Adjunct Faculty - Speech Communication

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

ID: 7136133 (Ref.No. 23M332236)
Posted: June 15, 2023
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Position Description

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff, and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.

The Department of Communication, Journalism and Media at Rider University seeks an adjunct instructor of Speech Communication for the Fall semester beginning September 2023.

This position is to teach COM 104 Speech Communication. This course examines basic communication principles and strategies of public speaking. Candidates should have experience teaching outlining, basic research techniques, general communication theory and platform skills. This course counts towards the fulfillment of the Essential Competencies element of the College of Arts and Sciences general education curriculum.

Candidates may have the opportunity to teach day or evening courses.

Position Requirements

  • M.A. or higher in Communication Studies or related field.
  • Demonstrated experience in teaching Speech Communication at the college level.

Position Preferred Qualifications/Experience

  • Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Communication Studies or related field.

About Rider University

The Rider University community is composed of faculty, staff and students from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Rider University is committed to fostering an inclusive, vibrant living and learning community that embraces students, faculty and staff of all backgrounds and enables them to achieve success.

Through reflection and open, respectful dialogue, we develop responsible citizens who demonstrate academic understanding and compassion to grow and serve as leaders in a diverse and global world.

Candidates with a demonstrated commitment supportive of the multicultural needs of Rider University and the surrounding community are highly desired.

Rider University is consistently ranked as a best college by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal and The Princeton Review. For more than a decade, Rider has also been recognized in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges for its sustainability efforts.
 
Rider University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to excellence through diversity. 

Special Instructions to Applicants

The completion of a background check is required for all new hires.