Assistant Professor of Communication (Debate)

Southwestern College•Chula Vista, CA

About The Position

Southwestern Community College District is seeking a full-time, tenure-track, equity-focused faculty member to teach communication courses and serve its culturally diverse student population. The position is under the direction of the Dean of the School of Arts, Communication, Design and Media. The successful candidate will foster an inclusive learning environment and support students pursuing university transfer, degrees, certificates, employment advancement, and personal growth. The School is particularly interested in candidates with training or experience in argumentation and debate, as well as experience teaching a broad range of communication courses, including intercultural communication, public speaking, oral communication, interpersonal communication, mass communication, and oral interpretation. The faculty member will develop, coach, and support competitive communication activities; travel with students to regional and national competitions; and may serve as Assistant Director or Director. The role may include day, evening, weekend, extension-site, online, or hybrid assignments. The successful candidate will contribute to the department, division, and college, collaborate with colleagues on instruction, curriculum, student success, class schedules, and teaching rotations, and demonstrate equitable, culturally responsive teaching practices. Candidates may be assigned to any of the College's campus sites in Chula Vista, Crown Cove, National City, Otay Mesa, or San Ysidro. This is an academic-contract, 10-month position. Initial annual salary placement is listed as $70,277 to $105,742, based on experience and education. Academic employees participate in the State Teachers’ Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Speech, Speech Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Rhetoric, Communication, Communication Studies, Speech Communication, or Organizational Communication; OR a bachelor’s degree in one of those fields and a master’s degree in Drama/Theater Arts, Mass Communication, or English; OR equivalent qualifications.
Experience coaching and directing collegiate policy debate.
Experience teaching general education or non-major students and Communication Studies courses.
Ability to evaluate one’s andragogy and its effectiveness in facilitating student learning.
Ability to use teaching methods that engage racially, ethnically, academically, and culturally diverse students, promote critical thinking, and emphasize cooperation and collaboration.
Experience in equitable teaching practices and knowledge and practice of culturally responsive pedagogy and andragogy.
Ability to teach online courses effectively.
Commitment to collegiality and collaboration, professional responsibilities, and contributions to department, division, and college activities.
Sensitivity to and respect for a diverse academic environment, including students, faculty, and staff of varying backgrounds and people with disabilities.
Applicants with foreign degrees from institutions outside the United States must have coursework evaluated by a NACES-member professional association and submit the evaluation.
Applicants without the exact degree major listed in the minimum qualifications must submit an equivalency application.

Nice To Haves

Recent experience as a Director or Assistant Director and/or managing debate budgets.
Recent experience coaching collegiate policy debate.
Recent teaching experience, especially at the community college level.
Experience teaching Communication Studies courses using non-traditional approaches.
Experience teaching college-level argumentation and debate courses.
Familiarity with computer-assisted technology related to public speaking applications.
Experience in curriculum development and maintenance.
Experience assessing student learning outcomes.
Ability to facilitate team travel.
Experience working in a community with a diversity pattern similar to Southwestern College’s service area.

Responsibilities

Teach communication courses, potentially including intercultural communication, public speaking, oral communication, interpersonal communication, mass communication, and oral interpretation.
Develop, coach, and support competitive communication activities, including debate.
Travel with students to regional and national competitions and represent the institution; the role may include serving as Assistant Director or Director.
Foster an inclusive learning environment and use equitable, culturally responsive teaching practices that support diverse students.
Evaluate teaching practices and their effectiveness in facilitating student learning.
Collaborate with faculty and staff on instruction, curriculum, student success, class schedules, and teaching rotations.
Contribute to department, division, and college activities and professional responsibilities outside the classroom.
Teach effectively through online courses and a range of institutional delivery systems.