for hybrid schedule: Yes No

Benefits Category: Full-time Benefits



Position Summary: Teach 15 credit hours (five classes) per semester of communication courses, which may include Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Intercultural Communication, and/or Workplace Skills. Perform other duties expected of full-time faculty, including maintaining scheduled office hours; developing and revising curriculum; participating and contributing to department responsibilities; participating in college, division, and department meetings; serving on committees; and other duties as assigned. Teaching assignments may be day, evening, weekend, hybrid, online, on or off campus, and are subject to change as needed.

Candidates selected for interview will be required to make a teaching presentation as part of the interview process and to share student learning activities and assessments.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree with 18 hours in Communication Studies, Communication, Speech, or Speech Communication.
• Two years of post-secondary teaching experience (not including graduate teaching) in the communication discipline.
• Interpersonal Communication teaching experience.
• Demonstrated strong teaching ability.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the teaching mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Strong understanding of the changing landscape of higher education.
• Ability to adopt new technologies.
• Ability to deliver engaging online content.
• Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, and students campus-wide.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's and/or Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Communication, Speech or Speech Communication.
• Community college teaching experience.
• Graduate coursework and teaching experience in Intercultural Communication.

To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, cover letter, and transcripts.

*To be considered for this position we will require:

1. Cover letter that specifically addresses the required and preferred qualifications. It should also address your teaching or other experience, success, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (no more than 2 pages).

2. Resume/CV with application that includes three professional references. These individuals will be contacted for testimonials only if you are selected as a finalist.

3. A list that shows all courses you've taught in the last 5 years and the number of sections taught for each course. If applicable, please also list out your graduate coursework in Intercultural Communication that would qualify you to teach Intercultural Communication.

4. Unofficial transcripts

*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.



Position Details: Job duties include but are not limited to:

*Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.



About JCCC: Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture - not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.

Equal Employment Opportunity: JCCC provides equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals and is an affirmative action employer. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.

Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550,Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.

Disclosure: If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR Generalist for this position. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.

If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email JobsAtJCCC@jccc.edu.


To apply, please visit: https://careers.jccc.edu/en-us/job/497090/assistant-professor-communication-studies







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